The first session I attended after lunch was Story Mapping with Google Maps and More by Terence Cavanaugh from the University of North Florida. By addressing state standards and new literacies, Google Maps can be used to engage and enrich learning. Many of Google Books show the map of places mentioned in the book. In addition, you can read some of the classics online and they link locations to maps by using Gutenkarte.
EditGrid (www.editgrid.com) is an online spreadsheet tool that can plot longitude and latitude data onto maps.
Classroom Literature Mapping Activities:
Story Map (actual locations)
Effect Story Map (all places mentioned)
Comparison Map (visually compares location)
Virtual Map Pins (add quotes, images, facts about a location)
Area Reading Map (collection of books from a location)
Mr. Cavanaugh's website can be fount at www.drscavanaugh.org or www.unf.edu/~tcavanau.
After a tour of the exhibit hall, I am looking forward to finding out more about copyright. Featured speaker, Gary Becker, helped clear up copyright issues for educators. Below are a few sites worth exploring:
US Copyright Office
TeachAct
Becker's Website
Creative Commons Licensing
The last session of the day was titled Beyond Searching- Guerrilla Tactics to Get the Information You Want and Know What You're Getting. A complete guide is online at www.moadore.net/searching. He gave lots of valuable information to help tackle searches.
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