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Using Google Earth and Google Maps in a WebQuest

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

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  1. Using Google Earth and Google Maps in a WebQuest Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University

  2. Overview • Explore Google Earth and Google Maps • Explore other map-related sites • Develop WebQuest ideas that make use of these tools

  3. Geocaching

  4. Travel Bug

  5. Degree Confluence

  6. WhaleNet

  7. Dolphin Stranding

  8. Dolphin Map

  9. Google Earth

  10. Plane Tracking

  11. Satellite Tracking

  12. FlickrMap

  13. Map Builder

  14. Time to Explore http://webquest.org/ workshops/ maps/

  15. Geo Tools Rationale • Visualization • Spatial reasoning • Linking physical world with cyberspace • Concretizing

  16. 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?

  17. 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????

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