Creating Virtual Field Trips with Google Tools
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Create immersive virtual field trips with Google Earth and My Maps. Take students to far-away destinations without leaving class.
Description
Virtual field trips provide opportunities for teachers to lower four the walls of their classrooms and introduce students to far-away destinations. Applications like Google Earth and Google My Maps are excellent resources for creating rich learning experiences that can immerse students in a variety of cultures and landscapes. Join Lauren Boucher for this interactive, hands-on workshop as she shares how to create immersive virtual explorations using Google Tools for Education. Participants will also receive a ready-made planning template and the opportunity to make-and-take their own virtual field trip using Google tools.
Objectives
- Explain how virtual field trips can lower classroom walls and introduce students to far-away destinations.
- Design a virtual field trip using Google Earth and Google My Maps that will immerse students in a variety of cultures and landscapes.
Lauren Boucher
Lauren Boucher has 18+ years in public education, teaching 3rd grade, gifted K-8, and working as a Digital Teaching and Learning Coach. Now a Southeast Regional Consultant for the NC Department of Public Instruction, she shares innovative ed tech practices nationwide.
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