I watched Emily, Tiffany, and Rebecca's videos. There are great advantages to using technology in the classroom. I used Stellarium to view the stages of the moon. It allowed me to view the moon in a way that would have otherwise been impossible. I have become more comfortable with using technology and look forward to using it in my future classroom.

Science Project

Science Challenge

For my scienece activity I will be using the program stellarium to study the different phases of the moon. This fits into UEN 6th grade science, standard 1, objective 1b. This aobjective has students identify the patterns of change in the moon's appearance. I will give a lesson to my students about the phases of the moon. I will then introduce the program stellarium. I will assign homework for each student to use stellarium to record the different phases of the moon. I will be using the program stellarium because it will give them a good visual of how the moon actually looks. If I were to give them an assignment to go observe the actual moon, it would be hard because it is so far away and it might be covered. Stellarium will allow student to go to whichever dates they choose and get a clearer picture of the moon.

The three tours that I watched were
1) Betsy "Elizabeth" Rodriquez on the Civil War. http://betsy_elizabeth_rodriquez.blogspot.com
2) Katherine Kerr on the ecosystem
http://katherinekerript287.blogspot.com
3)Brooke on James and the giant peach
http://techbrooke.blogspot.com

I enjoyed making this tour. I think that students will like it because it allows them to view places in ways that they have never before. With all of the layers and effects that google earth has to offer, students can get a very realistic tour and feel as though they actually visited the place. I think that this is something that students will have fun with. A downside to this project is that it might be difficult for them to figure out. In addition, it takes a substantial amount of time to create a tour.

Google Tour- Castles

My google earth tour on the world's most famous castles is complete.

Google Earth

My tour follows second grade standard 2. I am doing my tour on some of the world's most famous castles. I thought that this would be something that would really interest students. It is something that they do not get to hear a lot about. Until researching and looking at pictures on this topic, I never realized what beautiful castles are around the world. Students could learn all about castles in class, however, google earth will help them get a more realistic view of castles and make it a more meaningful lesson.

Google Earth

Location	Activity Description	Google Earth Content
1. Bavaria, Germany	Explore and learn about Bavaria and its world famous castle	3D buildings
2. Thames River England	Through google, learn about the castle here and its history.	Google earth pictures
3. Edinburgh, Scotland	Look at pictures of the area in which this castle is.	3D buildings, pictures
4. Blarney, Ireland	Explore and learn all about the Blarney castle.	Google earth pictures

Digital Storybook

This is the list of six people's video that I commented on:
Emily Carr
Rebecca Jaggi
Emily Williams
Betsy Rodriguez
Markie Franc
Lauren MacDonald.

I really like this assignment and think that it would be something fun to do with my students when I am a teacher. One problem in implementing this video project into the classroom is that there might not be enough time. It will take elementary school children time and practice in learning how to make a video. It will take time showing them how to use the program and assisting when they run into problems. This project would be fun to implement into the classroom; however, it will be time consuming.