1. Pack Your Bags
Integrating Google Earth and Literature
with Multimedia to Create an Interactive
Story
Cheryl Lykowski
Connected Educator Series & DEN 2012
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3. Google Lit Trips
Meet the creator!
Jerome Burg ~
http://googlelittrips.com
Google Lit Trips: Reading about Reading
(http://www.scoop.it/t/google-lit-trips-reading-list)
10. Google Lit Trips puts students in the
backseat of an unfolding journey!
~Jerome Burg
Image courtesy of G. Desler
11. • Media, literature, and
the earth itself
converge here in one
of the most
exemplary
technology
integration
• Virtual expeditions
• Multidimensional
learning experience
13. • Choose a book or story
that has a strong sense of
place.
• Choose a relevant activity
that involves various
places.
• A good story for a lit trip
doesn't have to involve a
long journey.
14. Placemarks Visualize
Information
• Text
• Images
• Web Links
• Video
• Audio
• Icons
• Slides
• Documents
• Navigation
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17. Resources for Google Lit Trips
* http://googlelittrips.com
*Bookmapping: Lit Trips and Beyond by Jerome Burg &
Terence Cavanaugh (Amazon Books)
* Google Lit Trips: Reading about Reading (scoop-it)
* Google Lit Trips on Vimeo (by Jerome Burg)
* Learn Google Earth (by Google Earth)
* TechConferences by Cheryl Lykowski