What did Earth’s continents and oceans look like 250 million years ago, or even 1 billion years ago? What do we know about the climate back when our planet formed?
In my class, when we learn about the Plate Tectonic Theory and Continental Drift we use a cool free App called EarthViewer. Every student can do individual exploration on their iPad to find out the answers for those questions. It is an interactive tool for exploring the science of Earth's history. From molten mass to snowball earth, EarthViewer lets you see continent shift as you move you location on the timeline. In the charts part, students can explore changes in atmospheric composition, temperature, day length and so on.
I am a humanities teacher in YK Pao
School Secondary Division, Shanghai, China. It is a non-profit boarding school that is open to students
from diverse backgrounds. We offer a unique bilingual program, which is based
on Chinese culture while emphasizing international perspectives. I have been
teaching in this school for five years since my graduation from university
because I agree with the school values very much.
I
am also curious about using technology to enhance learning. I can feel that
students’ receptivity of new technology is even better than the educators,
which may cause huge conflict and challenge. During my visit of St. George’s
School in Rhode Island, I was impressed by the efficiency of the use of science
and technology. After that I became a member of one to one iPad Professional
Learning Community to promote using iPad for education both inside and outside
the classroom. It is very helpful for developing differentiated instructional
program to meet the academic and linguistic needs of students. I am a big fan of
hierarchical teaching, which ensures learning activities are progressively
challenging for each leaner. I would like to share more experiences with other
teachers from different backgrounds. In this blog I would like to collect different ideas of doing 1 to 1 iPad program in middle school. YK Pao School
In my class, when we learn about the Plate Tectonic Theory and Continental Drift we use a cool free App called EarthViewer. Every student can do individual exploration on their iPad to find out the answers for those questions. 
