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sandyrotto Jun 23 @ 9:00 PM EDT

ONE hour away from #DitchBook Join us to discuss ch 1-7 of @jmattmiller's engaging book #tlap #sstlap @burgessdave https://t.co/rpaQWyxvxH

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:03 PM EDT

Chuck from Milrockee - double dipping #atplc and #sstlap - still feeling the love from #usmspark

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:04 PM EDT

Hi! Rebecca from Green Bay. I know Ben said he might be a little late. Looks like a great topic for #sstlap

STLinOK Jun 23 @ 9:06 PM EDT

Amy Presley from Oklahoma. Always look forward to #sstlap!

MrBarry628 Jun 23 @ 9:09 PM EDT

I'm sorry I keep missing #sstlap gang! Summer track!!! Ugh!!! Miss y'all!!

dragonmark_101 Jun 23 @ 9:09 PM EDT

Derik from Wisconsin, currently teaching a summer elementary program #sstlap

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:10 PM EDT

Q1: What makes travel so enjoyable and exciting? #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:10 PM EDT

Q1 What makes travel so enjoyable - check out the Google My Maps for the question #sstlap https://t.co/mWa6TNPhkr

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:11 PM EDT

Sorry all just got home from soccer and making supper. Will check in. #sstlap

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:12 PM EDT

A1 #sstlap I love walking in the footsteps of history, and having my family and students do the same - no better way to learn and appreciate

CaptainRPSmith3 Jun 23 @ 9:12 PM EDT

A1 Alisha, 5th Kansas New experiences, seeing the sites, spending time w/ fam, your choice #sstlap https://t.co/FDzMRYWk76

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:10 PM EDT

Q1 What makes travel so enjoyable - check out the Google My Maps for the question #sstlap https://t.co/mWa6TNPhkr

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:12 PM EDT

I love spending time with family and friends and experiencing new things! #sstlap

CHitch94 Jun 23 @ 9:12 PM EDT

Chris from Bloomington, IN. Teach world history for online private HS. Sorry I'm late - had to get the urchins to bed. #sstlap

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:13 PM EDT

@Braz74 sounds good! I know you have a lot going on! #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:13 PM EDT

New food I mean places people music food &stories to tell over & over until your friends know them by heart #sstlap https://t.co/vvaVwOa94e

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:10 PM EDT

Q1 What makes travel so enjoyable - check out the Google My Maps for the question #sstlap https://t.co/mWa6TNPhkr

STLinOK Jun 23 @ 9:13 PM EDT

A1: Often linked to something you are passionate/curious about: built in motive for fun #sstlap

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:13 PM EDT

I also love learning about the culture of where I am vistiting! Especially the music and food! #sstlap

CHitch94 Jun 23 @ 9:14 PM EDT

A1) Sometimes the unexpected - how you're going to see things you've never seen, done things you've never done, etc. #sstlap

CaptainRPSmith3 Jun 23 @ 9:14 PM EDT

@Braz74 How could I forget food? #sstlap

dragonmark_101 Jun 23 @ 9:14 PM EDT

A1: Spending time with family, and seeing new things #sstlap

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:14 PM EDT

A1 #sstlap travel brings all of the SS to life - geo, history, culture, govt, you name it - validates what we do

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:15 PM EDT

@Chucktaft agreed! I love learning about the history! Can't wait for our Boston trip in Aug. We will do the Freedom Trail #sstlap

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:15 PM EDT

@GauthierRebecca Walk the red line! #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:16 PM EDT

@CaptainRPSmith3 it might be that I just made homemade pizza and am starving but love food #sstlap

Supatravel_Guru Jun 23 @ 9:16 PM EDT

Chuck Taft on Twitter: "A1 #sstlap travel brings all of the SS to life - geo, history, culture, govt, you name it -… https://t.co/1Wm1bavHkb

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:17 PM EDT

@Braz74 We will both be there! We get in really early on Sunday am. We will have to meet up somtime! #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:17 PM EDT

Q2 what is the best field trip you have ever experienced as a student #sstlap https://t.co/y54WlMaivL

CaptainRPSmith3 Jun 23 @ 9:17 PM EDT

@Braz74 That could be it. :) #sstlap

dragonmark_101 Jun 23 @ 9:17 PM EDT

You don't even have to go far, my family and I moved to Wisconsin a few years ago and we're still finding new things #sstlap

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:17 PM EDT

@Chucktaft sounds good! I will make a note to do this! Thanks! #sstlap

SciTeach7Davis Jun 23 @ 9:18 PM EDT

A2) as a college Ss at UGA: Saltwater eco class required visit to the coast #sstlap

CHitch94 Jun 23 @ 9:18 PM EDT

A2) Hmmm. Abraham Lincoln National Boyhood Memorial was pretty cool. #sstlap

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:18 PM EDT

A2 #sstlap in school - Mackinac Island in 5th, DC in 8th - DC trip had a big role in my love of USH

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:18 PM EDT

@Braz74 sounds good! I can not wait! #sstlap

SciTeach7Davis Jun 23 @ 9:19 PM EDT

A2) also trip to Savannah, GA in 6th gr. Mom was a chap. Went in the marsh mud, Massie school, Ft Pulaski #sstlap

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:20 PM EDT

@GauthierRebecca @Braz74 Did a historical pub crawl last time I was in Boston - tons o fun #sstlap

dragonmark_101 Jun 23 @ 9:20 PM EDT

A2: In collage I got to go see Jane Goodall give a talk #sstlap

STLinOK Jun 23 @ 9:20 PM EDT

A2: Loved the Zoo & living history museums. Was super-spoiled with the STL Zoo & Forest Park museums as a kid in St Louis #sstlap

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:20 PM EDT

May sound silly but 1 of my fav. field trips was at school. We learned about Japan & took a "trip" there including a plane ride! #sstlap

CaptainRPSmith3 Jun 23 @ 9:21 PM EDT

A2 Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, loved seeing what we were learning about #sstlap https://t.co/JuldevYUzo

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:17 PM EDT

Q2 what is the best field trip you have ever experienced as a student #sstlap https://t.co/y54WlMaivL

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:21 PM EDT

@Chucktaft @Braz74 ooo that sounds like a blast!!! #sstlap

CHitch94 Jun 23 @ 9:22 PM EDT

@GauthierRebecca Doesn't sound silly - sounds memorable. #sstlap

dropstepdunk Jun 23 @ 9:22 PM EDT

Matt from Indiana, 6th SS. where it's muggy. Also holding my daughters hand while she goes to bed, joining in on my phone. #sstlap

STLinOK Jun 23 @ 9:23 PM EDT

@GauthierRebecca @Chucktaft @Braz74 That sounds awesome! #sstlap

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:23 PM EDT

Going to Williamsburg and Gettysburg was a really cool fieldtrip too! #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:24 PM EDT

Q3 https://t.co/wvBmjbqNjQ Where is the greatest place you have traveled as an adult? why? #sstlap

dropstepdunk Jun 23 @ 9:24 PM EDT

A2: went to DC in 6th. Also a tour of now demolished RCA Dome #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:25 PM EDT

Bummed the map questions not working on the phone #sstlap https://t.co/EAf7Yn7Dqv

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:17 PM EDT

Q2 what is the best field trip you have ever experienced as a student #sstlap https://t.co/y54WlMaivL

CHitch94 Jun 23 @ 9:25 PM EDT

A3) Denver and Hawaii. Saw real mountains (Rocky Mtn Natl Park)) & Pearl Harbor & the Punchbowl. Hitting England later this summer. #sstlap

CaptainRPSmith3 Jun 23 @ 9:26 PM EDT

A3 Okinawa, it is rich with so much history #sstlap https://t.co/eKPjWf5KDj

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:24 PM EDT

Q3 https://t.co/wvBmjbqNjQ Where is the greatest place you have traveled as an adult? why? #sstlap

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:26 PM EDT

A3 #sstlap easy - 2 faves - taking my family to DC and doing the family trip out west (SD, Yellowstone, Tetons) in an RV - can't beat it

SciTeach7Davis Jun 23 @ 9:26 PM EDT

A3) honeymoon in Costa Rica - when "eco" tourism was just kicking off! #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:26 PM EDT

@dragonmark_101 where from originally? And welcome to Wisconsin in my best that 70s show voice #sstlap

dropstepdunk Jun 23 @ 9:26 PM EDT

A3 Taiwan to finalize an adoption of my son. Kauai, Hawaii for its beauty. #sstlap

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:26 PM EDT

@CHitch94 that's for sure! Our classroom was completely transformed! #sstlap

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:27 PM EDT

A3 #sstlap been to a few more exotic spots, but sharing travel with my family makes any trip my fave

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:27 PM EDT

@Braz74 yeah I had to switch over to my chromebook. Oh well still cool! #sstlap

dragonmark_101 Jun 23 @ 9:28 PM EDT

@Braz74 I'm from Michigan. We moved over here so I could get my masters in archaeology, but I switched to teaching while I was here #sstlap

SciTeach7Davis Jun 23 @ 9:28 PM EDT

A3) Israel on a trip with all teachers (1998) studying conflict in the country; Israel with our 8th gr as chap 1st time for many #sstlap

dropstepdunk Jun 23 @ 9:29 PM EDT

Also Kauai, Hawaii had genuinely nice people. We just looked across the street and both lanes of traffic stopped so we could cross #sstlap

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:29 PM EDT

@Chucktaft Yellowstone, Tetons, Glacier National Park is always a good trip! I enjoyed that trip as well! #sstlap

cheffernan75 Jun 23 @ 9:29 PM EDT

A2 best field trip was getting to go through the locks on the Chicago River into Lake Michigan. Don't even remember why we did it! #sstlap

STLinOK Jun 23 @ 9:29 PM EDT

A3: Been to some neat places, but the float trips with all my aunts, uncles & cousins growing up are some of my fav memories #sstlap

dropstepdunk Jun 23 @ 9:31 PM EDT

A3 Holland Michigan and nearby "lighthouse towns" are cool #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:32 PM EDT

Q4 https://t.co/x1qGIICZ4f #sstlap Where have you gone that you would be willing to share?

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:35 PM EDT

A4 #sstlap been able to go on a few cool SS trips - south to study CRM and CivWar https://t.co/GWWTg7yh6X

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:35 PM EDT

A4 #sstlap large group trip to Vietnam and Cambodia https://t.co/pkFgAfA0cc

CHitch94 Jun 23 @ 9:35 PM EDT

A4) I used my photos and materials I purchased at Pearl Harbor to give my Ss a sense of the experience. #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:36 PM EDT

@dropstepdunk light houses are cool and Michigan has a lot. #sstlap

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:36 PM EDT

A4 #sstlap my professional fave - solo trip to England and France to study WWII, focusing on D-Day https://t.co/v7n3goQXTI

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:37 PM EDT

A4 #sstlap all trips helps tell the story of important events and their impact today

CaptainRPSmith3 Jun 23 @ 9:37 PM EDT

A4:Got to go to Colorado Springs and see where Olympians were trained #sstlap https://t.co/A0allnMXNZ

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:38 PM EDT

@Chucktaft would love to go to Europe! That is my ultimate trip on my bucket list! #sstlap

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:39 PM EDT

@GauthierRebecca Normandy was over the top amazing - for a WWII guy, it's the best (until I get to Iwo Jima) #sstlap

dragonmark_101 Jun 23 @ 9:39 PM EDT

@dropstepdunk My high school marching band used to march in their tulip festival #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:40 PM EDT

Q5 where would you like to travel? https://t.co/b2YJntWfH8 #sstlap

dropstepdunk Jun 23 @ 9:40 PM EDT

@CHitch94 I'll always remember when we stepped onto the memorial the sense of awe, respect, and silence from everyone. #sstlap

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:41 PM EDT

@Chucktaft Wow! i can't even imagine! #sstlap

Americans2012 Jun 23 @ 9:41 PM EDT

@Braz74 a4 sorry late ... I created google earth trip of places &pics I visited when went back to Poland as an adult #sstlap

CHitch94 Jun 23 @ 9:41 PM EDT

@dropstepdunk Yes. I tried to explain that to my students as well. It's a very powerful experience. #sstlap

CHitch94 Jun 23 @ 9:42 PM EDT

A5) Going to England this summer so fired up about that. Would go about anywhere though traveling w/ food allergic kids is chlg. #sstlap

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:42 PM EDT

A5 #sstlap my list is long (like all SS Ts) - Petra, Australia, Iwo Jima, central Europe, Tarawa

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:42 PM EDT

Bring a WH teacher I would love to go to Rome and Greece! Also Paris and London! One day hopfully. #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:42 PM EDT

Yes you have a ton of virtual field trip resources #Sstlap https://t.co/EyjBVc931q

Americans2012 Jun 23 @ 9:41 PM EDT

@Braz74 a4 sorry late ... I created google earth trip of places &pics I visited when went back to Poland as an adult #sstlap

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:43 PM EDT

@Americans2012 @Braz74 I love telling my ss stories and showing pics from trips I have taken over the summer / year! #sstlap

STLinOK Jun 23 @ 9:44 PM EDT

A5: Professional - East Asia, personal - Scotland. #sstlap

Americans2012 Jun 23 @ 9:45 PM EDT

@Braz74 #sstlap would love 2 go backpacking through Europe Venice beethoven's & mozarts birth place, Rome, France a5

Gryczewski Jun 23 @ 9:47 PM EDT

@Braz74 Love this question! Am traveling so can't share pics now; visited Verdun on 100th anniversary of deadly battle. Haunting. #sstlap

Americans2012 Jun 23 @ 9:48 PM EDT

@GauthierRebecca @Braz74 great idea Rebecca could have SS submit Gform with places they visited this summer write & link it 2 map #sstlap

CHitch94 Jun 23 @ 9:48 PM EDT

A5) I want to go to Salzburg and see all the sights from "The Sound of Music." #nerd #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:48 PM EDT

Heading to Denver next week and hope to take lots of pics to share. #sstlap https://t.co/XJpWs4eCVp

Gryczewski Jun 23 @ 9:47 PM EDT

@Braz74 Love this question! Am traveling so can't share pics now; visited Verdun on 100th anniversary of deadly battle. Haunting. #sstlap

dropstepdunk Jun 23 @ 9:49 PM EDT

A5: Ireland, Australia, Italy, Grand Canyon #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:49 PM EDT

Q6 https://t.co/eQGZDmEnjd #sstlap Where would you like to take students if there were no obstacles

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:49 PM EDT

@Americans2012 @Braz74 love this idea! #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:50 PM EDT

You guys are awesome. Just got kids to bed so joining for final bit #sstlap

CHitch94 Jun 23 @ 9:50 PM EDT

A6) Great Wall of China, Timbuktu, Jerusalem, St. Petersburg, Chichen Itza, Machu Picchu, etc. #sstlap

dragonmark_101 Jun 23 @ 9:50 PM EDT

A6: Does time travel count? #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:51 PM EDT

A6 my answers for most questions are found in the map I used for the questions. #sstlap can't wait to hear ideas https://t.co/5bZUThMq62

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:49 PM EDT

Q6 https://t.co/eQGZDmEnjd #sstlap Where would you like to take students if there were no obstacles

CHitch94 Jun 23 @ 9:51 PM EDT

@historycomics LOL I'd love to learn more about the real history while also seeing the movie sights. ;) #sstlap

STLinOK Jun 23 @ 9:51 PM EDT

Sign me up for that Mr. Peabody! #sstlap https://t.co/CbFX00XoJr

dragonmark_101 Jun 23 @ 9:50 PM EDT

A6: Does time travel count? #sstlap

dropstepdunk Jun 23 @ 9:52 PM EDT

A6: I teach mostly Europe and S America so anywhere there. Rome and Greece for sure #sstlap

CHitch94 Jun 23 @ 9:52 PM EDT

@Gryczewski We were going to try to go this summer as my husband has a conf in Vienna but too expensive & ...food allergies. #sstlap

GauthierRebecca Jun 23 @ 9:52 PM EDT

The Colosseum, Athens, Great Wall, Castles in Europe #sstlap

classroomtools Jun 23 @ 9:53 PM EDT

How will travel plans change depending on results of Brexit vote? #sstlap

Americans2012 Jun 23 @ 9:53 PM EDT

@GauthierRebecca yes ! #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:53 PM EDT

That is a great idea - had Ss create time travel brochures. #sstlap https://t.co/t4NKl3VLJx

dragonmark_101 Jun 23 @ 9:50 PM EDT

A6: Does time travel count? #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:54 PM EDT

Q7 Would you be willing to share your adventures w/ ss at other schools - where and how connect to you? #sstlap https://t.co/G8rM8SE0M7

STLinOK Jun 23 @ 9:54 PM EDT

I've been watching my news ticker & wondered the same thing #sstlap https://t.co/Vs21Nf3qi6

classroomtools Jun 23 @ 9:53 PM EDT

How will travel plans change depending on results of Brexit vote? #sstlap

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:54 PM EDT

A6 #sstlap Eueopean and Pacific WWII tour - but only certain studnets - you know the ones

classroomtools Jun 23 @ 9:54 PM EDT

How many take Climate Change into account when thinking about travel? #sstlap

Chucktaft Jun 23 @ 9:54 PM EDT

A6 #sstlap European and Pacific WWII tour - but only certain studnets - you know the ones

STLinOK Jun 23 @ 9:55 PM EDT

Gotta jet a few min early from #sstlap. Always a pleasure to hang out with you folks!

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:55 PM EDT

@classroomtools good question. #sstlap

SciTeach7Davis Jun 23 @ 9:56 PM EDT

A6) Galapagos Islands, Madagascar, New Zealand. Comparative ecology. Who wants to write my grant??? #sstlap

classroomtools Jun 23 @ 9:56 PM EDT

@STLinOK Have a good night and a great weekend, Amy. #sstlap

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:57 PM EDT

Nice-could be places to teach them importance of how actions pact others or places where there is more peace #sstlap https://t.co/2RlPJtKwcU

Americans2012 Jun 23 @ 9:52 PM EDT

@Braz74 a6 that's a tough one so many influential places it would have 2 b something that would help them learn & not repeat bad history

Braz74 - Moderator Jun 23 @ 9:58 PM EDT

Sorry for failing as host tonight - life gets in the way sometimes. Summer soccer is ruining my opportunity to sit on the couch&chat #sstlap