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Using Google Earth and Google Maps in a WebQuest. Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University. Overview. Explore Google Earth and Google Maps Explore other map-related sites Develop WebQuest ideas that make use of these tools. Geocaching. Travel Bug. Degree Confluence. WhaleNet.
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Using Google Earth and Google Maps in a WebQuest Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University
Overview • Explore Google Earth and Google Maps • Explore other map-related sites • Develop WebQuest ideas that make use of these tools
Time to Explore http://webquest.org/ workshops/ maps/
Geo Tools Rationale • Visualization • Spatial reasoning • Linking physical world with cyberspace • Concretizing
Designs for Teaching with Geotools • Factual: • Where’s Waldo, California? • Inquiry: • Where do cities happen? Why? • Where do they build restaurants? Why? • Where do earthquakes happen? Why? • Which way will the whale move? Why?
Designs for Teaching with Geotools • Concretizing / Visualizing • Take a novel and map the path of the protagonist • Design a tour and write a chronicle • Design something based on its placement relative to natural resources and the built environment • Others????