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 * Web 2.0 Connections **

Example 1 - ** Google Earth ** is a web tool that must be downloaded to access. It has features that allow students to navigate around the world. There are hundreds of placemarks that identify cities, landmarks, bodies of water, and more. I would use this with the animal adaptations unit. Each child would research an animal and its habitat using the online database of World book. Using Google Earth, students would placemark where that animal can be found. In addition to the placemarks students would identify through text or audio research information and an uploaded photo of the animal. Photos would be downloaded using one of the following: Worldbook, AP Images or iClipart.

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Tool #1 **Google reader is a foundation tool for my PLN. As Teacher-Librarian I need to stay current with new technologies and by subscribing to a few choice sites it helps me stay abreast of new tools that I can share with co-workers and students. An excellent example of this is a site that I subscribe to is http://ilearntechnology.com/. This feed keeps me current on top issues being discussed in education and new web 2.0 tools as they are discovered or used. Also by subscribing to this site I can springboard to other educators and experts to follow. Tool #2 Tool #3
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