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Started this discussion. Last reply by Irene M. Sclafani Oct 2, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I am trying to use google earth for a rivers of the world project with my class and I am not having any luck. I would like to be able to put in a river’s name and be able to “fly” to see the area…Continue
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Irene M. Sclafani replied to Michael's discussion Backchannel Programs --Has anyone actually used them in class? What do you think?"Backchannel discussion is a new concept for me. Is is just like a word document that the students post on or is it more like a social networking running post? Does it let the teacher see what the students are working on on their…"
Irene M. Sclafani replied to Matt Simmons's discussion File Storage"This dropbox sounds very interesting. Is it just dropbox.com?"
Irene M. Sclafani replied to Alejandra Darocha's discussion Online collaboration and connected learning"Shannon,
checked out Wiggio.com looks very interesting. Are the groups private? I am wondering whether it would be appropriate to use with upper elementary school students."
Irene M. Sclafani replied to Jenna's discussion Brainpop?"Jenna,
I use Brainpop and the kids really enjoy it. It is great as either an intro to a topic or can be used as a review. The quizzes are also great. We have smartboards and senteo answering system. I have set up the senteo…"
Irene M. Sclafani replied to Irene M. Sclafani's discussion google earth"Thanks Colin and Garrison. I will keep trying and I will double check to make sure that I have all the extra stuff unticked."
Garrison Daily replied to Irene M. Sclafani's discussion google earth"Google Earth is great, but it does take a lot of time to get to know it. I think the GE webpage has a tutorial right on it. If not, just google it. Like Colin said, be sure the layers (at the bottom) that you don't want are unchecked or it gets…"
Colin Gallagher replied to Irene M. Sclafani's discussion google earth"The problem with rivers is that that are not specific as much as buildings or cities but you should still be able to get the general outline of the river. The secret to using Google Earth is to do all your searching before hand, bookmark it and…"
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I am trying to use google earth for a rivers of the world project with my class and I am not having any luck. I would like to be able to put in a river’s name and be able to “fly” to see the area around the river. Is this possible? When I have done this I get lots of businesses or it goes to some unknown place. Is there somewhere that has an easy, quick tutorial on using google earth?See More
Irene M. Sclafani replied to Tiffany Millsap's discussion Promethean board Vs. SMART board"I'm not totally sure about the differences. My school division has both. My school has the smart boards, but most of the schools have promethean. I know that one main difference is that the smart boards can use the finger…"
Irene M. Sclafani replied to Diana Hansen's discussion 21st Century School or District"My school district has taken many steps on this journey. It is a long journey and it really makes you look at what you do in the classroom through a different lens. I have found this to be exciting but challenging. Each year it gets a…"
Irene M. Sclafani replied to Kathleen Gerard's discussion internet research in grades 3-5 in the group Elementary School 2.0"Kathleen,
I also find it difficult to teach internet research. I teach 4th grade. My school district is moving to using the Big 6 research skills steps to help the children. The amount of information that there is on the web…"
"Try MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids (www.meetmeatthecorner.org) . Children are encouraged to submit their own videos or video book reviews. The site has a lot of how-to videos for young filmmakers. There are ove 100…"
Connie Gallagher replied to Irene M. Sclafani's discussion creative websites in the group Elementary School 2.0"SchoolTube.com is a great fun and moderated video websharing site that you can use in your classroom and not worry about inappropriate content! There is even a Elementary Category where you can see all sorts of…"
Irene M. Sclafani replied to Irene M. Sclafani's discussion creative websites in the group Elementary School 2.0"Thank you all for all the suggestions."
Derwin Kitch replied to Irene M. Sclafani's discussion creative websites in the group Elementary School 2.0"Hi Faith,
Looking forward to checking out your resources. I love Web 2.0. AASSA stands for Association of American Schools in South America.
I'm Canadian but have been teaching abroad for the past 10 years. At…"
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