7. Literary Maps
Multimedia
+ Google Earth
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A great classroom!
~ Jerome Burg
8. • Combining literary road trips
with the interactive technology
and satellite imagery of Google
Earth puts your students right in
the back seat of an unfolding
journey. ~ Jerome Burg
9. • “It puts the kids right in the
middle of the story rather
than at a desk as the teacher
teaches the story at them.“
~Jerome Burg
10. • Media, literature, and the earth
itself converge here in one of the
most exemplary technology
integration
• Virtual expeditions
• Multidimensional learning
experience
11. Strategies that this multimedia
tool support can include:
• Cues, questions, and advance
organizers
• Non-linguistic representation
• Cooperative learning
• Summarizing and note-taking
13. •Choose a book or story that has
a strong sense of place.
• A good story for a lit trip
doesn't have to involve a long
journey.
14. • Choose a relevant activity
that involves various places.
* Amazing Race
* Mystery Class
* World Math & Spelling Day
* Around the World with 80
Classrooms
15. Placemarks Visualize
Information
• Text
• Images
• Web Links
• Video
• Audio
• Icons
• Slides
• Documents
• Navigation
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18. View the location of a field
Google Earth Program Window
trip in Google Earth before
Tool Bars
you actually visit.
Search Panel
Navigation Tools
Zoom Tools
Places Panel
Layers Panel
Coordinates, Elevation
19. Creating Folders to Store
View the location of a field
Searches before
trip in Google Earth
• Go to the
you actually visit.
“Places” folder
• Right-click on
“My Places”
icon
• Add >> Folder
20. ViewSaving Searchesfield
the location of a
trip in Google Earth before
• Click and drag
you actually folder you
visit.
found places into
the
created
• Make sure the
folder is checked.
• Collapse the folder
• Highlight the folder
by clicking on it.
• Go to File >> Save
As >> Save Place
As
21. Creating Basic Placemarks
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trip in Google Earth before
you actually visit.
Directions
1.Find the location
on earth you want
the placemark.
2.Click on the
yellow push pin in
the toolbar
3.Name the
placemark
4.Enter the text
you want to
visualize.
5.Press OK.
22. Editing Placemarks
View the location of a field
trip in Google Earth before
Directions
you actually visit.
1.Right click on the
placemark in the Places
panel
2.Choose properties from
the menu
3.Placemark will open,
allowing you to add
information.
Hint: In order to change the
location of a placemark, you
need to have the properties
box open.
23. Adding Text
View the location of a field
trip in Google Earth before
Directions
you actually visit.
1.Right click on
the placemark
2.Go to properties
3.Type in the text
you want
4.Use HTML tags
to organize text
24. Mediathe location ofOnline
View Needs to Be a field
trip in Google Earth before
• GE uses XHTML
you actually visit. to an
code to refer
image stored
online.
• Use photosharing
sites to store your
photos: Facebook,
Flickr, Picasa Web
Album,
Photobucket, or a
Wiki
25. View the location of a field
trip in Google Earth before
you actually visit.
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29. Let’s play!
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you actually visit.
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you actually visit.
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Editor's Notes
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Are you looking for ways to combine digital literacy skills, research, literature study, geography, reading and writing on the Web? All you need is Google Lit Trips. This tool combines cross-curricular connections, literary exploration, and 21st century skills. \n
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that Burg compares with using manipulatives for hands-on learning in math. Students can also add their own placemarks, highlighting locations or links that add to their understanding.\n
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"The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," can work\n
