Regular Posting-14
I went to have a look at Chris’ blog and I listen to his last podcast. A year 5 class was speaking to someone in Antarctica via Skype. It was some how incredible. But what interested the most in his post is that he used Google Earth to find someone in Antarctica with whom he could start a conversation.
I then, had a look at Google Earth and again I found a fantastic tool many teachers in diverse KLAs could use.
For a LOTE teacher it is fantastic, we can locate places we are speaking about, give our students a more precise idea of how people live in France. Many times I heard that all French live in flats. For example we could ask students to locate a specific city and ask them to list different types of habitations or ask them to list different types of landscapes. Students can interact with the geographical aspect of the country. Especially for students who are living so far from other countries it is such an interesting tool to use. The most touristic places have cultural points about food or habits or geographical wonders.
I am again vey enthusiastic and really the list of new technologies, online tools and other media a teacher can use in his or her KLA seems endless.
