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Tag Archives: maps

14 Oct

ICT Tip: GoogleLitTrips allows your students to explore books in a whole new way!

Quick overview: The Google Lit Trips (www.googlelittrips.org) website uses Google Earth mapping technology to explore and expand upon real-world places featured in books and classic literature. How can it be used in the classroom: Using this website, you can download...
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Tools and Apps earth, google, google earth, googlelittrips, kite runner, lit, literature, litrrips, maps, reading

14 Apr

ICT Tip: Quick access to images of various maps and flags of the world

Quick Overview: A website that showcases maps and flags from all over the world. How can it be used in the classroom: Theodora’s Maps site can be used to showcase maps (links to maps) and flags (links to images of...
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Tools and Apps collection, flags, Geography, maps, texas, theodora

19 Jun

ICT Tip: Wikimapia – Collaborative comment mapping

Quick overview: Allows your students to explore and make comments on satellite maps. What does it do? Wikimapia (http://www.wikimapia.com) is a website that allows your students to explore maps in great detail (using Google Maps technology) but will also allow...
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Tools and Apps collaborative, maps, wiki, wikimapia

About me:

Avi Spector is an Education Consultant with the Riverside School Board and the RECIT FGA Provincial Service for General Adult Education. My focus is helping teachers create digital student resources for our community.

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