Using different digital tools

110 mins All

How to use Google Maps additional features and how to create crossword?

Objective / Aims Materials/Apps

The workshop will introduce the participants how to use different digital tools. After the workshop participants: • Will be able to create your own maps with Google Maps. • Will be able to create crosswords with Crosswordlabs. • Computers or smartphones with internet connection. • Apps, Software, platforms used: Office software, Google

Maps, Crosswordlabs

Space

Space should be prepared for group and individual work. Every team should have at least one computer with internet connection. Big screen for projecting in front of the team.

MIX PART. STEP BY STEP. 1st part (40min)

1. Try to remember funny place names in English or in your own language. 2. Choose some place names in your own language and translate them into English. 3. For example, table of funny place names in Estonian: Tapa Kill Loobu Cancel or give up Määri Grease Leina Grief Loosi Raffle Kükita Squat Tõrva Tar Anna Give Haava Wound Kalli Expensive Kohatu Inappropriate Käru Trolley Päri Inherit Tudu Sleep Teenuse Service Vedu Transport Vääna Twist

4. Make a list of 5-6 placenames in Excel and save as Excel file. 5. Search for information about these places. Write the most important findings in the second column (Summary) in your Excel file.

6. Create your own map in Google Map.

Open Google My Maps → Create New Map

7. Use command Import, and import your Excel file into your map (upload the Excel file). 8. When you click on place you can see the description (what was in the second column in your Excel file).

You can add information about the place clicking on the pen tool.

9. Calculate the length of the journey if you want to visit all the places. Use a ruler for this task.

10.Make a short summary what places you recommend to visit, how long is the journey? 11.Share your map with others and explain what interesting places you have discovered.

Participants must click on the places and read the description.

DIGITAL PART. STEP BY STEP. 2nd part (20 min)

1. With a team try to solve the crossword about Estonia https://crosswordlabs.com/view/testing-est 2. Use Google search to find correct answers. 3. To edit or to see the correct answers the password is “NordPlus”.

DIGITAL PART. STEP BY STEP. 3rd PART (40 min)

1. Teamwork - create of a crossword puzzle about your own country. Use crossword tool https://crosswordlabs.com. 2. Share your crossword with other teams. They must solve it and of course they can use all kind of help from crossword creators or Google Search. 3. Crossword creators have to publish the correct answers.

ANALOGICAL PART. STEP BY STEP. 4th part (10 min)

1. Discuss what you learned from the workshop tasks? What was your learning experience or what you discovered? 2. Everybody can share what new skills or features they have learned. How can participants use those skills in their own work?