What's the Connection?
Published on Feb 10, 2016
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What's the Connection?
- Critical Thinking
- Close Reading
- Google Expeditions
- Oh, and what is a Google Expedition anyway?
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Google Expeditions
Expeditions are guided tours comprised of virtual reality panoramas and are led by a guide or teacher.
Using a tablet, teachers can guide up to 50 students wearing virtual reality viewers.
Teachers can guide their class and point out highlights while referring to editable notes.
Let's see it in action! YouTube video
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Think of the Possibilities
- Take Virtual Fieldtrips
- Use as a PBL component
- Make the setting of a story come alive
- Add sensory learning to content areas
- Foster authentic critical thinking
- Integrate with Connect 2 Learn
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Today's Purpose
- Learn about Google Expeditions
- Take away three Critical Thinking questions that pack a punch!
- Gain a Close Reading structure
- Explore resources to build schema for your grade level's expedition
- Explore resources to reflect after your grade level's expedition
- Explore other virtual field trip resources
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Question:
Who would like to be anywhere else but here...right now...like anywhere else?
Let's go!
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What's going on in this picture?
What's going on in this picture?
What's going on in this picture?
3 Critical Thinking Questions
- What's going on in this picture/article/story/poem?
- What do you see that makes you say that?
- What more can we find out?
What's going on in this picture?
Have you guessed where we are going today?
Photo by Kerri Lee Smith
Why go to the beach?
Let's set a purpose with some close reading!
Close Reading
- What does the text say?
- How does the text work?
- What does the text mean?
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Untitled Slide
A menu to make planning Close Reading manageable
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A short beach expedition...
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Expedition Planning Time
- 2nd-6th grade - use this time to plan pre and post activities for your Feb. 18 expedition
- K-1st - use this time to plan a beach expedition or explore "virtual fieldtrip" resources
- Specials - use this time to explore "virtual fieldtrip" resources or plan for ways to complement grade level expeditions
Photo by Bert Kaufmann
