Google Treks
Added: 24 May 2016
Contributor:
Scoilnet
Resource type:
Case Study
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Guide/notes
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Audio / Video
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Presentation
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Simulation
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Tool
Unleash your inner explorer with this exciting resource recommended at the Digital MegaMeet. Your class will now be able to travel to amazing sites from the comfort of their own classroom. Click on the location you want to explore, then interact with the information or check out the street view & maps. There are incredible close-ups of unreachable and exotic places which pupils will enjoy traveling.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SESE Geography
Strand: Mapping & Geog Skills
Suggestions for use: Demonstrate the digital literacy behind using this interactive resource. (My favorite is by clicking on Petra Jordan). Get pupils into groups, give each group a different place to visit. Pupils will then present their findings to the class by interacting with the resource from the board for the class to see.
- JC
- Geography
Strand: Supplementary Resources
Strand unit: Other
Suggestions for use: Demonstrate the digital literacy behind using this interactive resource. (My favorite is by clicking on Petra Jordan). Get pupils into groups, give each group a different place to visit. Pupils will then present their findings to the class by interacting with the resource from the board for the class to see.
Key Skills:
- Being Creative
- Communicating
- Managing Information and Thinking
- Staying Well
- Working with Others
- Managing Myself
