Interactive Maps
Create interactive maps that combine text, images, and video, organizing information geographically to tell a data driven story and/or make meaningful connections.
Digital Tools & Training Resources
Google My Maps
Check out these training resources to learn how to use Google My Maps to create interactive maps: Getting started with Google My Maps
Tour Creator
Check out these training resources to learn how to use Tour Creator to create interactive maps: Getting started with Tour Creator
What can students do with Google My Maps?
Add Locations
Customize Colors & Symbols
Add Images
Add Text
Draw a Line
Collaborate
View in Preview Mode
What can students do with Tour Creator?
Build Interactive VR Tours
Add Title & Description
Add Cover Photo
Add Scenes (the places your audience will visit on their tour!)
Points of Interest
Add points of interest to your scenes
Images
Add images to your points of interest
Audio & Narration
Add narration and audio to scenes and points of interest
Publish
Publish your tour as public or unlisted
Share!
Use the link to post and share your tour!
Virtual Reality
Open the tour in Google Expeditions to view in VR. How to view your tour in Google Expeditions
Example of a Published Tour
Click on the link to the left to view an example of a published tour based on the images above. This tour explores our receding glaciers.
Online Learning
Get Inspiration!
This short video offers a lots of great ideas for using Google My Maps in your classroom. This is a great resource to spark ideas!
KQED Teach - Online Course
Check out this online course from KQED Teach to learn more about facilitating projects using Google My Maps Making Interactive Maps
Recommended Digital Citizenship
Explore their own digital lives and reflect on the positive and negative impact digital media have on themselves and on society.
Identify some of the benefits and risks of sharing information online and articulate that they have a digital footprint with information that can be searched, copied, and passed on.
Learn strategies for managing their online information and keeping it secure from online risks, such as identity thieves and phishing.