Thursday, April 15, 2010

Live Binders





I have recently come across a sharing site that I think is pretty neat. It is called Live Binders. On Live Binders you can create separate folders that can store whatever informaion that you want it too. Some people use it to share recipes or how to take care of specific flowers for example. I think this could really be applicable in a classroom. Teachers can upload safe websites that their students can use, classroom information, or they could post learning games to the website. There is a couple of examples of binders used in the classroom on the website, particularly for a math class. It has some good games on it that students may use to practice their math skills. The binder is actually a url so you can send it to anyone and they can open up the information where ever they are. I really like how each binder can be organized with tabs so you can see the other information stored in the binder easily.


The website for Live Binders is: http://livebinders.com/#

So check it out!! There is an informational video on how it works on the homepage.



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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Google Earth





I have recently downloaded Google Earth and found that it is ridiculously awesome. It is fun to look at places you go to everyday and places around the world that you have traveled to. What I think is really cool about Google Earth is how it could be used in the classroom. As a future social studies teacher it could be used for a lot of class lessons. If I decide to talk about, let's say the Netherlands, I can zoom in to see the different regions and rivers. I can also zoom into different cities that we may talk about in class. Another cool feature is the street view, where if you click on the button it will take you down to see pictures that have been taken of the area from the street. I think this is great because it allows the students to actually see what other places look like instead of just having them imagine it. Google Earth could also be used by science teachers as well because it allows you to go into outer space to see the constellations, the moon and the planet mars.


Check out this website:
http://earth.google.com/


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