Bienvenue! Welcome!

Google earth notes le 25 juin 08

Excellent pour presenter un probleme mondial:

1) Create guided tours:
some are already created + can see a step by step in SC book.
Upgrade
Go to Search which is the controller
Go to Fly to : give address

Go to Layers :
FAIRE ATTENTION A turn the layers on/off selon ce qui nous interesse.
Primary Database click on 3d buildings + Street View
Dans section weather: on peut choisir clouds, radar, conditions and forecasts pour voir la temperature. On “declick” la section quand on ne veut plus voir
Borders and labels: pour les frontieres
Global awareness: information about the latests events
Exemple: Darfur

Places: for guided tours
KLM
L’Odyssee
Si on clique

Pour ralentir : go to Goole earth menu
Go to preferences
Go to Touring
Check balloon ; mclick on it
Go to :Tour pause to slow the journey : on the right, change the number of seconds

Scavenger hunt in Paris:

Autre example:
Fly to Great pyramids:
1st question: Why did they build them there?

How to find these guided tours?
1)Earth.google.com
Go to the Gallery

Or
2) Go to Google:
Go to Advanced search
Go to all thses words : give a name
Go to File type
Choose a powerpoint, or a KLM
Click on advanced search
Note: Quand on ne peut pas lire le document, on doit :

HOLD Control and save link as just to download it
Save
When you click on the link, now it will open it.
It stores the document in my places

Sur tool bat de Google earth, il y a un anneau de Saturne
On peut voir le ciel ou la terre.

Camus

Video sur Françoise Sagan

Video sur françoise Sagan

As I mentioned in my first paragraph, I really enjoy being part of this intensive course, although I must admit I did not benefit so much from the very last part; I was getting too tired to “absorb” the last pieces of information on websites and delicious. Hope to catch up tomorrow when my brain is rested…. this is a marathon, and for a beginner like me, it is a challenge.

Things that I really liked today:

the interactive teaching + variety of material presented

I could download pictures and a video, and post them on my blog ( I did not know how to do it before by myself)

I love the step by step methodology + particularly loved the presentation on margin markers and tab. Hope to have more of these presentations throughout the marathon…

Looking forward to tomorrow…

Today went by so fast! I had the feeling I was better adapting to the fast pace. I could feel I was geeting less alert around 4:00pm, but then our stimulating topic and conversation about copyright “woke “me up.

We started the day with the wiki site and I had a great time trying to look for pictures or videos; I must say I was proud to be able to add them to the site, thus participating efficiently to the wiki.

When I am in my classroom and teach my students, I can easily understand either the frustration or the pride they may feel. I never forget I am a student myself,with limited ability, when it comes to technology.

Language can also be a challenge at times, as I have to make an effort to pay attention when I am tired. In French, I “hear” words whether I am tired or not.

Anyway, the wiki session in our small group was very pleasant, and it is always nice to work with collegues who belong to other departments. + my mindset is very different from a scientific mindset, hence enriching my viewpoint. After a revigorating break on the sunny patio, we started our afternoon session.

Needless to say I loved Lynne’s presentation on Excel. She is an excellent pedagogue and has the ability to adapt the language to the level of her “students”. Since everything she was presenting was new to me, I learnt a lot. Hope I will be able to remember this very useful introduction to the various uses of Excel and share it with other collegues who are not having the chance to attend this great course.

A demain! Looking forward to it……

Bonjour et Bienvenue !

Le Mont Blanc

This is my first blog post and I am so thrilled to attend the summercore session! The reading I did for Summercore involved 6 chapters. I like the interactive way of phrasing sentences.

This morning started with a refresher of words I had often heard and that I had not fully understood; it is so great when “the light goes on”!!!

Now we are training on adding images to our blog. I love when we have a step by step explanation; I was able to do it!! Technology has often been a barrier, and I do hope I will be able to understand a lot more to become more independant when I want to add technology to my lessons.

http://www.youtube.com/The palace of Versailles