World History
My students today were working on map skills for ancient Rome and they (as you can see below) were working on "free hand" drawing using Google Drawing. I had them split their screen so they could look at a map and draw it, but one of my students figured out how to essentially trace a picture and then delete when he was done. I loved it and have made a video on how to do it above.
- Make A Map Using Google Drawing
Today my students learned how to illustrate a map using Google Drawing. Here are the instructions I gave them. The next map we do (China) will include the freehand drawing of the entire map (see above as well). ...
- Blank Maps
Adding on to George's post, one of the first sites I wrote about on this blog was about outline maps which you can print out and have your kids write on. They are political and physical. No, wait, don't print them out! Now you...
- New Google Changes
Google has been making a lot of changes recently to streamline all of its offerings into one area (part of CEO Larry Page's design) and in turn get people to join Google+. I've read that it is up to 100 million, but my sense (and it is...
- Smartphone As Your Computer
Sorry to be on such a smartphone kick, but I am trying to get used to my new phone quickly. As most of you know you can edit your Google Docs items from any mobile device. My students who have tried it get a kick out of working on their phone...
- The Lascaux Cave
The French Government has sponsored a phenomenal website which gives users a virtual tour of the Lascaux cave, including descriptions of each drawing, its importance and meaning, as well as individual breakdowns of specific parts of each drawing. A really...
World History
More on Map Drawing
My students today were working on map skills for ancient Rome and they (as you can see below) were working on "free hand" drawing using Google Drawing. I had them split their screen so they could look at a map and draw it, but one of my students figured out how to essentially trace a picture and then delete when he was done. I loved it and have made a video on how to do it above.
- Make A Map Using Google Drawing
Today my students learned how to illustrate a map using Google Drawing. Here are the instructions I gave them. The next map we do (China) will include the freehand drawing of the entire map (see above as well). ...
- Blank Maps
Adding on to George's post, one of the first sites I wrote about on this blog was about outline maps which you can print out and have your kids write on. They are political and physical. No, wait, don't print them out! Now you...
- New Google Changes
Google has been making a lot of changes recently to streamline all of its offerings into one area (part of CEO Larry Page's design) and in turn get people to join Google+. I've read that it is up to 100 million, but my sense (and it is...
- Smartphone As Your Computer
Sorry to be on such a smartphone kick, but I am trying to get used to my new phone quickly. As most of you know you can edit your Google Docs items from any mobile device. My students who have tried it get a kick out of working on their phone...
- The Lascaux Cave
The French Government has sponsored a phenomenal website which gives users a virtual tour of the Lascaux cave, including descriptions of each drawing, its importance and meaning, as well as individual breakdowns of specific parts of each drawing. A really...