using google earth in the inclusive udl classroom :
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Danny Maas EmTech AISI Consultant [email protected]. Using Google Earth in the Inclusive UDL Classroom :. Alberta’s Classroom Populations are Diverse. Underlying realities:. Alberta’s classroom populations are diverse The printed page is dominant in classrooms - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Alberta’s Classroom
Populations are Diverse
Underlying realities:
• Alberta’s classroom populations are diverse
• The printed page is dominant in classrooms
• Inflexible print and narrowly defined goals present huge barriers to many students
• When the barriers are removed, ALL students can learn and be striving towards the same high standards.
Setting the Direction
UDL Framework
Rationale for Using Google Earth
•Presenting information and content in different ways (the "what" of learning)
• Differentiating the ways that students can express what they know (the "how" of learning)
• Stimulating interest and motivation for learning (the "why" of learning)
http://www.cast.org/research/faq/index.html#q1
Universal Design for Learning
Rationale for Using Google EarthSkill & Attitude Development
• Visual literacy
• Global awareness
• Geographic thinking
• Inquiry
http://www.cast.org/research/faq/index.html#q1
1. Fly Home
•Enter your address including city and province•Click the search button•Use the mouse scroll wheel or navigation arrows to move around
Turning on Information Layers
•In the lower left, click in the boxes of the information layers you’d like to see
•Recommended:•3D Buildings•Street View•Roads•Check out GlobalAwareness & More
Street View
•Zoom in on a location with a camera icon and double-click it
•Use your mouse to drag around your 360 degree view
•Click the ‘Exit Photo’ button in the upper right to return to the standard view
3D Buildings•In Edmonton, move your location to the Alberta Legislature Building (or type “9718 107 street Edmonton AB”)
•Zoom in closer using your mouse scroll wheel
•Hold ‘Shift’+scroll wheel to move your view from overhead to a more horizontal view
•Hold ‘Ctrl’+scroll to rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise
Adding Placemarks
•Along the top toolbar, the Placemarks button looks like a yellow pushpin
•When Clicked, an untitled placemark will be placed onto the screen.
•Drag the placemark to the location you want.
•In the “New Placemark” window, add a name.
•Optionally, add a description or change the style & color.
•Clicking on the yellow pin icon can change the image represented
Final Discussion
•How can Google Earth provide students with:
•Multiple means of representation?
•Multiple means of expression?
•Multiple means of engagement?
Next Sessions
•Specific examples of Google Earth activities across subject areas
•More skill work
•Time to explore sites which have Google Earth activities or files
