Visit the Amazon with Google Maps Street View - great resource

 

Yesterday was World Forest Day and Google made some great images of the Amazon available on Street View in Google Maps. With this, teachers and students can explore the beauty and diversity of the Amazon from the classroom.

There are some incredible images available, from the Rio Negro, to trails and paths in Tumbira, an Amazon forest trail and so much more.






Start exploring this portion of the Amazon and other collections around the world on the updated Street View site and gallery.

Source: Official Google Blog - http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/visit-amazon-on-world-forest-day-with.html



Related:

Google for Educators Resources

Today is World Water Day - resources for educators to use in class

Today is World Water Day, as proclaimed by the United Nations in 1993. The purpose is to draw attention to water conservation, water cleanliness, and water issues around the world. This years World Water Day is:

2012: Water and Food Security: The World is Thirsty Because We are Hungry
Coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The visual identity and communication campaign is by UN-Water.
On the occasion of 2012 World Water Day, the ICRC is calling attention to the water-related challenges faced by civilians caught up in fighting.

Teachers should take this opportunity to discuss water issues in their classes. Water issues can be used in any class, and in interdisciplinary projects. 

The official World Water Day site,  http://www.unwater.org/ , has more information and resources for educators.



Related Resources:

Explore the Blue - lessons about water for all subjects - from Discovery Education (free resource).

Jonathan Bird's Blue World - award winning educational program on the oceans

USGS Education Resources - free resources for teachers - including resources about water

Great Earth Day Resources for Educators

NASA Eyes on the Earth - vital signs of the planet

Edcamp Leadership - a great unconference for school leaders -

Edcamp is an excellent professional development model for teachers. It is teacher run and teacher organized and is always highly rated by participants. There are some great Edcamps coming up around the country too, and you can find out more about them here.

Now, Edcamp is coming for educational leaders. The very first Edcamp Leadership is being held on Thursday, July 26th at the beautiful, modern Foundation for Educational Administration (FEA) Administration Conference and Training Center located at the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association (NJPSA) headquarters building in Monroe Township, NJ. Click here for images of the conference center. Click here for directions. It's free!

Doors open at 8:00 am with registration, breakfast refreshments, networking, and session-building with your colleagues. This is when you can sign up to lead a session, prepare for the day’s events, and meet some new friends. At 9:30, the organizers will kickoff the unconference and Edcamp Leadership will get underway! 

Sessions will be 50 minutes in length, and there will be 10 minutes in between each to allow participants to get to the next room and continue casual conversations following sessions.
Lunch will be provided.

Edcamp Leadership is a free unconference for school leaders devoted to K-12 education issues and ideas. Its goal is to assemble forward-thinking school administrators, board of education members, classroom teacher leaders, parents/community members – anyone interested in K-12 education – for a day of conversation, reflection and inspiration.

Edcamp Leadership is being organized by some very dedicated and talented educators and educational leaders who have also organized Edcamps. 

If you are an educational leader, you can't afford to miss out on this incredible day of learning. 

Find out more and register here: http://www.edcampleadership.org/

Remember, it's free!