Google Lit Trips

After reading this article, I found Google Lit Trips so cool! If I was still in school and either while or after reading a book could take a 'trip', I think it would be SO awesome. I can remember reading the book, Number the Stars, in the fifth grade and being completely engrossed in the story. But I was always slightly confused about where the story took place. I knew it was in Europe and during World War II, but other than that I had no clue. If my teacher could have taken us on a Google Lit Trip, it would have meant so much more to my reading. I could have been able to see firsthand where the characters were going, the length of their journey, and be able to relate to myself. I am a very visual learner and I would be so excited to use a computer to supplement my learning. When I am a classroom teacher I will definitely use Google Lit Trips to supplement my students' learning. I can only imagine the books that I could take my students on a Google Lit Trip with. It would be an excellent way of bringing the outside in.