Google Earth Postings

It's the first time I've tried to geo-tag Milford Sound in Google Earth. Open the Milford Sound.kmz file under Google Earth Postings menu (you need Google Earth application which is another of Google great freeware).

This approach offers potential to be applied in project based learning for Environmental Science, History and Social Studies, Ecology, English Language and English Literature. See example here. The information and media representations in the geo-tag sort of get connected in a meaningful way to the actual 3D visualization of the actual location in Google Earth. In this way, the situatedness of the learning at the various locations during the learning trail or overseas learning journey can be preserved.

I would imagine that if there are more people geo-tagging Google Earth locations meaningfully, then we can be surfing a 3D geo-web. Other than searching for locations, maybe we should be able to search for geo-spatial content as well? Or maybe web 2.0 kind of 3D geo-web applications?

VoiceThread

VoiceThread is a platform for pupils to discuss and comment on slides. Comment and discussion threads can be in the form of voice, text and doodling. These threads are directed at the specific slide of discussion, not achievable by other asynchronous discussion platforms. You can get a free account and try commenting on my slides on derivative of sin(x) here.