Media Specialist/Librarian at Raymondville Early College High School

Google Lit Trips

Travel with Literature

Learn the basics of creating a virtual field trip of what students are reading using the Google Lit Trips concept and Google Maps. To motivate and enrich student reading, collect web resources and images about a title and place them geographically using the power of Google Maps, instead of the usual Google Earth application which may not be available at many schools. Discussion will include choosing appropriate titles, selecting resources to enrich the reading experience. creating a map of important aspects of the story, finding other Lit Trips, and using the Lit Trips in class.This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.

Presenter: Manuel Gomez, RECHS Media Specialist

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