Future Classroom

Maybe a glimpse of the future of our classroom

Google Lit Trips

Google Lit Trips

Google Lit Trips are free downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth. At each location along the journey there are placemarks with pop-up windows containing a variety of resources including relevant media, thought provoking discussion starters, and links to supplementary information about “real world” references made in that particular portion of the story. 

First Install Google Earth

http://www.google.com/earth/

Then you need to go to google lit trips website, fill out a very short survey and download the grade level pack of stories.

http://www.googlelittrips.com/

Here is a short video demonstration of the software in action
http://vimeo.com/30679979

Play Youtube video in the background on an iPad

Simply start your video and either open a new tab or return the home screen, then scroll up to access the Control Center, then click play.