About Me

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia
I was brought up in a generation that was extremely private so it's quite hard for me to share a profile. I will begin at the beginning. I'm a mature age student in the GDLT at CQU. I am a Registered Nurse who has had 25 years in Nursing. Twenty of those as an Enrolled Nurse. I am often in charge of a 32 bed surgical ward situated at a Hospital in Sydney. I am a mother of four, ages 27, 25, 11 and 4. Grandmother of two. In the back of my mind I've always wanted to be a teacher but the opportunity never came up until now. I am finding this subject ICT extremly exhausting due to the fact that all of the tools I've pretty much never heard of. I have used computers in my workplace to write nursing notes, lookup information including test results, and order clinical tests for my patients but thats the extent of it. I have seen powerpoint presentations many times as you have to keep up with your knowledge in Nursing, however I've never constructed a presentation. While this course has been exhaustive it has also been exhilerating. I look forward to the Journey.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Group 4 Tools - Animations, Simulations, Google Maps

I must say I'm totally exhausted.  I am frusterated at every turn at the moment trying to get my head around all the tools. I have also had a sick child with an ear infection which hasn't helped. There are numerous simulations which I can see have important and relevant connections for use in the learning environment but the one I am going to choose is Google Maps. Google maps gives learners the ability to know about the world without actually physically leaving the classroom.   Rather than me list off the many and varied things you can do with google maps in lesson plans please go and explore this website where educators can share lesson plans and get ideas for lesson plans. Here is a little history about Google Maps Google Maps provides high-resolution aerial or satellite images for most urban areas all over the world. In April 2007, My Maps was a new feature added to Google's local search maps. My Maps lets users and businesses create their own map by positioning markers, polylines and polygons onto a map. The interface is a straightforward overlay on the map. A set of eighty-four pre-designed markers is available, ranging from bars and restaurants to webcam and earthquake symbols. Polyline and Polygon color, width and opacity are selectable. Maps modified using My Maps can be saved for later viewing and made public or marked as unlisted, On April 19, 2011, Map Maker was added. On May 25, 2007, Google released Street View, a new feature of Google Maps which provides 360° panoramic street-level views of various U.S. cities. On this date, the feature only included five cities, but has since expanded to thousands of locations around the world.




Strengths
Engages students to do their work by being able to use something they can relate to
Is interesting to use
Students are able to connect with this ICT tool and use it with ease
No downloading is required as everything is online

Weakness
 Cannot always access it from anywhere
Not all maps are up to date
Opportunities
Documents a users journey
Use it for all subject matter

Threats
Could show a child's location if personal data is entered.


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