Take your class on a tour.

As educators we all have the goal of teaching our students to create things. Creation is one of the ultimate forms of showing knowledge. One of the tools that I have found that allows for you to create and also helps you foster student creation is the Google Tour Builder.

If you have not figured it out by now I have a little bit of an obsession with Google and the multiple ways that they enhance the classroom. The Google Tour Builder allows for you to create a tour and use Google Images, Google Maps, andYoutube videos to enhance your tour. The Tour also gives a space for students to describe their location with history, a personal story, or any information they want. The tour is very easy to use. 

1. You simply start by giving your tour a name and a quick description.

2.  You then add a location

3. You type in a city or landmark and a pin will be placed on the map. 

4. You then add all of the information that you want from that location. You can add a video or pictures that enhance the importance of the location.

5. Repeat for every new location that you want to add. 

As I mentioned this could be a great tool for students to conduct their own research, or for a teacher to create a visual timeline of battles, landmarks, places, etc. As educators we have to always be on the front end of teaching students to be creative and to learn how to create. Here is a link to one of the tours I have built. Hopefully this will help to enhance your classroom.

Below is a video of a quick tutorial of Google Tour Builder