LIBRARIES+AND+CLASSROOMS

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**1. Eileen Vaughn**
Scratch is a programming language that allows your students to make stories, animations, games and more while learning mathematical ideas and how to think creatively. It was developed at the MIT media lab. Once the program is downloaded, students can work offline. The creations can be shared online if you choose to open a free account. (Grade 3 and up)
 * Using Scratch in the Classroom: see your students’ eyes widen as you make Cartesian coordinates come alive!

This presentation would fit into the #2 format. Scratch is a small (35MB) file that is easily downloaded to the Mac or PC -Would we need to have participants download the software ahead of time? (Sue)

**2. Eileen Vaughn**
During this presentation, I will share my experience of putting together the pieces of a Google LitTrip. This project was developed using instructions from Jerome Burg, the creator of googlelittrips.org. The photographs used in the LitTrip were from Flickr photographers. This provided me with the opportunity to communicate with artists who had actually been to the specific destinations that I outlined in the trip. This presentation would fit into format #1. The LitTrip takes the participant to several locations in the book.
 * The Making of a Google LitTrip: //The Wanderer// by Sharon Creech

**3. Eileen Vaughn **
This presentation would demonstrate to participants how to use placemarks, create paths, and add text and photos to a virtual trip. This would be an introduction to educators wanting to add more appeal into the study of locations on our planet. This presentation would fit into the #2format. Computers need to have Google Earth installed on them.
 * Using Google Earth in the Classroom

Eileen Vaughn Library Media Specialist Barnard Academy, Bridgewater Village School & Sherburne Elementary School P.O. 157, Barnard, VT 05031; P.O. 31, Bridgewater, VT 05034; 686 Schoolhouse Rd., Killington, VT 05751 234-9763; 672-3464; 422-3366 Windsor Central Supervisory Union evaughn@wcsu.net