I came across this video on the Ted website and I completely understand what Ken Robinson is talking about. My biggest question is how do we move from our "industrialized education"? How do we get people to change the way they have been teaching and learning for all of these years?
One idea I thought Ken Robinson would have touched on in this video is the agragrian schedule schools still follow. Do not get me wrong, I do enjoy having summers off, but is having summers off ideal for learning?
Check out this video -- comments are appreciated.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Google Maps - An amateur attempt
So, I have decided to create my very first Google Map, for something other than my own travels. I have to admit, it was a little more difficult than I had imagined. I guess I should clarify that comment, it took me longer than I had expected.
Using tutorials I accessed online, I started my mapmaking journey with a goal - I was going to create a map of Henry Hudson's 3rd voyage, the voyage that is famous to most New Yorkers today - Hudson's journey up the Hudson River. I chose this because it is part of New York State's 4th grade curriculum and it has had such an influence on the New World.
Prior to actually "mapping" out Hudson's voyage, I went online and found various maps to help me visualize his journey. This is where my Google Maps experience became time consuming - I wanted to draw out this voyage using the line feature in Google Maps, a process that is kind of tricky. However, after 3 attempts, I became a master line drawer and was happy with what I produced.
What I really loved about showcasing Hudson's voyage was that I could embed YouTube videos and other links to help spice up my map. In addition, I was able to write blurbs along the journey to help the person viewing the map gain a better sense of Hudson's journey.
Although the experience was overall very positive, there are a few things I would like to master when creating a map within Google. I would like to figure out how to manipulate the size of my YouTube video so that it fits within the white box that pops up. I would also like to figure out how to link my personal documents, not just websites. For example, I would like to link a reading that I have about Henry Hudson's 3rd voyage that is 4th grader friendly. If anyone has any idea of how to do these things, please do not hesitate to comment.
Check out my map:
View Explorers - New York in a larger map
Using tutorials I accessed online, I started my mapmaking journey with a goal - I was going to create a map of Henry Hudson's 3rd voyage, the voyage that is famous to most New Yorkers today - Hudson's journey up the Hudson River. I chose this because it is part of New York State's 4th grade curriculum and it has had such an influence on the New World.
Prior to actually "mapping" out Hudson's voyage, I went online and found various maps to help me visualize his journey. This is where my Google Maps experience became time consuming - I wanted to draw out this voyage using the line feature in Google Maps, a process that is kind of tricky. However, after 3 attempts, I became a master line drawer and was happy with what I produced.
What I really loved about showcasing Hudson's voyage was that I could embed YouTube videos and other links to help spice up my map. In addition, I was able to write blurbs along the journey to help the person viewing the map gain a better sense of Hudson's journey.
Although the experience was overall very positive, there are a few things I would like to master when creating a map within Google. I would like to figure out how to manipulate the size of my YouTube video so that it fits within the white box that pops up. I would also like to figure out how to link my personal documents, not just websites. For example, I would like to link a reading that I have about Henry Hudson's 3rd voyage that is 4th grader friendly. If anyone has any idea of how to do these things, please do not hesitate to comment.
Check out my map:
View Explorers - New York in a larger map
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