I love it! What a great way to learn and "travel" around the world.
How can I use it in my classroom? Because I teach Preschool, I would have to do some searching to find something age appropriate. I know my son will love it.
I will definitely share it with other teachers. I can see great opportunities for educators to enrich their lessons.

Today's class was very helpful. I feel more comfortable creating my WebQuest.

Chapter 5 & 6

Chapter 5 talks about Information Literacy and Digital Citizenship. Information literacy is defined by the American Library Association as the "ability to recognize when information is needed and to then have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information". Both teachers and students need educational information that is accurate, interesting, and relevant. Students need the skills to "locate, gather, organize, interpret, synthesize, manage, present, use, and evaluate" the information (digital and information literacy). They also acquire "the capacity to access, analyze, evaluate and communicate messages in a wide variety of forms" (media literacy). The chapter questions the reading in today's computer based society. I found it interesting, but believable, that less and less kids different ages read books for fun. Students spend more time reading online that reading books. I also found interesting that more people who use e-readers, spend time reading. The chapter also mentions search engines which are software programs that use networks of computers to access information from its databases. I think many people agree that the most popular one is Google. I can't help myself but to share a joke I heard once.

Is Google a man or a woman?
It's a woman, because it finishes your sentences. :)

Chapter 5 touches upon a very important issue in Internet searching - how to search, where to search, and how to identify reliable sources. It also discusses responsibilities of digital citizens. It explains Copyright, Creative Commons, plagiarism, and cheating. Cyberbullying is also discussed in the chapter, which is the ever growing issue among young people.
Chapter 6 describes how online information, digital content, and educational websites can be used by educators to teach students. It provides useful apps and websites. The chapter teaches about WebQuests (a very useful topic :) ). It also discusses virtual field trips and interactive videoconferencing. The chapter also discusses and lists educational websites for teachers.

1) Do you think we can encourage students to read more by giving them the freedom of choosing online reading?
2) Do you think the easy access to online resources makes students prone to cheating and plagiarising?

take away message

I really enjoyed today's class. Watching the iMovies of my classmates was a treat. Great job!
It made me reflect on how can I improve my projects in the future. Because I teach 3-year-olds, sometimes it is difficult for me to apply the concepts to kids so young. But I am learning.  I can't wait do more iMovies.