World Travelers and Timelines

Do you have lessons that use journals, maps, timelines?

Inspired by Jerome Burg's idea of Google Lit Trips. Roll up the classroom map, close the atlases and put away the craft paper and markers. Bring map and journal assignments to life with web tools that combine realistic maps, blogging, and multimedia.

MapQuest Travel Blogs / Tripline / MapVivo / myHistro / Google Maps Engine Lite

These tools are designed for people to track their vacations within an easy-to-use series of web-based forms. Students can journal adventures in the following ways:

  • Blog and post messages
  • Display photos & video

Integration Ideas & Examples