a field trip to google

last friday i planned a field trip with my teach for america 

students to see google! chase helped plan it on the google side,

 and i coordinated the bus and plans with my school. i am so glad 

it came together, and it was so fun to take them to see 

chase's amazing office. chase's coworkers met us there 

and we broke into all different small groups so we 

could really take them around. this field trip was their 

reward after a semester of hard work and from a 

unit on jobs we've been doing. they were so amazed 

by google and all of the fun things there! it was great 

to take them because they had so much fun while 

actually learning and being inspired. they had endless 

ice cream, free food, ping pong, arcade playing, and 

bike riding, but also got to try on google glass, hear 

from googlers who work there, see the self-driving car, 

explore the giant google earth, and more. i hope it is 

impactful for them and that they keep it in mind 

when they are working to get good grades 

that they will pay off one day!

chase came onto the school bus when we arrived

and introduced himself and gave an overview of 

google... of course they all loved him and 

probably wish he was their teacher! 

^^ haha, chase the celebrity

then, the exploring began.

nothing like a giant cupcake to

get middle schoolers excited!

google really is one giant playground for adults..

with amazing things happening inside the offices.

g-bike time.

they couldn't believe all the food was just free!

they got to try on google glass with

one of the developers of it...

they were in awe!

these haven't been released for sale yet,

so my students were pretty excited to try them out.

google earth exhibit..we went all over the world!

this was probably their favorite part- the 6 person

bikes chase took them around on.

^^gotta get that selfie with google glass! 

a break for ping pong ^^

and one of many cute notes they wrote on the 

bus ride home. it was the best thing to

combine both of our jobs for one day

and take my cute little students to see

google where chase works. we had a

great time and my students haven't

stopped talking about it! they all

want to work there and i hope they do

one day. and, now they think i'm

cool ;). here's hoping it helps

them behave this last week

before winter break!

xo