Google Map Tour

http://sites.google.com/site/bridgettenicole/

Virtual Tour Plan & TPACK Questions

Location	Activity	Google Earth Content
1. Discovery Elementary School	Describe what you see around the school	Image
2. Snoqualmie Falls	How tall is this waterfall?	Image
3. Lake Sammamish	This lake stretches from what 2 cities?	Image
4. Seattle Space Needle	How far is the space needle from your house?	Video
Details of image overlay / path / polygon:	Path

* What is the content you’ll be using in your lesson?
1st grade Standard 3 Objective 3a. Students will develop an understanding of their environment by demonstrating how symbols and models are used to represent features of the environment. Students will learn more about their community by developing map skills at the same time.

* What is the pedagogy you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content? Students will learn about their environment and realize how their area looks from above and see where their house is in relation to the area's landmark. They will be able to see all the unbelievable landmarks in the area. Hopefully through this they will be able to get a sense of relation of where things are located.

* What is the technology you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy? Students will be using Google Earth and they will be taking a virtual tour of their community filled with images and videos of their area.