World Travelers

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

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: