Wednesday, November 7, 2007

NetTrekker

Kevin Conner AIU3 and Dawn Crawford, NetTrekker consultant

-Can save searches
-Click + to expand results--games, images, maps/charts, etc.
-Narrow Your Subject
-Can use promethean planet resouces even without a promethean board
-Dictionary key for students to be able to click on any word and linked to the definition. Can also link to translations.
-Read aloud button to have the web pages read to you--can change the speed of the read aloud voice
-can change web pages to Spanish/different languages
-use Google Earth to create virtual tours--make a saved search (save in a folder--be specific with file folder name)...
-utilize NetTrekker training materials
Includes Power Points (1hr or 3hr), how to get the "Ken Burns" effect, etc.,
-EarthTrekker--use NetTrekker resources to upload and hyperlink to Google Earth
-if you are in IU3, create a new account--can get in touch with Kevin Conner if user name/password is forgotten...or can create a new account

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