BookMapping

The idea of BookMapping using Google Earth and Map tools is fantastic. It provides a great application for the Google software.

I did a presentation at Google Camp Oklahoma in November 2017.

Entering HyperSpace with HyperDocs

I presented this at the OTA Conference last year. I really like the concept of HyperDocs as a method of presenting digital information and having students be the creators of work. In the evolution of technology we are finally at a stage of equitable access making creating and sharing possible. The HyperDoc provides for us a framework to follow and higher end thinking skills to be engaged.

25 Minutes to Google Prowess

In an effort to teach a lot of information in a short amount of time I put together the 25 minutes to Google Prowess presentation. This was for the first day of teacher training at school with a wide variety of experience levels in accessing Google.

Check out the presentation. - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k-lrCu9zyU5T9Puo_EESdRcs4iYkZ9k6RX-_DbUgJ74/edit?usp=sharing

The Show:

map icon

So creating a map icon for google Tour Builder is fairly easy in Google Drawings. It is a 64x64 pixel image.
The problem with the custom map icon and Google products is the extension. In Drive, photos, and even Google Sites the image does not end in a traditional extension but a special Googleized web address. So the images will not show correctly.
Blogger I think has a bit of the older system still at work. The image address in Blogger does end in the .png format making it possible to copy and paste the image address.

Instructional Technology

Welcome to the Oakdale Instructional Technology Blog.

I am not sure what this will be about yet. We shall see.