Standard: Alabama Course of Study: Geography Standard 1. Describe the world in spatial terms using maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies.
App Review #1- Google Earth
Google Earth provides students with an interactive way they can see the whole world. Teachers can use the Voyager part of google earth to create educational virtual field trips and explorations. Students can use this app to collect data, observe locations, and describe the world in spatial terms using this app. The Google Maps app is free making it great for classrooms. I could see this app being used across all different grade levels from k-12. The teacher must correctly use this supplement for the grade leveling using it. Another great thing about this app is that it is available on so many platforms. It is offered on Android and Apple (Ipad,Itouch, and Iphone) devices. The review site I that I used is credible because it provides an in depth review of the app, and provides many other reviews for educational apps.
App Review#2- National Geographic Education
National Geography has been a long standing resource for geography and social science teachers everywhere. With today's technology National Geographic even offers teacher move resources and activities for the classroom. This app offers video, articles, interactive maps along with much more that can be used in the classroom. This app is offered for free, making it a great tool for the classroom. This app can be used in every grade level from k-12. The National Geographic app is also available on Android and Apple (Ipad,Itouch, and Iphone) devices. The review site I that I used is credible because it provides an in depth review of the app, and provides many other reviews for educational apps.
App Review #3- Seterra Geography
Seterra is a great app for teaching students the geographic location of different places. The website offers students resources such as printables and games that they can practice their knowledge of geographic locations. The website also offers teachers quizzes for students. This app offers a basic free version, but cost $1.99 for the full version. I have used this app many times for my students and it is well worth the money. This app can be used in any middle school and high school classroom that is teaching location of countries. The app is offered on Android and Apple (Ipad,Itouch, and Iphone) devices. The review site I that I used is credible because it provides an in depth review of the app, and provides many other reviews for educational apps.
The app that I feel like is the best is Google Earth. I have used google earth many times in my classroom to create or have students create virtual field trips around the world. The app also offers its own version of this under the Voyager tab. This app is very interactive for students because they have access to view and interact with the whole world.Students can research a a location that is being studied and through this app research the location and its surroundings. Many of our students today have never travelled out of the country and Google Earth provides students with an opportunity to explore all over the world. Any activity I have ever taught on this app has had great student engagement.
mes in my classroom to create or have students create virtual field trips around the world. The app also offers its own version of this under the Voyager tab. This app is very interactive for students because they have access to view and interact with the whole world.Students can research a a location that is being studied and through this app research the location and its surroundings. Many of our students today have never travelled out of the country and Google Earth provides students with an opportunity to explore all over the world. Any activity I have ever taught on this app has had great student engagement. 
Thank you for your reviews. I love to use Google Earth in my classroom. The students really enjoy looking up a location after we have learned about it. We always do a unit on American Landmarks and I know that many of my students may not know where these landmarks are. We use Google Earth to look them up. They are always amazed to see it so real looking. I will also have to look at National Geographic. They definitely sounds like something that would be engaging for my students.
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