Cincinnati

I am looking for a forum where 3rd grade children could create a virtual model of Cincinnati. I would like for the students to be able to be able to click on the icons that they add to the model and have the ability to hear a voice recording about what the icon stands for. I want the students to be able to add things such as the river, modes of transportation, buildings, areas where people have migrated.

Any ideas?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on January 24, 2008 at 1:52pm

You can do some of these things with Google Maps or Google Earth. Hopefully someone with more experience with these programs might elaborate on what can be done. :)

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Permalink Reply by Staci Lewis on January 26, 2008 at 7:13am

Thanks so much for the suggestion. I am still playing around with Google Earth. I think I may copy and paste an image of Cincinnati into Power Point and add voice from there. Thanks!!!

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on January 24, 2008 at 7:40pm

I agree that something great could be done with Google Maps or Google Earth. Here are some other ideas:

You also might try http://yourmap.com.
For an artsier option you might try hotspots using flickr. I'm a very visual person and this is one of the coolest applications I've seen using Web 2.0 tools.http://flickr.com/photos/ha112/234233755/ Students could take pictures of different neighborhoods and comments could be made.

We went on a walking tour this fall and did an website, that could be another option. http://connections.smsd.org/tour

Final idea if you had Moodle you could start a glossary of local buildings, statues, etc---the glossary option allows for comments.

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Permalink Reply by Cary Harrod on January 26, 2008 at 8:39am

I'm from Staci's district and I believe Flickr is blocked. :0( Thankfully there are some other possibilities out there, including Moodle which we are fortunate to have in our district.