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Communicating with Blogs and Online Maps

Communicating with Blogs and Online Maps-Dr. Peter Linehan

March 29, 2008 - 10:15am — axg251

Realities in the current teaching of Forest Technology:
Maps are of central importance.
Students need to be proficient with the “old” way of maps (paper based) and the “new” way (online, GPS).
Jobs are actually changing in terms of which types of maps are relied on.

Example: Students using GPS on field trips.
Speaker Observation: Using GPS in the woods reduces immediate concentration on one’s environment and has lead to tripping over roots and other forms of nature.
Blogger Observation: Ironic.

Purpose: Combine blogging with online mapping. Students are going to different locations using topographic maps and then associating their blog about the location with that point on the electronic map. Can tell a story (with text and images) as you go along to different points in the electronic map.

To Blog and Map or Not:
Advantages:

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