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Barbara Lindsey

50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative and Interactive Classroom | Smart Teaching - 0 views

  • Make it a class project to collaboratively write a reference book that others can use.
  • sk students to create study guides for a specific part of the unit you’re
  • Get your class to create a glossary of terms they use and learn about in new units, adding definitions and images.
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  • Encourage students to submit words that they had trouble with, along with a dictionary entry
  • Let your students share their collective information so that everyone gets a better understanding of the subject.
  • Make it a class project to create an FAQ for your classroom that will help new students and those that will come in years later.
  • Encourage students to draft rules and policies for the classroom.
  • Using a wiki platform, students don’t have to worry about web design, so they can focus on content instead.
  • Save links, documents, and quotes related to units or your classroom as a whole
  • Work with other teachers to create lesson plans and track students’ success.
Barbara Lindsey

Lit Trip Tips - 0 views

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    Jerome Burg's tips on using Google Earth to create literature trips
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Google Maps Mania: The Ultimate Google Maps Guide to Lisbon - 0 views

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    An example of how you can map a city to share its sights and sounds with others.
Barbara Lindsey

Juicy Geography: 10 ways to Google-up your coursework project! - 0 views

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    Some how to examples for using Google Earth and Google Maps with students.
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Google Earth Lessons: My perfect tour of Spain - 0 views

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    Written for grades 9-12
Barbara Lindsey

TCEA 2009 Google Earth Literature Trips - Susan F. Reeves - 0 views

  • It is CRUCIAL to download, preview, plan, and practice using the Lit Trip within Google Earth before using with a class!
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    A fabulous guided exploration of what Google Lit Trips are and how to use them with your students.
Barbara Lindsey

Google Earth is our Paper - Part 1: Find a location, Begin a journey | ICT in my Classroom - 0 views

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    Tom Barrett's 5 part series on using Google Earth with his students.
Barbara Lindsey

Google Earth Curriculum Ideas - Teaching Hacks - 0 views

  • Use the time zone overlay to show the time zones around the world.
  • Have students complete a City/Country Scavenger Hunt
  • Examining physical characteristics of the countries using the “Land Features” distributed database.
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    • Have students create a tour of countries where Canada exports goods.
    • Have students create a tour of countries where Canada imports goods.
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      Can substitute your country or region for Canada.
  • Give each student a topic, character from history or a region, and let them annotate their placemarks and present it. Students can then share their Google map files.
Barbara Lindsey

Google Earth for the Elementary Teacher: TCEA 2008 - Susan F. Reeves - 0 views

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    Wonderful set of resources that are clear, focused and supportive of teachers interested in using google earth to enhance their curriculum. While geared towards K-5, I think these resources can be useful for any level of instruction.
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