However, this is not going to be a typical expedition--instead, we are taking this expedition 2.0, or going digital. Students are going to be in groups of 3 or 4, and each be assigned an iPod touch. On the iPods are two iBooks I created that are scavenger hunt type books for each of the historical Civil War people buried at the cemetery. Students will have to first read about the person, then follow certain directions that include locating the person's grave, and performing certain tasks at each grave using the iPod touch.
After we spend the morning at Bellefontaine on our Civil War grave scavenger hunt via iBooks and using the iPod touches, students will then have to compile all of their digital evidence from their scavenger hunt from their group's iPod into an iMovie in the afternoon when we return back to school.
I'm so excited about this expedition and really hope that the students will be too. It's right up their "digital" alleys, and I hope it works out just as planned. I'll post a follow-up blog after the expedition next week with some reflections, photos, and hopefully the iMovies each group makes from the expedition.
Until then, here are the PDF versions of the iBooks I created...if you're heading to Bellefontaine Cemetery soon, feel free to use them for a Civil War scavenger hunt challenge. There are 2 books for the 2 different clusters of the Civil War people buried there. Enjoy!
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