Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
Google’s
TOUR BUILDERYour guide today: Amanda Youngblood Teacher, Techie, Trainer Kindledclass.com
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Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
I’m AMANDA YOUNGBLOODEnglish Teacher, Technology Trainer, Consultant
HELLO!
Let’s learn how we can use technology to wander the world.
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
https://goo.gl/n6ohgy
LET ME KNOW YOU WERE HERE!
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
TODAY’S OBJECTIVES
1. Discover how to get students out of the classroom without actually getting out of the classroom
2. Explore how Google’s Tour Builder allows students to explore the world without breaking the budget
3. Learn how to build your own Tour!
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
We want to go...
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
But our district says...
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
SOME USES OF TOUR BUILDERHistory: Build tours of the country being studied; tours of famous battles; follow the life or travels of famous people
Literature: Build tours of famous authors; tours of famous locations (like Verona from “Romeo & Juliet”); follow a character through a book
Math: Explore the growth of mathematical concepts or ideas;
Science: Build tours of ecosystems; visit the sites of scientific discoveries; even explore the ocean
Music: Build tours following musicians; tours of musical history
Art: Visit famous museums around the world (integrate with Google Cultural Institute); tour the wonders of the world; track art movements
PE: Build tours of past Olympic games; track the path to athletic competitions; follow the travels of a famous athlete
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
SOME MORE USES OF TOUR BUILDERVirtual Tours & Field TripsStudent Intro at the Beginning of the YearPlaces You TravelledMultimedia Letter or Diary Historical JourneysLit Tour JournalDistanceBiomesChoose Your Own Adventure
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
You Are
Here
Let’s go places…http://bit.ly/globetheatertour
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
TOURBUILDER.WITHGOOGLE.COMtourbuilder.withgoogle.com
Signed in Gmail
Account
Type the following in
your omnibox
Click on Sign In
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
SIGN IN WITH YOUR GMAIL ACCOUNTtourbuilder.withgoogle.com
Signed in Gmail
Account
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
THE TOUR BUILDER TABS
My ToursDisplays the
tours you created
Shared ToursTours shared with you thru
your gmail account
GalleryBuilt-in
Tours to give us more
ideas
AboutWhat Tour
Builder is and some faqs
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
A VIDEO TUTORIAL ON TOUR BUILDER
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
CREATE A TOUR
Either of these will allow you
to create a tour
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
LET’S START A TOUR
Step 1Write the name of your Tour
Step 2Your name or name of your organization
Step 3Click on
Create Tour
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
Add a location to your story
Add general information about your tour including title, author, images, links, and summary.
ADD LOCATION & DETAILS
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
ADD A NEW LOCATION
Search for a location or drop a pin. Then add it!
Put the little man on the map, and you can even see Street View!
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
Add images & videos
Add general information about your location, like instructions, links, etc.
ADD LOCATION & DETAILS
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
ENHANCE THE STORY WITH MEDIAUpload
images from your
computer
Search for videos on
YouTube or by URL
Preview videos
before you add them!
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
SHARE YOUR TOUR
Let others view your work or keep it private.
Access options: Edit, export,
copy, play it BIG
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
YOU’RE DONE!
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
Questions? Ideas?
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
I’d love your feedback!Feel free to complete this form:
http://bit.ly/endthoughts
Today’s workshop:Google’s Tour Builder
Amanda Youngblood • Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Google Educator Level 1 & 2
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