Just learnt about the concept of the Virtual Field trip (http://www.simplek12.com/virtualfieldtrips ) from @SimpleK12 on Twitter.
The concept is simple. Instead of the real location show the a series of websites about the place. Perhaps in the near future with virtual reality the children can even experience the place.
For now though I have mixed feelings about this concept. Most of (children included) are glued to one or the other screen (TV, PC,
I was just reading about TechRepublic’s list of 10 ‘Linux applications’ for educational environments (http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=853).
Surprised that Moodle is not included. Must compare and find out why Atutor pipped Moodle to the post in the list, J
Just spotted a week old Google blog post that talks about how Google is targeting the K12 segment.
It is an interesting move to get teachers to use Google technologies (a modified version of Google apps) to teach.
The blog post mentions that they pan to launch a Google Apps Education Community site for educators and students to share tips and ideas for using Google Apps in their classrooms, as well as the Search Education Curriculum and a Google Apps Education resource center with 20 classroom-ready lesson plans for teachers.
This will be interesting to track and see how it helps collaborative learning among young people in classroom situations.
Read the rest of the post at:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/google-heads-to-grade-school-new.html
