I'm a world traveler. And the state of our world has abruptly ended for the foreseeable future any international and limited domestic travel. This reality causes me much anxiety as I use travel to escape from the daily grind and refresh. During most of my trips, I unplug and enjoy the adventure.
I've posted before on how social media was used early on in the pandemic to curve some of the need to travel. In the post I discussed how photo challenges became a thing.
A resource I recently came across (and thankful I did!) is Google Earth. Hosted by Google and the use of Geo tags, contributors can post videos of various locations. What caught my eye was a Safari module. One of my most memorable trips is to southern Africa and the multiple safaris I went on. The videos presented by Sir David Attenborough brought back memories of my experiences.
The concept behind Google Earth Education is fascinating to me. As a child, I would have loved to have this as a class assignment. As an educator, I wish I had known about this when I was in the classroom. I'm not sure university staff would have the same appreciation, nor am I sure how it is performance improving. But non the less, it is a great resource and filled my temporary need to explore something new.
Check out the Big Five Beasts of Africa. They are not what you may think ;-)
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