Activity
For this activity we used Google Earth to explore a place that we would like to travel. After we were able to look at photos and facts on the desired destination we created a wordle. The wordle listed words/clues that described this place and our partner created a voki to guess it. My partner guessed my travel destination correctly. I really want to go to London, England and even more so now that I was able to see it through google earth. : (
Google Earth, Voki, Wordle (Reflection)
All of these tools above I was familiar with and have used prior to taking this course. I really enjoyed the activity in class where everyone was able to use a combination of educational tools for one final product. This shows educators that they can utilize technology tools with others to create unique assignments. Google Earth is really an amazing tool for all ages. In the activity I was able to search for a city I wanted to travel to and see it as if I was actually there. Educators can now allow children to explore the Earth with a click of the button. There are so many things you can do with Google Earth and make it fun and educational for your students. I was not as impressed with Voki compared to GoAnimate or other similar sites. The avatars in Voki do not really move so students would be limited to what they could do with them. Wordle was a fun and creative way to take a group of words and make a unique creation. I feel like this would be a great way for children to learn vocabulary and spelling and share it with you and their peers. Overall I feel like these technology tools would all be useful in the classroom. With a little creativity from the teacher these tools would be a fun new way for students to learn any topic on a daily basis.
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