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As a child, I could never stay still.  Sitting in a desk for most of the day, was torture to me.  Even now, sitting still for any period of time is still hard for me. When I became a teacher and had my own class, my teacher desk was not used by me.  I couldn’t be confined to my desk.  I constantly moved around the room, or sat at an empty neighboring student desk when working with students. Either my students sat at my desk, it was part of a center, or a seat for my observers.  This is also the reason that I did not have a problem with my students standing up, or sitting on the floor (I would sit with them at times), because I know they were having the same conflicts that I had (have).    Even though I am now in the library, I still do not like being still.  This is why the discovery of GooseChase, has opened my eyes. It  is giving different ways I could incorporate students movement in an educational way. There is nothing like getting a chance to get out of your seat and being able to move around freely.  I see grades K-6th once a week.  All of my students became excited when they got a chance to move around and communicate with others.

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What is GooseChase

Basics of GooseChase



Tiffany Whitehead, a school librarian wrote a blog titled, Back To School With GooseChase.  Within this blog, Whitehead explains what this application is, and the purpose of it.  In this blog, she also gives resources that could help a librarian incorporate this live game into the  library.  She also explains some of the positives about GooseChase. 

Mighty Little Librarian: Back To School With GooseChase

Supercharge Student Engagement With A GooseChase Digital Scavenger Hunt, is a blog located on the blog site titled Lindsay Ann Learning.  In this blog, Lindsay explains this digital scavenger hunt.  She explains how to start/ set up a GooseChase.  She elaborates on how to customize previously created scavenger hunts and how to create your won.  Lindsay also explains in this blog how this online game works.  It explains what a mission is and how to students may need to complete it.

Supercharge Student Engagement With aGooseChase Digital Scavenger Hunt 
Example of GooseChase Missions




GooseChase Edu- Information about Facilitating EducationalScavenger Hunts
Other GooseChase Blogs
TechNotes Blog About GooseChase
Common Sense Education on GooseChase Pros and Cons


Sources 

GooseChase. (2018, May 30). Adelaide Fringe 2018 Highlights 2 | GooseChase Adventures. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAo7vND9z9I
GooseChase. (2019, May 17). How To Create a Scavenger Hunt with GooseChase. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CyfDyHJ9uw
GooseChase EDU. (2018, March 29). Retrieved from https://www.goosechase.com/blog/tag/goosechase-edu
Gracey, L. (2017, August 01). GooseChase Archives • TechNotes Blog. Retrieved from https://blog.tcea.org/tag/goosechase/
L. (2018, June 11). Supercharge Student Engagement with a GooseChase Digital Scavenger Hunt. Retrieved from https://lindsayannlearning.com/goosechase-digital-scavenger-hunt/
Langevin, S. (2019, April 08). GooseChase EDU Review for Teachers. Retrieved from https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/goosechase-edu
Virtual, M. (2017, June 07). Engaging K-12 Learners in Digital Scavenger Hunts with GooseChase. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaqvcOX2Dl8
Whitehead, T. (2018, August 13). Mighty little librarian: Back to school with goosechase. Retrieved from http://www.mightylittlelibrarian.com/?p=1556

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