Earth

=The use of ICT for teaching Earth and Environmental Science=

See: http://earth.google.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Earth ESRI Australia's GIS in Schools (**Geographic Information Systems**) program is now in its 10th year, and has supported over 500 schools and many more teachers to introduce GIS into their classrooms. See: http://www.esriaustralia.com.au/esri/962.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system See: http://www.geocaching.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching
 * Google Earth** lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings and even explore galaxies in the sky. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places and share with others.
 * Geocaching** is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online.

See: [|http://www.earthcache.org/]
 * EarthCaching** captures the spirit of Geocaching but rather than looking for trinkets and treasure caches, the reward is in finding the geological features and the associated educational experience. Creating Earthcaches as part of a fieldtrip is a great way to incorporate ICT into the study of earth science.


 * Lablinks.** See http://edit312.wikispaces.com/General for more information. The ICT in Lessons category includes an Earth and Beyond link http://www.lablinks.edu.au/www/index.cfm?itemid=162 and some great ideas to get started on Google Earth, GIS and EarthCaching.

http://www.ga.gov.au/about/event/geologi.jsp
 * Geoscience Australia** celebrates Earth Science Week annually, and International Year of Planet Earth (2008) by offering the **GEOLOGI Short Film Competition** to all Australian high school aged students.