Jul 24 2013

Google Street View Collection

Google starts street view for a long time. Most of the people know that it can view the “street” via google map. The Google team tries to explore more. Thus, they create “Art Project”. It lets student can walk through famous museums just a second – using first-sight and indoor street view function.

Now, Street view has many collections: World Wonders, Amazon, Ocean, World Landmarks, etc. If you type “Google street view collection” on different country google search engine, it will have different results. Here is some of this:

1) International (probably US) / Japan (probably same as International version)

2) Hong Kong / Taiwan

3) China

Climb Mount Fuji From Your Couch With Google Street View (unofficialnetworks.com)
Hike to the Top of Mt. Fuji with Google Street View (news.softpedia.com)

May 10 2013

Timelapse – Look and see the world changed

Timelapse offers a new way to look into our world. By the power of Google, you can search the place and see the different from 1983 up to now.

Now, you can use it to take a research about climate, desert, lake or use of natural resources.

Application of Education

This website provides visual images about same place in different time. Very suitable geography and science student to collect various information on their research topic.

And, it’s Free!

Timelapse Imagery of How the World Has Changed (freetech4teachers.com)
New Google timelapse project shows how Earth has changed over 28 years (pcworld.com)
Google Earth Timelapse: Images Taken From Space Since ’70s Shown (theepochtimes.com)
Google Timelapse Shows Earth Getting Older (animalnewyork.com)
Google’s new Timelapse feature showcases the changing globe (cbc.ca)
Google Timelapse Reveals Earth’s Changes Over Almost Three Decades (scienceworldreport.com)
Google’s new Timelapse feature showcases changing globe (cbc.ca)
See the Last 20 Years of the Whole World in the Biggest Timelapse Yet (gizmodo.com)
Google Timelapse shows a changing Earth in animated form (slashgear.com)
See the Last 20 Years of the Whole World in the Biggest Timelapse Yet (gizmodo.co.uk)

May 6 2013

Boolify – Custom Google search for Kids

Boolify – Provide a custom search function for your kids – in a more easy way!

This site gives 5 options at left-side bar to let you “drag” to right-hand side. After you drag it, it gives you input your search word.

For example: I want to search “Steve Jobs in 1987”.

Application for Education:

Why not use Google Search directly? Teaching students how to use Google Search smartly is one the aims of IT lesson.

Now you no need let students memorize “And”, “OR” such phase. All they have to do are “drag and input”, this is easier for young kids.

P.S. Work with iPad. WoW!

Mar 21 2013

Instant Google Street View – Shortcut of displaying maps in Google Street View

After use it , the response time is amazing! Just type the address, then view the street view instantly!

After input “Lady Elliot IslanSad Underwater”, then just one second……

Application for Education:

No need to go to Google Maps Page first, just type the address, then view it. Fast and easy! Also, you can download the scene and share to other by shorten link.

Mar 12 2013

Coggle – Beautiful Online MindMap Services

Coggle – It’s an online mindmap service. After you sign in with your google account. You can start to create immediately!

Simple and clear UI let you easy to create a mindmap as you want.

Basically, you need to know two methods:

1) Press “+” to create the new and Press “Ctrl” to move/ blend.

2) Hold “Ctrl” and press “X” (at the end of line) to delete

You can 7 colors to create your Mind Map.

After you finished, you can share to “Facebook” or download it as “PNG” or “PDF”

My Work 😛

If you want to share with your students or friends, you can copy the link like this. Or enter their email as co-workers.

Application for Education

For teachers, the share link helps you show the MindMap for students in teaching. For students, you can edit your MindMap collaboratively. One more that I found this services is great – its support various language input, like Chinese!

P.S. After testing on my iPad, it works! You can also “touch and move” to blend the line. Also, you can add/delete when you “touch and hold” the line. Redo and Undo also available when you “touch and hold”! Amazing!