On tuesday, novemeber the 26th, our geography class went down to the computer lab to meet up with the kids in the second grade and collaborate together on a Google Earth project we have been planning for a while. When we went down, the second grade class greeted us with a big smile and sang us a song that they had practiced. It was very nice to see the enthusiasm and their interest in the topics they were learning. Then it was time to pick partners. The little kids stood up and went around to pick the partners they wanted. Danny Jin was my buddy and he picked me and Jaewoo and led us to his computer seat where we began our tour.
Introducing ourselves, Jaewoo and I learned that he was Korean just like us, but was born in Germany. To no surprise, his tour was planned in Germany and we soon went off to look around some parts in Germany after having some fun with the features like flight mode in Google Earth. We visited major cities in Germany such as Munich, Frankfurt, and Berlin. After visiting those places, we even entered the street view of the cities to really view the city in a real photo. Then, Jaewoo and I taught Danny how to place pins at those specific locations. Danny learned fast and put the pins himself with different designs, and was happy to save the snapshot of the city. Even at times he wanted to everything in his own and neglected our tips and helps, we stayed patient and tried our best to lead him through the program. I think having patience and letting Danny learn through the application with trial and error was a good choice because by then I believ he was able to learn faster.
Us three all had fun in doing the exercise, and it was a fresh experience to get together with the second graders to actually accomplish something with them. It was like seeing me nine years ago when I was interested at every little thing. It was a very valuable experience and i actually felt good that I was able to teach a thing or two to Danny. It would have been a memorable experience for him as well to visit Germany although the trip was a virtual one.
I taught him about the flight mode zz
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