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I used to read 30+ blogs during one week. I used to even write in mine much more that I have been. I guess that's what having a 15 month old and a busy job that I [both] love means. So my goal is to write a little more and read a little less. I've narrowed my reading down a bit but I still have a few staple blogs that I read. Anyway, I came across Google Lit (www.googlelittrips.org). It an awesome site! I can't wait to inform my Language Arts/English teachers about it! We have Google Earth on just about every computer in the district and teachers are always looking for ways to utilize it. If you're not into Google Earth then you'll most not likely have a clue as to how it fits into your classroom. There are the obvious ones: measurement, geography, environmental systems, etc. I have seen it used for "virtual" fieldtrips but the lit trip concept is awesome! I highly recommend you going out there and taking a look at it. You'll need Google Earth if you wish to download the trips. If you don't have it...get it at http://earth.google.com. While I'm at it...get on out to http://www.google.com/educators. There are tons of "stuff" created for the Google applications that are way applicable to any classroom!
Steve
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