Seminar 03A - Digital Fieldtrips for Digital Natives: Using Google Earth and Web 2.0 Tools to Bring Fieldtrips to the Classroom
PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee are required to attend this seminar.

Session Details

Speaker(s)

• Jennifer Sparrow, Director of Emerging Technologies and New Ventures, Virginia Tech

Abstract

Attendees will gain in-depth knowledge on how to use Google Earth to create customized virtual fieldtrips that can be used across the curriculum. These virtual field trips can be presented by a teacher to address the needs of the digital students, including rapid delivery of information, random access, and graphics. Attendees will help create fieldtrips that are customized with maps, pictures, information, and websites. Participants will leave with a working example of how this technology can be integrated in their particular subject area and grade level. They will also possess an understanding of Keyhole Markup Language (KML) and a list of resources for writing mapping lessons. Attendees will participate in the creation of a simple virtual field trip. They will gain an understanding of how to teach students to write their own fieldtrips to address active- and project-based learning and how to use web technologies in the classroom.