Google Earth: A Virtual Classroom

On Spatial Visualizations & Collaboration

Geens, S.  (2006, October 5).  Google eArt II.  Message posted to http://ogleearth.com/2006/10/google-eart-ii/.

Moberg, C. (2010, June 28). Use of Google Earth Pro at UW-Madison’s Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment. Message posted to http://groups.google.com/group/google_geoeducation/browse_thread/thread/cd852c708832461?pli=1.

Richard, A.G. (2010, May 26). Teaching with Google Earth: A Complete Guide to Using Google Earth in the Geoscience Classroom. Retrieved fromhttp://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/google_earth/index.html.

Selkin, P.  (2009, January 4).  Google Earth and Geoscience Education.  Retrieved from http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualize04/tool_examples/google_earth.html.

Zhong, Z., Hu, J.Q., Tan, G.X., & Sun, C.M.  (2009).  The Application of Google Earth in Education.  First International Workshop on Education, Technology and Computer Science, 1, 10-13.

On Medical Applications

Google Earth. (2010). “Google Earth for Educators”. Retrieved from http://sitescontent.google.com/google-earth-for-educators/classroom-resources

IRDResearch. (2009). OpenMRS – Google Earth: Electronic Medical Records and Visualization. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hEYn7cXZPY.

JamaicaPowered. (2009). OpenMRS Touch. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nePBFqElgfA&feature=related.

KimonOnuma. (2010). Onuma system for Medical and Educational Planning. Vimeo. Retreived from http://vimeo.com/15265718.

Lozano-Fuentes, S, Elizondo-Quiroga, D, Arturo Farfan-Ale, J, Alba Loroño-Pino, M, Garcia-Rejon, J, Gomez-Carro, S,… Eisen, L. (2008). Use of Google Earth to strengthen public health capacity and facilitate management of vector-borne diseases in resource-poor environments. SciFLO Public Health. Bull World Health Organ, 86(9). Genebra. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?pid=S0042-96862008000900016&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en

Sundvall, E, Nystrom, M, Forss, M, Chen, R, Petersson, H, & Ahlfeldt, H. (2007). Graphical Overview and Navigation of Electronic Health Records in a Prototyping Environment Using Google Earth and openEHR Archetypes. 12th International Health (Medical) Informatics Congress. Medinfo, 129, 1043-1047.

On Historical Inquiry & Pedagogy

Barton K. C., & Levstik L. S. (2004). Teaching History for the Common Good. New Jersey. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

Carrozzino M. E. & Bergamasco M. (2010). The Immersive Time-machine: A Virtual Exploration of the History of Livorno. Retrieved from www.isprs.org/proceedings/XXXVIII/5-W1/pdf/carrozzino_etal_1.pdf

Google (2010). The Slave Trade – Classroom Ideas – Secondary history, Google.co.uk. Retrieved from http://www.google.co.uk/schools/secondary-history.html

Heiser J. & McCoog I. (2010). History Tours.  historytours.wikispaces.com

McManis J. T. (1900). Some Difficulties in Teaching History in a Small High School. The School Review, 08 (9), 535-539.

White R. M. (1994). An Alternative Approach to Teaching History. OAH Magazine of History. 08(2), 58-60

Wood K. (2009). Issues in Teaching History. ehow.com. Retrieved from www.ehow.com/list_5799212_issues-teaching-history.html