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http://www.360cities.net/

Details

360 Cities is a website and mobile app (Apple products only) that has a collection of panoramic views created and shared by people. The panoramic views on the site are of place all over the word from light houses to museums to mountains.   

Educational Uses

360 Cities is an awesome site for all of the visual learners in the classroom. This site would be a great one to use in order to add an image to a lesson in order for students to see what is being taught. Teachers could find images of the places in the past and present then students could compare and contrast them. A teacher could even use these panoramic views as a way to provide a virtual field trip for students. Overall, there are plenty of ways that this site could be used in education as long as there are ways to incorporate images from all over the world into the lesson.  

Content Standards

There are many standards that one could use when using this site. Some of them include…

Ohio Social Studies:

–       Models and maps represent places. (Kindergarten)

–       Maps can be used to located and identify places. (First Grade)

–       Places are distinctive because of their physical characteristics and human characteristics. (First Grade)

–       The work that people do is impacted by the distinctive human and physical characteristics in the place where they live. (Second Grade)

–       Cultures develop in unique ways, in part through the influence of the physical environment. (Second Grade)

–       Daily life is influenced by the agriculture, industry and natural resources in different communities. (Third Grade)

Assessment

There are not any direct assessments on this site. The site is something that a teacher would use as a resource in their lessons to add real life picture for students to see. It would be up to the teacher to create assessments that related to the standards and purpose of the lesson that used the videos.

Value/Merit

360 Cities is a FREE and very easy sight to use due to the map. However, there is no way to search by name so you have to know where what you’re looking for is, geographically. It is also nice that more panoramic views are being added every day in order to give students and people views of places they have never seen and likely never will.