GeoBlog

Laura-

That looks like a great idea. Are you familiar with Google Earth? It is a program you can use to search the world using satellite imagery (and it is a lot of fun, I might add).

Your virtual tour idea would work real well in Google Earth by using geotagging. You take a picture and assign geographic coordinates to it, and then as you search, you see the pictures for each place. That way, students have a geographic frame to their travels (they can see the world flying by before settling in on a picture).

Shelly has done a neat project with Google Earth. She would know more about it than I do.

Thank you for giving me a great idea for my Students Reach Out (SRO) organization at school. Fundraising is great to do and most students will buy cookies at bake sales not knowing where the money goes to; your Flickr photo here makes things real and provides momentum for your club’s efforts. I applaud your ambitious endeavor.

Kimberly

Laura-
What a great idea! By using the image, you are making the project so much more “real” to your students. You inspired me to try an idea in my music class. We use a recorder book that often makes reference to the countries where the different songs we play originated. I’m thinking of finding some images to go along with these references. For example, when we play Au Claire De La Lune (a folk song from France), I could supply an image of the Eiffel Tower. Thanks for the inspiration!
Greg M.

This looks like an awesome idea. I know that when I was in school, there was never enough visuals to help me when we would learn about geography. I blame this as to why I can hardly ever locate anything that is not labeled on a map for me.

I really think this will appeal to hands-on learners. They are often ignored in the classroom. Congrats on the fundraiser!