Day 6 - 02.12.14

Prior to attending Day 6 of Techtonic, preview the lesson material and watch the corresponding videos.

Use the link below to view the following lessons:

***Google Maps for Education***

Lesson 1: Exploring Google Maps

Lesson 2: Using Google Maps for Directions

Lesson 4: Using Google Street View to Travel Back in Time

Lesson 5: Using Maps to Display Locations of Historical Events

Lesson 7: Google Cultural Institute

There will be a variety of hands on tasks to complete during the time we meet together.

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Essential Question: In what ways can Google Maps be used to facilitate effective teaching and learning for all students?

Today's Objective: To become familiar with the features, their functionality and potential applications of Google Maps for the classroom.

1. Google Maps Review with Plickers

2. Task#18 Google Maps Street View

3. Task #19 Google Maps Sharing

4. Exit Slip

A Few Resources

Using Google Maps to teach Math

http://edte.ch/blog/maths-maps/

Collaborative Learning With Google Maps

http://www.nikkidrobertson.com/2014/11/collaborative-learning-with-google-maps.html

A Better Law of Sines/Cosines Project

https://hilbertshotel.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/a-better-law-of-sinescosines-project/

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