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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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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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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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