The document discusses a project where Brazilian high school students collaboratively create virtual tour guides using Google My Maps as part of their technology curriculum. The initiative aims to enhance language learning through group work, authentic materials, and meaningful tasks while promoting autonomy and engagement. It outlines the project's objectives, methodologies, and expected outcomes in integrating technology with education.

1. Integrating Google My Maps and language learning: the
collaborative creation of virtual tour guides by Brazilian students
Marcos Racilan
Daniel Oliveira
Electronic Village
Technology Showcase & EV Fair Classics

2. Context and Needs analysis
 High school students in an Institute of Technology
• regular curriculum
• technical education curriculum
 Real beginners
 Have students experiment with language
• group work facilitating peer
• a textual genre approach
• development of oral and written texts
• formative evaluation feedback

3. Objectives
 Involve students with a meaningful learning task
 Integrate new technologies in the learning process
 Foster the use of authentic material from the net
 Promote the development of autonomy
 Engage students in collaborative work

4. General view

5. Drawing lines

6. Editing lines

7. Choosing icons

8. Finding a hotel

9. Sightseeing

10. Pictures and Texts

11. Pictures and Texts

12. Videos - future attractions

13. Videos - current attraction

14. Trying local cuisine

15. Variation from original project

16. Google Earth Virtual Tour
http://youtu.be/KKvYH-zEql0

17. Integrating Google My Maps and language learning:
the collaborative creation of virtual tour guides by Brazilian
students
Marcos Racilan
marcosracilan@timoteo.cefetmg.br
Daniel Oliveira