Weather+Around+the+World

Idea #1:
[|Weather Network:] == The weather network is a great resource for a weather unit. Students can choose a destination and look at their weather and compare it to our current weather. The weather network provides students with daily updates of their destinations weather and it is a great way for students to learn about checking the daily weather and short and long term forecasts in both Canadian and International cities. ==


 * || Regina, SK Canada || Kingston, Jamaica ||
 * Monday || -1 with a few clouds || + 29 a few clouds ||
 * Tuesday ||  ||   ||
 * Wednesday ||  ||   ||
 * Thursday ||  ||   ||
 * Friday ||  ||   ||

Idea #2:
[|Weather Network Weather Cameras:] == The Weather Network has a number of weather cams around the world. When exploring weather around the world you can show different images from the web cams around the world and as a class talk about what the weather looks like in a different place around the world. This helps give the students a visual so they can picture what the weather is like in a different place. The Weather Network allows you to look at web cams around Canada as well as different International cities. ==

[|Weather Cam in Royal Mayan, Cancun Mexico]

[|Weather Cam in Basil, Switzerland]

[|Weather Cam Charolette, PEI]

[|Twitter:] == Twitter is constantly out-doing all of our expectations! Who knew that there would someday be a tool like Twitter for connecting educators all around the world? Twitter has been so handy for contacting others for ideas and suggestions, and it is highly recommended for any teacher who loves new resources and fresh ideas. To see an example of how helpful Twitter is (or, rather, the PEOPLE on Twitter are!), you could, perhaps, tweet out a message looking for another teacher who is willing to connect his/her class via Skype (or any other chat/video tool) with yours to discuss a certain topic (weather) or ask each other questions (about weather). Or, you could send out a tweet looking for a teacher who can connect his/her class with yours for Blog commenting... The possibilities are virtually endless! Twitter is a wonderful connection tool and is, again, highly recommended. Once you join, your skepticism will dwindle away. Trust us! :) ==
 * Idea #3: **

Idea #4:
[|Skype:] == Skype is a great collaboration tool that allows classrooms to talk to other classrooms in real time. Once you have contacted other educators around the world using Twitter or another collaboration tool you could request to Skype with their classrooms about weather. This will allow the students to ask other students any questions they have about the weather in a different city, province or country. Teachers can also set up Skype for the purpose of students connecting with a Meteorologist. This would be a unique opportunity and would have a great impact on students' learning. ==

== Here is an //[|example]// of how Skype can be used to collaborate with others about weather information. Mr. Williams had a Meteorology day where his class Skyped with different Meteorologists. He then recorded their conversations and posted them to his blog as Podcasts. Thanks Mr. Williams for sharing your classrooms collaboration! ==