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Google Maps and Earth

The Global Education Conference Network

Google Maps and Earth

The Tool: http://maps.google.com

The Crib Sheet: Maps

Help

Google Maps Tutorials

Getting started with My Maps

Add Google Maps to your other website

Maps Help

Upload a Google Earth tour to Google Maps
by GCT Daniel Rezac

Google Maps Tips for Life

Extending and Using Google Maps

Lesson Plan Ideas for UK Schools
Google Lessons - features some Geo Apps Lessons
Where is Street View available?
Google's collection of favourite places around the world
Google Building Maker
Google Crisis Response - Oil Spill
Find Locations of Great Paintings -http://geocodedart.com/
24 Interesting Ways to Use Google Earth in the Classroom
Google's Geo Education Page
Maths Maps
Pre-School Classroom
Lower School Classroom (Grades 1-5)
Middle School Classroom (Grades 6-8)
Upper School Classroom (Grades 9-12)
Clean up project

Curriculum Integration Ideas

Projects

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/