Presentation to teachers in the CyberBridge program.

1. Thinking with GeoTools Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University http://webquest.org/workshops/geo1

3. Summarize Create Design Predict Decide Analyze

4. Summarize Create Design Predict Decide Analyze

6. Design Solving a problem or creating a change to achieve a pre-determined end result while working within realistic constraints

7. Idea #1: Small World Choose a number of existing places to create a theme park Decide on a scale to use and calculate the dimensions Choose a site for your park that can accommodate it Organize the attractions to meet specific goals

8. Idea #2: Walking Tour Design a walking tour of a specific place for a specific audience with specific interests Create the tour in Google Maps and annotate it with relevant information Examples: Architectural styles in our neighborhood Nature walks with specific trees, rocks, etc. Cultural tours introducing outsiders to the unique qualities of your hood

9. Bonthe, Sherbro Island http://tinyurl.com/bonthemap

10. Google Lit Trips http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Home.html

11. Idea #3: DIY Lit Trips Identify a book or story with identifiable locations mentioned. Find those locations on the map and explore their surroundings. Add placemarks with information that will enhance understanding of the book.

12. Analyze Take things apart in a useful way. Identify patterns in data.

14. Idea #4: Critter Count Choose one or more living creatures to study Provide a protocol for recording sightings Record sightings on Google Maps Analyze findings and look for patterns

15. Idea #5: Latitudology Choose two latitudes Gather data from a sample of places along each parallel Analyze for what’s the same and what’s different Identify anomalies and investigate them

16. http://www.confluence.org

17. Idea #6: World Cities Choose a number of cities to study Count and categorize what’s the same and different about them Develop theories to account for those differences

18. 360 Cities http://www.360cities.net/image/sanaa-sunset

19. Create Open ended thinking with many possible end points. Encourages surprisingness, originality while still working within the confines of a genre.

20. Idea #7: X from the Air Create a cinematic view of places you select using Google Earth Select the places and views for some artistic effect Capture the tour and add music and titles using iMovie, MovieMaker, etc.

21. Idea #8: Travel Chronicles Write an account of a trip you haven’t actually taken. Use Google Maps to identify things you would see and describe them colorfully Provide an annotated map to accompany your story

22. Travel Bugs http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=493853

23. JarJar Bernie’s Journey

24. Decide Make an informed choice from among several alternatives while taking competing ideas into account

26. Idea #9: Site Selection Pick a site for something new while working within given criteria. Consider location, size, surroundings, aesthetics, costs and benefits

28. http://www.questgarden.com/62/59/7/080318044044/

29. Nine Geo WebQuests Small World Walking Tour Critter Count DIY Lit Trips Latitudology World Cities X from the Air Travel Chronicles Site Selection

30. One More Thing:WonderPlot Identify a plot of ground Go out as a class and capture voice notes, geotagged photos Propose interesting questions Post them, rate them for interestingness, and then find answers

31. What does this sign mean? What does that thing on the roof do? What used to be here? What kind of tree is that? When were these houses built?

32. Motivational Elements Points for coming up with good questions Points for finding answers using research after the visit Ratings voted by students Borrows from Digg, Facebook “likes”, etc. Encourages curiosity, looking at ordinary surroundings with a beginner’s mind. Different classes can explore the same plot from the perspectives of math, history, English, science, etc.

33. WonderPlot @ SDSU

34. Thinking with GeoTools Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University http://webquest.org/workshops/geo1