The Crib Sheet: Overview: Google Maps (session outline)
Your project for this workshop is to access our collaborative map and input a placemark on a location in which you have had a vacation or would like to vacation. We will then modify the placemark by adding the following content: text, images, video. You will also be modifying the placemark itself. Time permitting we will create a short walking tour of no more than one mile at our vacation location and input useful content along the route. I will also share how you can embed our collaborative map below. Activity: Collaborative "Favorite/Wish List Places" Map
Curriculum Integration Ideas
Students of foreign languages can be tasked to locate cities, give directions, or create placemarks about museums, shops, geographical features and other cultural practices.
Reference URL'sGoogle Lat-Long Blog http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/ Google Maps on Twitter http://twitter.com/googlemaps Google Maps API http://code.google.com/apis/maps/index.html Google Maps Gone Wild http://googlemapsgonewild.blogspot.com/ Google Maps Mania Blog http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/ Google Maps- City Tours http://citytours.googlelabs.com/ Historical Map Collections http://www.davidrumsey.com/gmaps.html Sepia Town- historical imagery 100 Virtual Educational Tours http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/01/100-incredible-educational-virtual-tours-you-dont-want-to-miss/ How does google maps work http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/technology-explained-google-maps-work/ Video Resources |