TECH BLOG

I personally think that Google Earth would be really cool to use in the classroom because it can be used as an exploring tool. Obviously, it is not easy for students to see other places, especially if they could be things like other countries and I think having this resource in the classroom would be very beneficial. The first thing that I thought of was using this more for social studies type lessons and presenting different areas to the class so they could actually see it instead of talking about it or only seeing it in books. I think that you could bring in a lot of other technology aspects with this, such as blogs, so students could observe and research some areas and then talk with other students about what they saw or thoughts they were having. Students could also research other sites or others blog posts about thoughts that were similar to theirs. I think this would be a good way to tie in a bunch of technology. The only drawback that I see from this resource is that it might only be appropriate after a certain age. I think that it is great to get younger students involved with technology as early as possible, but I also think that it might be hard for some younger students to handle because they might not have as much outside exposure to technology, especially depending on what type of area they come from. I know most schools have security and block on their internet systems, but I would also be a little worried about students finding information that was not relevant. I think this tool could also be beneficial for parents because the teacher could provide the site names for parents and they can keep track of what their child is doing from home.