Batchgeo - Location! Location! Location!

The purpose of this weeks assignment was for us to be able to

1. Edit a shared document in rea time and
2. Create,store and share a web based map through a variety of ways including embedding in a blogpost and hyperlinks.

For the first part, all the students in my Educational Technology  Class worked together to compile  a list of their email and resdential addresses onto a google document labelled excel_example.xls.
For the second part, I copied and pasted the edited and shared document into this website called Batchgeo.
Then Batchgeo worked its magic using the information we provided and created a map of the location of all the students in my class which I named "Fall 2012 Online Class".
After which I received an email with the URL address and code for future reference and editing.

 Applications

I beileve this asignment can be related to the second standard of the ISTE-NETS which encourages teachers to design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S.
 I can design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity by asking my Algebra students to work together to create a batchgeo map of the locations of all the students in the class.

 

They can then use this map to calculate the distance of each student from the school, the speed at which they will have to walk to arrive in school on time everyday and the accelaration required.

To access my batchgeo map please click here

One of the cool things for me was that I could view the location (addresses) of my classmates from a Map,Terrain or Satellite point .

The following is a Satellite View of the locations of "Fall 2012 Online Class".