Map

       This is a Google map showing where the students in my Instructional Technology class live. First we all entered our names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and blog addresses into a Google spreadsheet shared through email address. Everyone in my class was online and working on it at the same time, so you could actually see the document change as they entered their information. We could also chat in the virtual private chat room on the right side of the screen. When everyone was done, we copied the sheet and pasted it into the text box on a website called BatchGeo
       BatchGeo is a cloud-based resource, which means it is Internet based computing whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers on demand, like the electricity grid.Using a spreadsheet of your location information, BatchGeo maps each of your locations and allows you to save or print  the resulting map.
        Then I clicked "Map It". When the map loaded I clicked save/share/embed. After that I titled the map and made it public, saved it, and embedded it in my blog using Edit HTML and the link in the email.
    
ISTE NETS T

1.Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

d: "model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments."
       This activity models Technology standard 1.d because we met in a virtual environment instead of in  class and asked each other questions and learned together how to use the technology and finish the assignment. We learned about virtual communication and a cool online map tool at the same time.