No longer does it suffice for a teacher to retype overheads into PowerPoint and have students take notes. No longer is it enough for a teacher to talk about another country and point to a given city while holding up a map. These days, new media literacy technical skills catapult traditional learning methods into orbit—traditional chalkboards and overheads with pens do not occupy the same realm as current capabilities. As an example, now teachers can do a PowerPoint presentation with streaming video, instant Internet access, and real-time audio-video interaction, and they can do it with relative speed and ease.
Melissa Smith on 11 Sep 12enables users to create customized map displays in six themes: Physical Systems: Land; Physical Systems: Water; Physical Systems: Climate; Human Systems: Populations & Culture; Human Systems: Political & Economic; and Environment and Society.
