Last winter semester I took TMA 457 about teaching using the media. It was really interesting and I learned a lot of useful technological tools that can be used to enhance a lesson. One thing someone in my class presented on was Google Earth. She showed how you could use Google Earth to make a lesson more interesting (especially if the lesson has historical aspects) by showing on a Google Earth map where a certain thing took place.
For English majors this could be used to show where an author was born, lived, died, wrote certain novels, etc.
For theater arts and performing majors, this could be used to show where a certain ballet or play was written and first produced and where it has since been performed.
There's a way on Google Earth that you can create your own pinpoint destinations with details about the locations you've selected. Using this tool you could have all the locations pinpointed and project them as part of a powerpoint presentation. It would be a great way to interest students in what you have to say a little more and to help them understand more about the locations behind what you're teaching them.
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Great post Nicole! Google Earth does have many interesting possibilities.
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