{"id":1557,"date":"2016-10-03T14:50:21","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T18:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/?p=1557"},"modified":"2023-06-27T08:02:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T12:02:36","slug":"my-favorite-nearpod-lesson-a-trip-to-gettysburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/my-favorite-nearpod-lesson-a-trip-to-gettysburg\/","title":{"rendered":"My Favorite Nearpod Lesson &#8211; A Trip to Gettysburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Find immersive ready-to-teach VR lessons like the one Ms. Stewart describes in the Nearpod store!<\/em><br \/>\n<b>This is a guest blog post by Jennifer Stewart, an 8th grade World Geography and US History teacher in Greenfield, IN.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I teach seventh grade <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Geography and eighth grade United States history<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Greenfield, Indiana. Our department has totally moved away from traditional textbooks, so we rely very heavily on digital resources to help our students learn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I still believe in traditional note taking as a way to distribute information, but with Nearpod, it has become much more engaging and enjoyable for both my students and myself. They no longer groan and complain when they\u2019re asked to take notes!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My favorite Nearpod lesson this year was part of a lesson about Gettysburg. I created a very simple Nearpod lesson and incorporated VR field trips from various spots around the Gettysburg battlefield. After the students had a chance to \u201clook around\u201d the area, I had them comment about the terrain and then compare and contrast the different areas and the difficulties\/benefits of fighting in the different areas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, I would have used regular photographs or maps of the battlefield. The students would still get the same idea, but when they can actually stand up and \u201clook around\u201d the battlefield, it gave them a much better perspective. 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