Thursday, October 2, 2014

Google "My Maps," cont'd - Regions Analysis Using Various Media

Today students:
Viewed & heard the final presentations of a student's Personal Texas
Analyzed the Regions of Texas Using Various Media
  • Google Maps - identified regions & subregions as seen on GooMaps
  • Raised relief maps of Texas, the USA, and the World - visual & tactile comprehension of the regions
  • Maps of USA showing that regions of Texas actually begin elsewhere & extend into Texas
  • Maps showing different names & boundaries of the regions & sub-regions
  • Responded to a student's claim that "the Great Plains are dead" by acknowledging that farming there was generally not done during Indian times but then zooming in on a Google Map to see how parts of the Great Plains of Texas are now one of the most productive agricultural regions in the state Click + repeatedly to zoom in; pay particular attention to the green areas west of Plainview and in the Dalhart-Dumas area (although you'll see the same factor in many parts of the Panhandle); as we zoomed, students repeatedly hypothesized as to what they were seeing
  • Viewed, critiqued, and corrected errors in two YouTube videos on the 4 main regions of Texas
Assignment
  • No specific assignment due Friday
  • Continue preparing for Monday's Regions Debate.

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