AJT+Google+Stuff

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I looked at a Google Lit trip made by one of Mr. Thomas Cooper's students on the book //Into The Wild// by John Krakauer. I found the lit trip to be both fascinating and a great way to visualize the actual journey of the main character of the story. I have read the book many times and seen the movie, but was very interested to see how this particular student saw things. The information that the particular student put into the lit trip was very pertinent and helped the story flow along in their lit trip.

I feel like lit trips are a great way for students to tie in technology to classes. If a teacher can successfully have students create a visual of what they have read, it not only helps the story come alive for the student, but also for the individuals who read the literature trip. As a special ed teacher I plan to use this technology as a starting block for my students who do not like to read. By showing them that reading can be very exciting, it may spark their interests and get them more excited about the prospect of reading a full book. Overall this is an excellent tool, that I plan to use quite a bit in the future.