Thursday, March 7, 2019

Reading Treks and Google Lit Trips




You might be familiar with Lit Trips.  Here is the definition from their website:

What is a Google Lit Trip?

Lit Trips are downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous
literature on the surface of Google Earth. Along the way,
placemarks with pop-up windows contain "just in time" resources
including relevant media, thought-provoking discussion
starters, and links to supplementary information about "real world"
references in that portion of the story. Our focus is on creating
engaging and relevant literary experiences for students.

While I have seen these for a while, TeachersFirst recently
shared their Reading Treks.  They look very similar (with a
Google Earth file as well as directions) yet the stories
appear to be for younger readers.

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