1. Google Earth and Tours Jason Heiser

2. Outline Introduction High tech v. low tech Alternatives Play time Assignment? Wrap-up

3. Essential question How can I/students use programs like Google Earth, Maps, and others from this session to encourage higher order thinking, create group interaction, and be a tool for facilitating learning in a 21st century classroom?

4. High tech v Low Tech High tech – teacher and students (or pairs) each have a laptop and students/pairs can work independently from others Low tech – teacher has computer/projector/whiteboard or projection screen and needs to guide the lesson

5. What am I? Am I High tech? or Am I Low tech?

6. High Tech example WWII tour for war in the Pacific

7. Low Tech example Visual Tour

8. Alternative Programs Google Maps Scribble Umapper Milktruck (fun) *Great services if your district has bandwidth issues…

9. Play time! Lets play with GE and some other alternatives

10. Assignment Berlin Wall Go to http://cr20preso.wikispaces.com/ to view this assignment Use Google or some other search engine to learn about the Berlin Wall

11. Questions??????

12. Contact information Email: jheiser@seal-pa.org Skype: jasont.heiser Twitter: jtheiser Have similar handle on Ning, Diigo (jheiser), delicious, etc…