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= Story Starters: Geocaching, QR Codes, Mobile Devices, and Creative Writing =

** The Road to Independence Project **
** Oak Hill Academy * **** Mouth of Wilson, VA * **** Spring 2012 **

**Instructors**
** Beth Ritter-Guth: English, Programming, Gaming, Robotics and Ecology ** ** Peggy Jo Braswell: English, Creative Writing, and History ** **Overview** Teaching creative writing with computers is entirely 20th century! What if students create literature by using geospatial technology, QR codes, and mobile devices? Students enrolled in Beth Ritter-Guth's English 12 Honors class and Peggy Jo Braswell's Creative Writing class will work together to use GPS devices to hide carefully prepared geocaches that promote creative writing in the public domain. The caches will include a log book, small trade items, and five "story starter" keychains that include a tracking number and a laminated QR code directing participants to the "stories" started by the students. Participants will add to the story, and hide the tracking device in another cache. Students will monitor the progress of the cache and the tracking device. The overall theme of each story will be "the road to independence." 

Teaching Resources:
Lesson Plans

Groundspeak's Geocaching Website

Short Story Lecture Notes (Honors English)

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Literary Analysis Lecture Notes (Honors English)

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Teams:
 Team A: Linnea (CW) and Julie (E): Story Starter Link  Team B: Robert (CW/E) and Kyler (E): Story Starter Link <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Team C: RJ (CW) and Marlon (E): Story Starter Link <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Team D: Tae Jo (CW) and Catherine (E): Story Starter Link <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Team E: Allie (CW) and Aliyah (E): Story Starter Link <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Team F: Jaqi (CW) and James S. (E): Story Starter Link <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Team G: James K. (CW) and In Hye (E): Story Starter Link