Comments on: In which X marks the spot http://www.worldatways.com/2008/11/18/in-which-x-marks-the-spot/ Around the World in A.cademic T.echnology Ways: Adventures in Education, Languages, Culture and the New Web Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: The World A.T. Ways » In which the top 10 tools for language educators in 2008 are revealed http://www.worldatways.com/2008/11/18/in-which-x-marks-the-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-27 The World A.T. Ways » In which the top 10 tools for language educators in 2008 are revealed Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:58:23 +0000 http://www.worldatways.com/?p=503#comment-27 [...] Google MapsEvery teacher of languages eventually uses a map. However, with Google’s addition of the “My Maps” feature in Google Maps, you or your students can annotate and share maps. You can add text, audio, video or any other embeddable media. [...] Google MapsEvery teacher of languages eventually uses a map. However, with Google’s addition of the “My Maps” feature in Google Maps, you or your students can annotate and share maps. You can add text, audio, video or any other embeddable media.

]]> By: The World A.T. Ways » In which metaphor and metadata duel http://www.worldatways.com/2008/11/18/in-which-x-marks-the-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-16 The World A.T. Ways » In which metaphor and metadata duel Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:29:08 +0000 http://www.worldatways.com/?p=503#comment-16 [...] In a recent post, I described the current mapping tools available to teachers via Google. A colleague was kind enough to leave a thought-provoking comment, introducing theories of postmodernism to the discussion. I have to say that, when using Google Earth, I often think of Jorge Luis Borges’ De rigor en la ciencia in which an empire creates a map on a scale of 1:1. The story is only one paragraph long and translations of it can be found all over the Internet. I recently stumbled across a YouTube video in which someone uses Borges’ own reading of the story and sets it to images of Google Earth. If you are not familiar with Borges’ story, I invite you to read the English translation and watch the video before continuing to read this post. [...] [...] In a recent post, I described the current mapping tools available to teachers via Google. A colleague was kind enough to leave a thought-provoking comment, introducing theories of postmodernism to the discussion. I have to say that, when using Google Earth, I often think of Jorge Luis Borges’ De rigor en la ciencia in which an empire creates a map on a scale of 1:1. The story is only one paragraph long and translations of it can be found all over the Internet. I recently stumbled across a YouTube video in which someone uses Borges’ own reading of the story and sets it to images of Google Earth. If you are not familiar with Borges’ story, I invite you to read the English translation and watch the video before continuing to read this post. [...]

]]> By: thecman http://www.worldatways.com/2008/11/18/in-which-x-marks-the-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-15 thecman Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:53:19 +0000 http://www.worldatways.com/?p=503#comment-15 I have been thinking about information and our perception about information for a while now. Because most of my thinking is done at work ;p, I was thinking about how information about time, place, and culture with relation to the language student. I have been inspired by what you can do with google earth and google maps especially with streetview. I have read recently Spook country http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/books/spook.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spook_Country A driving part of the plot revolves around "locative art", basically virtual art that is tagged to a geo-location. Or more simply information about a particular location with relation to time (something happened here). The iphone app does this same thing. It is a device that can interpret the "meta" information about a place. I really get excited to see that these technologies are beginning to emerge. I love to travel and learn about culture. Now when I travel (or virtually travel) I can have a virtual tour guide. Very cool. I have been thinking about information and our perception about information for a while now. Because most of my thinking is done at work ;p, I was thinking about how information about time, place, and culture with relation to the language student. I have been inspired by what you can do with google earth and google maps especially with streetview.

I have read recently Spook country
http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/books/spook.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spook_Country

A driving part of the plot revolves around “locative art”, basically virtual art that is tagged to a geo-location. Or more simply information about a particular location with relation to time (something happened here).

The iphone app does this same thing. It is a device that can interpret the “meta” information about a place. I really get excited to see that these technologies are beginning to emerge. I love to travel and learn about culture. Now when I travel (or virtually travel) I can have a virtual tour guide. Very cool.

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