A new Google Earth lesson
Finally - after months of work, I’m happy to share my latest Google Earth-based lesson:
“A New Management Plan for Stonehenge”
It is widely agreed that there is a need for a new management plan for the area. In 1993 the UK government described Stonehenge as a “national disgrace” Students use a multimedia Google Earth file to learn more about the UNESCO World Heritage site, and after reading a briefing paper, they set about using the free drawing tools in Google Earth, together with an Ordnance Survey map extract in the KMZ file to produce their own management plan.
The lesson home page
The lesson is designed to highlight the real-world decision-making capabilities of Google Earth when combined with websites like Flickr. I’m currently writing a book which is part tutorial, part manifesto to highlight the classroom possibilities of this kind of neogeographic approach to teaching. The project means that this blog and Digital Geography will be updated infrequently until the book is complete.
