When I tell you I have been waiting since the first week of classes for our outdoor education technology integration class, I have never meant anything more sincerely. However, sometimes you get pneumonia, and sometimes that means you have to stay home and watch as your classmates dance around the Finnerty Gardens- and that’s ok too.
Outdoor Education is my passion, some people may say it’s one of the driving forces behind me deciding to become a teacher, I am some people.
I was especially disappointed as I intended to create an entire Free Inquiry blog post about our experiences integrating technology outside as part of my Free Inquiry Blog about Outdoor Education which has me constantly finding ways to integrate technology outside. We win some, we lose some.
Now I’m not here to mope, I’m here to take a minute to show you some pretty pictures of spring blooms and plants I’ve taken on my own time AND to tell you about how much I love GoogleLens.
Now I’m not sure if GoogleLens was one of that many amazing resources talked about in today’s class, but let me tell you, in a pinch it’s a forager’s best friend. I’ve been using GoogleLens almost daily for the last 3 years to help me identify plants, get to know fungi, and expand my knowledge on tasty tasty foragable plants. Obviously, with any ID resource, you’ll want to double check anything before you use it – but with GoogleLens handy ability to bring you straight to Google Search – the internet is immediately at your fingertips. So give it a download and dazzle your friends with your knowledge, or annoy them by constantly stopping to take pictures of leaves while on walks! The possibilities are endless!
See you out there!
