TPACK questions on Google Earth Tour

1. What is the content you’ll be using in your lesson?
3rd Grade Social Studies
Standard 2
Students will understand cultural factors that shape a community.
Objective 1
Evaluate key factors that determine how a community develops
*Describe how stories, folktales, music, and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture.

2. What is the pedagogy you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content?
Students have the opportunity to listen to music and compare and contrast that to the music of other counties.

3.What is the technology you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy?
We will be using google earth to help with this activity. Google Earth gives the kids the chance to actually go to these specific locations. It also allows me to link useful sites to that location, making discover easy and uncomplicated.

Virtual Tour Plan

Location	Activity	Google Earth Content
1. Indonesia	In the first activity students will listen to a Balinese Gamelon. By following the indicated link. Then the students will follow another link that illustrates the several different instruments played within the Gamelon.	Students will be brought to that location.
2. Japan	In the second activity students read a brief history on Japanese Gagaku music and then listen to a sample by following indicated link.	Students will be brought to that location.
3. India	Sudents will listen to a Sitar and look at the different elements of that instrument.	Students will be brought to that location.
4. Scottland	Students will watch a video of a person playing bagpipe and look at different elements of that instrument.	Students will be brought to that location.
Details of image overlay / path / polygon:	I will use image overlay for each location. I will also draw a polygon around the area.