We are inspired by our Mount Vernon Community of students, families, and staff who are showing great resilience, determination, and creativity to stay connected with one another and to support student learning. Their efforts to continue to make Every Day Count during this unprecedented time are amazing! Teaching & Learning staff are excited to share resources and ideas for staying connected and supporting student learning. Students are likely to hear from their classmates, teachers, and school sites with ways to stay engaged. Maintaining our sense of community supports our social-emotional health and will help each of us to remain engaged in learning. We hope you engage with and enjoy the ideas we post on our Every Day Counts! student learning blog. Stay tuned--we plan to begin posting on Monday, March 23rd! Many of the resources we will be sharing are available to all students via the MV TECHSMART K-12 DIGITAL LITERACY site.


Thursday, March 26, 2020

3-26-2020 Explore Google Earth



You can learn many things by exploring maps.  The web version of Google Earth has lots of great ways to explore the world and learn new things. 

Check out the Voyager button to go on guided tours around the world.  A favorite of mine is the "Where in the World is Carman SanDiego" game.  Give it a try and see if you can help find the thief.  

Feeling Lucky?  Roll the dice to see where in the world you land.  Once there, drag the little yellow peg man onto the map to explore street view.  What interesting things can you find?  How does the place you landed compare to Mount Vernon?  What do you see that is similar?  What is different?  Can you tell what the weather is like? Use the ruler tool and measure the distance from your mystery location to Mount Vernon.  


No Tech Idea:  

  • Draw a map of Mount Vernon.  What important features should you include?  Create a key for your map to help people read your map.  Share your map in the comments.  
  • Hide a treasure in your home. Create a map to help someone find your treasure.  

Martha Thornburgh: Mount Vernon Schools Teaching and Learning

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