For the second part of the assignment, I had to take the information collected on the excel shared Google Doc from the class and create a map on Batchgeo.com. I copied the information from the excel sheet on google docs which took me a while to complete. I had difficulties getting all of the columns to geocode at first. I kept playing around with it, and finally got them all geocoded. Once the information was pasted into the box I created a map of the US showing the shared locations of my classmates. Click here to view my created student map. It is also shown below.
View EDUC 6305 Student Map in a full screen map
This is a fabulous feature! It was amazing to take the information that we all had input into the shared excel document and make it come to life. It's different having a visual image of everyone's locations compared to reading them. I have advanced in the digital society by learning all of these new features. For this assignment, I was introduced to working on a shared document with my classmates to input and gather information, and then create a map to find where my classmates are located. This activity as well as many others, has helped me become a 21st Century educator in knowing the ways technology can be incorporated into my everyday life to help my students learn, as well as improve my teaching knowledge. Documents can be posted, shared, and edited which will also be great in collaboration of co-workers or peers. These types of maps would be beneficial for students in understanding locations around the world. They could be used to show the locations of wars fought or Historical locations within one state or various states. It would be neat to get the locations of soldiers from the students surrounding community who are overseas and allow them to create a map to find their locations. A student may have a close relative overseas and this would be a great opportunity for them to make a visual connection of where the relative is and how far away he or she is from home. This would be great to integrate with a geography lesson.
What I have learned from this assignment fits with teaching standard Functions:3D, and 4A. Incorporating lessons which allow my students to create maps will motivate their learning and help them gain a clearer understanding of the content. They will engaged in the process which will increase their learning. Based on professional learning, I have engaged in another practice that has improved my technological skills which has allowed me to further advance within the global and digital society.
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