Explore and create: Exploratory Creation lab 
Streaming Session
Recorded Session
Presented Virtually
The purpose of this session is to explore Google Earth's Project tool to show how students can use photos, videos, maps, text, links, and more to tell dynamic multimedia stories to express their learning in any subject area.
Participants will explore premade Google Earth tours, and will then create their own as we work through each step in the process. Finally attendees will share their creations with the rest of the group to learn from each other.
The session will cover the following information.
Explore (10 minutes)
Attendees will access and explore a pre-made Tour to see what can be created with this tool.
Create (60 minutes)
Attendees will choose a topic they would like to build a Tour for and will be guided step-by-step in the creation of the Tour. They will include adding locations, photos, videos, descriptions, placemarks, custom views, informational slides, lines, shapes, and more.
View (10 minutes)
Attendees will learn how to play their Tour online and navigate through the content.
Share (10 minutes)
Attendees will share links to their Tours with the group so participants can learn from each other.
Google Earth's Project tool provides students with an engaging, creative alternative to expressing themselves. The benefits of using technology for multimedia, digital storytelling are well documented by research. Several of the resources and approaches demonstrated in my session are listed as positive influences on student achievement in James Hattie's "Visible Learning" study including:
Creativity programs
Technology in writing
Elaboration and organization
Technology in other subjects
Visual/audio-visual methods
https://visible-learning.org/hattie-ranking-influences-effect-sizes-learning-achievement/
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