FAHE11001: Reflection 5

By using new technologies a student can expand their knowledge with a variety of informative websites, browsing tools, mapping tools and interactive devices. These technologies are ‘open ended’ and are infinite as every day new devices are being invented with new purposes. Some can help the student learn information through informative and educational games and some are through real life images which would normally not be able to be accessed by a student due to its location and can be viewed in three dimensional models. I find the most useful of these tools to be Google Earth. Google Earth allows a student to select a particular destination and view it in a three dimensional format. Students can also access views of not only Earth but images of Mars, the Moon and also views of the known universe using collated images which have been taken by the Hubble Telescope.

If a student is in a classroom in which they need to study landmarks around the world they can use Google Earth to view these in a three dimensional space and examine the landmarks and features around them. This is a very useful tool to educate students while being fun and interactive so students will maintain focus. Google Earth will also give links to websites and photos of the landmarks when clicked on. This allows the student to easily gather information about a topic including the history, dimensions and whether it is a natural or manmade occurrence.

Google Earth can also be accessed through other devices such as phones and tablets so students can take their findings home with them. This technology is not only used by students but professionals worldwide. Using this tool many organisations have made outstanding discoveries such as new rainforests not known previously to modern civilization with various new life forms and plants, Giant Mammal fossils found in a desert in Egypt believed to be an ancient whale, Ancient fishing techniques used to catch whales and sharks off the west coast of Wales, Ancient caves which led to the discovery of a humanoid skeleton which is believe to be a missing link in the human evolution chain, Remains of an ancient civilization in Italy and the world’s most perfectly preserved crater found in the Sahara.

By using these tools students can observe and collate information to better understand certain landmarks and cities. This tool can not only be used by student worldwide but also professionals to find new formations and discoveries with high scholarly value.