1. Google Lit Trips: Cross-curricular Technology Integrated Learning Presented by: Laura Bliss, Kelly Hollenkamp, Gretchen Kassel, and Jenifer Phillips University of Missouri-Fall, 2009 ISLT-9471

2. Technology Integration’s Importance Article: Why Do We Need Technology Integration?Why Do We Need Technology Integration?

3. Think About it! What are some ways that you have integrated technology into your classroom’s curriculum?

4. Sharing Time! Discuss ways that you’ve integrated technology into your classroom’s curriculum, with someone sitting close to you. Share/discuss examples as a whole group

5. Workshop Overview Day 1: What are Google Lit Trips? How Do I Use Them? Day 2: How Can I Tie Google Lit Trips Into My Curriculum? Day 3: How Do I Create a Google Lit Trip?

6. KWL Google Lit Trips: What do you Know? What do you Want to know?

7. So What Are Google Lit Trips? Videos: Getting Started TutorialsGetting Started Tutorials

8. In Simpler Terms… Jill Castek and Jessica Mangelson Book Links, American Library Association “Lit Trips are virtual expeditions created by teachers and their students for use in classrooms. These free resources offer a unique reading experience that pairs the exploration of geography with great literature. Google Lit Trips enhance popular stories at all grade levels by taking students on a new form of road trip. Readers will enjoy visualizing scenes and activating their imaginations as texts come to life in full-color imagery.” Book LinksAmerican Library Association http://www.googlelittrips.org/

9. An Example… Possum Magic by Mem Fox Screen Shots of Lit Trip

10. Let’s Try One Out! Note: You must have Google Earth installed or Google Lit Trips will not work. http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/K-5/K-5.html Go to the link above Find a Google Lit Trip that piques your interest Try it out-Sometimes just “playing around” is the best learning experience there is! Find at least two new things that you really liked about your Lit Trip! Find at least one question about Google Lit Trips you may have discovered through your experience today.

11. Lit Trip Discussion What did you discover about the world during your Lit Trip exploration today? What were some things you liked or really enjoyed about Google Lit Trips? What are some questions you still have regarding Google Lit Trips?

12. So Now What? Based on your brief experience today, what are some ways you think you might be able to use Google Lit Trips in your own classroom? 10 Ideas Keep these ideas fresh in your mind for tomorrow’s workshop!

13. Wrapping it Up Today we discovered: What Google Lit Trips Are How to Use Google Lit Trips A Generic List of Possible Ways to Use Google Lit Trips in the Classroom Tomorrow we will discover: How Can I Tie Google Lit Trips Into My Curriculum? Day 3: How Do I Create a Google Lit Trip?