Posted by: Christine Donoghue on: April 1, 2011
If you remember the computer teacher that was at the Hajjar before me, Mrs. Reid, she was part of a Google Earth prank! She made the Zakim Bridge model in Boston, and for April Fool’s Day there is a lobster climbing up the side of it. You can get a full list of the models [...]
Posted by: Christine Donoghue on: October 18, 2010
If kids would like to use Google Earth at home, it is a free program accessible here: http://earth.google.com/intl/en/ It will have to be downloaded to your computer, and then kids can use it from home the same way as they do at school. “Fly to” should be clicked in the top left corner, not Directions. [...]
Posted by: Christine Donoghue on: April 6, 2010
This week in computer class we are working on Sketchup with second and third grade. It is a computer program that is free to download, and it allows you to make 3D models of things like houses, buildings, machines, etc. The kids love it and are way better than adults at it! The measuring and [...]
Posted by: Christine Donoghue on: December 1, 2009
I can’t get over how popular this game is. Kids have been asking for it all year. I am going to try and tie our Google Earth exploration to the next thing, and bring this game out for the end of December. Parents–if your kids are asking for it, I found a new version online [...]
Posted by: Christine Donoghue on: November 7, 2009
The month of October, and the month of keyboarding are over. We will have to do more keyboarding later, but we are starting Google Earth for the month of November. If kids would like to use Google Earth at home, it is a free program accessible here: http://earth.google.com/intl/en/ It will have to be downloaded to [...]
