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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
Track travel with mapsThese 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
- Immigrant Journal (Project Link)
- Leon Ivanov / Adam Magoon
Google Maps
Chances are you have used Google Maps to search for directions on your computer or phone. But, directions just scratch the surface of the power of Google Maps. Google allows individuals to create customized maps (with pins, lines, and more) and gives programmers access to the data so they can create mash-up applications that utilize the maps - all for free!
Here are some resources to explore if you are interested in
Google Maps in your classroom:
- Google Maps Official Support Page
- Google Maps for Educators - A How To Guide
- An excellent resource with step-by-steps instructions.
- Google Maps Mania
- A blog dedicated to interesting uses of Google Maps
- HyperCities
- Historical maps overlayed on a Google Map
- Creating Map Locations from Spreadsheet Data
- Simile: Advanced Maps with Spreadsheets and more (Example)
- Sample Assignment: What Does It Take To Make?
- Student Example
- Holocaust Project (Project Link)
- Natalie / Saida5 Themes of Geo (Project Link)
- Elementary School - Age of Exploration
- Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
- Industrial Revolution (Project Link) Caitlin
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