Google Maps

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Handouts:

The Tools:

Google Maps (And Google Mapmaker)
Google Earth

Overview: Google Maps

Search & Get Directions
Satellite View, Terrain View, & Traffic
Street View
More... (Photos, Videos, Wikipedia, Webcams)
My Maps: Browse & Create
Google Maps Help

Activity:

1) Using your Google Account, the Lead Learner has invited you as a collaborator on the MAINE GWE Map

2) Add a place marker identifying your school or district.

3) Add content to the place marker using the rich text editing tools.

4) Advanced: Add an image or other media to the place marker using the HTML editor.

5) If there's time explore some of your colleagues schools.

Maine GWE

Maine GWE Map

More Resources

Maps and Apps Mashup: http://www.google.com/apps/edu/bus/

Google Maps Mania: http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/

Map Pedometer: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/

Voice Maps: http://www2.myvox.com/developers/gallery_detail.asp?chID=19

Map Spreadsheet Template: http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorial_spreadsheet.html

Integration Ideas:

Pre-School Classroom - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgdwkz9w_65dzbp67gs
Lower School Classroom (Grades 1-5) - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgdwkz9w_66dvcqqbrh
Middle School Classroom (Grades 6-8) - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgdwkz9w_68dp4wdxcc
Upper School Classroom (Grades 9-12) - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgdwkz9w_69chpv96f8
AP Courses - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgdwkz9w_70cd42j8c3

Projects:

Google Lit Trips - http://www.googlelittrips.org/
American Explorers - http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=104315898973148836611.0004402acbce64705f5f9&ll=43.516689,-96.240234&spn=37.880586,59.589844&t=h&z=4&om=1
Clean Watersheds - http://cleanwatersheds.wikispaces.com
Environmental I-Reports - http://goapes.wikispaces.com/ireport
Expedition Lit Trips - http://outdoortech.wikispaces.com
Map Your Clean Up - http://maps.google.com/help/maps/cleanup/index.html#utm_source=en-nws-sitsr&utm_medium=nws-sitsr&utm_campaign=en
Our Lost Children - http://ourlostchildren.wikispaces.com
Poetry of Place - http://poetryofplace.wikispaces.com
Trace Your Trash - http://goapes.wikispaces.com/traceyourtrash

Other Applications:

Here are some application that you can use and then embed in Google Maps and Earth.
SlideShare - http://www.slideshare.net/
Podomatic - http://www.podomatic.com/
Quizzlet - http://quizlet.com/user/Quizzlet/
VoiceThread - http://ed.voicethread.com/
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com

Google Maps in Other Languages:

Students of foreign languages can be tasked to locate cities, give directions, or create placemarks about museums, shops, geographical features and other cultural practices.
Chinese Maps - http://ditu.google.cn/
French Maps - http://maps.google.fr/
German Maps - http://maps.google.de/
Spanish Maps - http://maps.google.es/
Italian Maps - http://maps.google.it/
Russian Maps - http://maps.google.ru/

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