Google
Apps
for
Educators
:-)

Spatial Thinking

“Geo-Literacy”

“New mapping technologies
require paradigm shifts in the
educators’ minds since the
technologies themselves offer
potential pedagogical values
unavailable in traditional maps.

“Google Earth’s ability to
capture unique tilted, zoomed,
and direction-oriented views
provides a more realistic ‘view’
of...geographical context.

“Thus, students find themselves
engaging in the predicaments of
the characters and developing
empathy for them.”
— Jerome Burg —
“Geo-Literacy Tools and Pedagogical Literacy”
CUE: Fall 2008, Vol. 30, No. 4

Earth 5.0
Historical Imagery, Ocean, Recording

Field Trips

Jigsaw

...

(docs.google.com)

PDF or PPT

Record-keeping

Spreadsheet

Collaborative
Record-keeping

Image Sharing

“Visual Literacy”

Picasa 3.5
Faces, Geotagging

Textual Analysis

Quick Web Sites

...and even more!

Beware the Cloud
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