Monday, April 09, 2007

How About a Fresh Six-Pack!?

Once upon a time, not very long ago, I published a Tuesday Six-Pack -- a weekly "pick of six" websites or tips for integrating technology into education (which has now evolved into this blog). After school last Wednesday, about a half dozen educators joined me in viewing the "Staggeringly Great Things Mixing Media and Google Earth" webinar from the good folks at Discovery Education, and presented by Hall Davidson.

Here are some new links that may be helpful if you are looking for ways to integrate Google Earth into your teaching.

1. http://kmlphotos.metaltoad.com
Allows you to place Flickr photos into your Google Earth placemarks

2. http://googlelittrips.com
From Apple Distinguished Educator Jerome Burg, this website "recreates the journeys" of characters in literary works such as MacBeth, Candide, The Grapes and Wrath, and more. Click the "Downloads" link at the top of the website to download the Google Earth files.

3. http://www.archive.org
Public domain videos, sound clips, photos and more for your Google Earth placemark files.

4. http://www.findsounds.com
Locate sounds around the Earth, and create "placemark" scavenger hunts.

5. http://googleearthusers.blogspot.com
A resource for learning to use Google Earth

6. http://discoveryeducation.typepad.com/media_matters/
Hall Davidson's blog -- the webinar PowerPoint presentation and resources can be found here.

This 9 minute movie from "The Infinite Thinking Machine" website, named "Calling Planet Earth" is a great follow up to the webinar!
http://www.infinitethinking.org/2006/10/itm-1-calling-planet-earth_10.html
In this video you will learn from students, teachers, and the folks from Google. The video can be downloaded in quicktime for later viewing, and there are valuable links on this page for items mentioned in the video.

Discovery Education has three more webinars planned for this month:
April 11: "unitedstreaming 24/7"
– Lance Rougeux

April 18: "Widgetizing the Builders"
– Steve Dembo

April 25: "Do You Have the Audacity to Podcast?"
– Jannita Demian

You can register for these and participate on your own at:
http://tinyurl.com/2a36al

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