I discovered that this Podcast was about using google earth, google maps, google sites, other books, and imagination to complete a project. Kevin Hodgson created a journey for students to take so they would end up learning more than they could ever have dreamed of learning, all by being creative, thinking outside the box, and viewing learning as a journey! The concept was for students to start out reading "The Odyssey". After that, the read another book called "The Lightning Thief". The assignment was presented as "a journey", which entices students to embark on an action-packed trip across the globe! Students use google maps and google earth to record their journey online. After they have come to the end, they used google sites to share their tale with others on the world wide web.
I would have been so pumped to do assignments in high school if they would have been anything like this! Students learn to integrate technology with their lives and their educational experience! I can't stress how much positive comes out of prior planning of lessons, units, and creative outlets for students!
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