Putting Hartford, VT on the map
Posted by Miranda on June 9, 2009
I read with great interest an article in the local paper, the Valley News today Creating Hartford on the Web about a course at a local high school
Designed and co-taught by social studies teachers Mike Hathorn and Woody Rothe, the course marries the Internet and cutting-edge online mapping technology with more traditional research and communication skills.
View the result at Creating A History of Hartford
This is very very impressive! Imagine how these students feel having their imagery and research integrated into Google Earth. This is the kind of result schools can get when they are not afraid of letting students engage with the world audience available.
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Putting Hartford, VT on the map
Posted by Miranda on June 9, 2009
I read with great interest an article in the local paper, the Valley News today Creating Hartford on the Web about a course at a local high school
View the result at Creating A History of Hartford
This is very very impressive! Imagine how these students feel having their imagery and research integrated into Google Earth. This is the kind of result schools can get when they are not afraid of letting students engage with the world audience available.
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