Dr. Alice Christie

Dr. Alice Christie has a PH.D. in Educational Technology and Language and Literacy from Arizona State in 1995. Before receiving her PH.D. she taught in the K-12 schools. She travels and holds workshops on how technology can be useful for teaching and learning in the classroom. Dr. Christie has conducted a lot of research to show the differences between genders using technology and on teachers as they learn to integrate technology. Teachers could learn a lot from Dr. Christie about using technology to enhance learning in the classroom.

I thought a neat feature to use in the classroom to enhance technology was Google Earth. Google Earth costs only twenty dollars a year and offers all sorts of fun ideas. Google Earth uses satellite imagery to explore different places throughout the world. Things such as maps, buildings, geographic formations, and civilization infrastructures can be searched through Google Earth. Tours can also be designed and saved through Google Earth to go along with geography lessons in the classrooms. Google Earth is a virtual way to get students engaged in learning about different places all over the world and could be a great tool for classroom learning.