We have exchanged stuffed toys with a kindergarten in Australia and are keeping a journal about the adventures of the toy they sent us. The children are learning through E-mail what life is like in another country, while learning to communicate via computer. In a few months, we'll return the animals along with their journals. The children love it and parents get involved by writing what their child dictates. Using the United States Geological Survey as a source, students are able to locate current earthquakes, their location in longitude and latitude, depth below earth's surface, magnitude, and exact time.
Maps show the area of the quake, color-coded for depth.
Lots of other information on earthquakes is also listed. The Earthquakes link leads to maps showing quakes that struck within the last day and even the last hour. All four teachers in our department have added personal links to the main site. We also maintain sites on QUIA, which can be reached from our main Web site. I surf the Internet regularly and am worried about how much information is available about me.