Deirdre

A technological tool that I would find to be incredibly useful in the classroom is Google Earth. Using Goodle Earth in the classroomn would let students form a better understanding of different places in the world they are learning about. Using Google Earth, the teacher could bring up images (live feed?) of an area that the class is studying and this would allow the students to create visual connections between their learning and the real world. Here are just a few ideas of the curricular areas where Google Earth could be incorparated: Science - animal unit, you could show the students the areas where the animals you are studying live Social Studies - show images of the locations and people you are studying Geography - bring of images of the different geographical locations and/or their features (depending on what's available) Language Arts - show areas where novels and/or units are set Google Earth can be downlaoded at [].. follow the promts and download the free (yet basic) Google Earth. If it's a hit, there are more advanced versions of Google Earth available for purchase. Hope this helps!!