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Congratulations! Your students are about to embark on the virtual trip of a lifetime! Their participation will take them to places on this earth they will probably never see in their lifetime, meet people they didn’t know even existed, and delve into their own unexamined personal views, all in the context of an academic challenge.
 * // Project Description & Language Objectives //**
 * __ Overview __**

Instruction is provided in a:
 * student-driven
 * standards-addressed
 * technology-enhanced
 * authentically-assessed adventure of global discovery
 * while meeting state and district Information, Literacy, and Technology standards.

Students will read, write and share information to answer self-guided research questions that explore a variety of topics and regions of our planet. Students will produce a well-researched online non-fiction publication (using both GoogleEarth and MixBook) with key-word researched writing, paraphrased and presented in a creative format that is supported with images and virtual artifacts found through various websites. Students will use authentic content vocabulary such as: Web2.0, applications, online sources, artifacts, image manipulation, topic sentence, supporting details, latitude/longitude, region, conclusion, introduction, keywords
 * __ Project Learning Objectives / (Content Language Objectives) __**

__** Tools and Supports **__
 * class website: (http://googloureearth.wikispaces.com) containing learning aids, instructions, practice worksheets, videos and tutorials, screencasts, exemplars and grading rubric
 * student-paired support during learning sessions
 * GoogleEarth software
 * Mixbook (Web2.0 tool)
 * Paint.net and Microsoft Word
 * Google search engine
 * Wikipedia & other online websites