Anyway, as part of storytime I am doing a google lit trip with the kids - never heard of google lit trips - well, they are virtual field trips using google earth and they are based on classic books and luckily they have one created for Make Way For Ducklings.
Since many of the kids in my school have never been to Boston I thought this was also a way for me to share with them my home state.
The only thing you need to be able to share these with your students is Google Earth loaded onto your computer and a projector so your students can see it. I was having computer issues yesterday (the power went out for 2 hours yesterday at school and my computer did not like that) so last night I made a little imovie at home so I could be sure I had something to show my students today. I used ishow and made a movie of me using the lit trip (clicking on the pictures in google earth and adding in an additional Boston attraction - Fenway Park) and then I saved it to a DVD.
The kids loved it and it led into a discussion about maps (which is part of Kindergarten curriculum).
A NJ Teacher has a great blog post about how she has used this Google Lit trip in a technology classroom.
As an added bonus, I found the perfect hat to wear while reading - my daughter had an old dance costume where she was a disco duck and the yellow feathered hat is perfect to wear while reading the story!
3 comments:
Ok, I was totally with you until that hat. I'll do a lot of silly things but I can't see me wearing that one!
I know many female teachers/media specialist who wouldn't wear the hat either - I'm from a long line of people who love to dress up in funny hats - LOL!
Oh, what a cool idea. I may have to take a Google Lit Trip with my five year old. She'd love it.
Post a Comment