Afterthoughts: Google Earth 5.0

Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 20:51 | Category : Afterthoughts
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Google is at it again. The new Google Earth 5.0 even allows users to explore the oceans. Scott Gilbertson is excited about the new features. Tech Addicts discuss the new feature called Ocean. Wikipedia is even in on it. Christopher Dawson talks about all the neat education features of Google Earth 5.0. Here’s a helpful [...]

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Critical Thinking and Social Media Technology

With the emergence of social media technology in the classroom, teachers are finding innovative ways to promote student learning. As educators become more sophisticated in terms of utilizing Internet and mobile-based technologies to share information, they are taking advantage of new and exciting opportunities to improve their teaching practice. One particular area of interest to [...]

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Netbooks and School

Using laptops in the classroom is not a new idea. It has been discussed and implemented in many situations. The barrier for many classrooms, in implementing this technology, is the price of the average laptop, which has remained between $600 – $1,0000 until very recently. Over the past six months, the number of inexpensive netbook [...]

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