open the door…

Thanks to Vicki Davis aka CoolCatTeacher for this link.

Google Earth 5.0 launched on Feb 2nd. (I think)  As the post title says this a quick list of resources that will help you find out more about Google Earth 5.0 so you can share it with colleagues and students.

To get started, download Google Earth 5.

Now if you put a tick next to the ‘Oceans’ layer in the Google Earth software you can get your feet wet.

Check out

• The Google Ocean promotional video on YouTube.
• What’s New in Google Earth 5.0 on YouTube.
  
• Google Earth User Guide.
• PC Advisor: We uncover Google’s mysteries of the deep by Tom Spring.

Also useful:

• The Google Earth Gallery – use the links on the left of the screen to locate these specific categories
  
  Popular
  Educational
  Travel
  Fun
  Sky
  Ocean
  New

As I said … a quick post but I hope it’s enough to get you started

I have been watching and waiting. This year’s conference promises to be as good, if not better than last year’s.

Here’s a sample of things to come.

Check out the rest of the teasers here!

Another test post The Giver by Lois Lowry courtesy of Google Books

And here’s the link to show you how to do it!
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/09/embeddable-google-books.html

I’ve fooled around with a few blogs for quite some time but have never been satisfied with my content and purpose. That changed today! This blog will be my way to communicate some of the exciting possiblities technology, particularly Web 2.0 has to offer to teachers and students in ordinary classrooms.

I will maintain this blog as:

• a current awareness service for teachers to keep them informed of new Professional Readings related to the use of ICTs in education
• a repository of new applications for classroom use
• somewhere to consolidate my collection of links to valuable educational sites for teachers.

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