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= Google Treks =

Based on Google Treks by Dr. Alice Christie

From Dr. Christie's website: This site (http://googletreks.org/) was created by Dr. Alice Christie to share an exciting new approach to teaching and learning. Enabled by Web 2.0 tools, GoogleTreks™ allows teachers and students to synthesize information in one easy-to-use map that places text, pictures, audio files, video files, and much more in one central location. [|GoogleTreks™ Video.]

Example Google Treks Map
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Steps for adding links to your Google map
1. Copy the URL from the website (this will place it on the clipboard) 2. In the Placemarker window type in the text that will be your link. Example: Patricia Polacco website 3. Highlight this text 4. In the Placemarker window click on //RichText// then the link icon 5. Paste the URL into the "Enter a URL" window then OK

Steps for adding these pictures to your Google map
1. Right click on picture/photo. 2. Click on //Copy Image Location// This copies the website (of this wiki) to the clipboard. 3. In the Placemarker window click on //RichText// then the small image icon. 4. Paste the link into the "Please enter the URL to an image" window then OK 5. Please note, this picture will look different once you have saved your work. Go ahead and click on Saved then Done to see for yourself.

Steps for adding video to your Google map
I have tried several resources for video but the only one that works with consistency is YouTube. 1. Locate video in YouTube 2. Under video find //Share//, click on this link 3. Click on //Embed// 4. The code will come up in a window below, it is already highlight, all you need to do is copy (CTRL + C) 5. In the Placemarker window click on //Edit HTML// 6. Scroll to where you want to place the video, paste 7. Be sure to provide the link to the video as well (see example from this class: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid= 209676736727302160359.0004b338029db0e9754e4) 8. Click on OK (may need scroll down to get to the OK button) 9. Save then Done. You will new be able to view the video.

**Patricia Polacco**
[|Polacco website] Meteor Ridge Farm (found on the site listed above) http://www.patriciapolacco.com/author/my_home/my_home.html

Byrd Baylor
[|Information on Byrd Baylor]

Judy Blume
[|Information on Judy Blume]

Roald Dahl
[|Roald Dahl website] You will only be able to get information at this site.



Suzanne Collins
[|Suzanne Collins website]

//Note: I have not covered completing a search to find information for a Google Trek for 2 reasons. Most teachers are able to do such a search and there isn't time in our 2-hour class. If anyone would like to have a class focusing on searches for Google Treks, please gather 4 other teachers and send a request to Kim Thomas for a "personalized" CATNIP class.//