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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Dream Job Project


Lawyer
  • Statistic - there are 362,530 lawyers employed in the legal services of the us
  • Picture -I choose this picture for my lawyer job because you always hear about lawyers being the devil.
Teacher
  • Statistic - Vermont has the most teachers at 3050
  • Picture - I choose this picture for my teacher picture because it's an apple that says #1 Teacher and I like it.
Designer
  • Statistic - the mean hourly wage for designers is $18.98
  • Picture -I choose this picture because it's very artistic and designers need to be creative in their jobs.
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I like the teacher career the most. I think that it fits my personality the best and could be a really fun job. I know that working with middle school students can be a little crazy, but I'm always okay with a little chaos in my life. I think I'll like teaching more than the other careers because I get to work with kids and do projects.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Beginning Script

Welcome back to The Beat. I’m here today with a local high school teacher, Mrs. Robinson, that’s going to discuss the application of Google Earth in the classroom. Take it away Mrs. Robinson!

Hello everyone. I’ve been a teacher for over 15 years, and you’d be amazed with all the technology and software that coming out and been out for awhile, that can actually help students learn.

Google Earth is

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Google Earth

What it is
tool used to explore our planet and others
What can be done with it in the classroom
a lot
Why should it be used in the classroom
gives you unlimited access to viewing the universe
gets you out of farmington
good for sheltered communities
extremely interactive
hands on
Verbal-Linguistic read articles
Logical/Mathematical ruler
Visual/Spatial pictures
Bodily/Kinesthetic computer hands on
Musical/Rhythmic voice overs for tours
Intrapersonal by yourself
Interpersonal team work
Naturalist outdoors
Existentialist big picture

Why should it NOT be used in the classroom [pedagogical reasons, as well those of administrators and parents
naughty searches
What are the risks, the legal issues, and the ethical concerns
privacy concerns
naughty searches
What's already in the classroom that can do the same or a similar thing
globe
What can it do that can't be done with any other tools
better than a globe - can zoom
What equipment/ training is required to use it
http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/tutorials/index.html by google
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=google+earth+tutorial&aq=f by youtube
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/08/podcast51-discovering-google-earth/ podcast
How much does it cost
Free

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