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Went to the Tigers vs. Braves game last night with some friends. This is the view from the upper deck in right field at Turner Field. Like most modern ball parks, it is a baseball field built around a food court.
Barnabu blog discusses how to add a sky with clouds over any spot on earth using Google Earth and a network link he has provided. He has created a half dome in Google Sketchup with diameter of 50 miles and placed a cloud texture within the dome. He then made this object a network link which will grab your current view and place the skydome model around that location. I navigated to Atlanta in Google Earth, invoked the skydome link and then turned on 3d images to get this view of Atlanta complete with a cloudy background. Sketchup is an amazing piece of software that teachers and students can utilize in very creative ways.
By way of Google Earth Blog...
Over at Read/Write Web Josh Catone has a great roundup of web based applications for students. While geared towards college students, this piece gives a good overview of these tools and how they can be utilized by students. Everything from word processors to calculators is covered.
iPhoney: Until you get your real iPhone...
Tim Wilson points to the Apple Learning Interchange Conference Connections page. It provides podcasts from leading educational conferences. You can listen to a single episode or subscribe to the whole feed.