I started several days ago and read through the information. Geolocation is definitely not something that I am comfortable with and so this seemed challenging. I loved the thought of doing a Google Lit Trip. But, because a couple teachers and I just finished working together on A Long Walk to Water, I am going to save that for another year but will hopefully have time to work on it later. I think that novel would make a great Lit Trip.
I started off exploring the new Google Maps, took the tours, added some pins, and looked at several Photo Tours. I moved back and forth from my desktop to my devices. I feel better now about Google Maps and what can be discovered.
I decided that History Pins seemed like something I wanted to learn more about and so I created an account and began a small project called "North Country Libraries". I have only added three pictures and pinned them to maps, but it is a start. I like the "History Pins in Schools" and will continue to explore that more. The "activities and downloadables" section has some great, fairly simple ideas to use with classes. The one thing I am having trouble with is figuring out how to just find some of the collections. I don't see a way to really search, but I am still looking. :)
One of my favorite places to visit when I need to de-stress is located in the Adirondacks near Santa Clara, NY. It is called Madawaska Pond and is truly beautiful. I thought maybe I could add a picture on the map; but, I didn't see a way to do that. I did successfully add a marker to the spot I love on the collaborative map. I am adding two pictures here so that you can see it, Polly. :)
