Google My Maps

Google Maps are easy to use. Educators can teach their students to use "My Maps" for projects, demonstrating what they've learned, teaching their peers, student portfolios, and more.

Note: Google "My Maps" is different from "Google Maps." You can create custom maps with "My Maps," which allows you to put placemarkers on the map and add text, images, videos, and links to WEB resource. You can also draw lines and shapes.

Maps can be shared with co-editors. This is great for students when they collaborate on projects. And, "My Maps" are saved in Google Drive, making it a lot easier to find them.

Lesson Ideas:

• Stories or novels – locate places characters went

• Community resource page – students research different parts of their community

• Follow or plot animal migrations

• Famous landmarks – plot on map; enter data

• Natural wonders – plot on map; enter data

• Plot personal trips or vacations 

• State information – capital location, flower, bird, etc.

• Natural disasters around the World

• Plot earthquakes and tectonic plates

• Plot pen-pal schools on a map; enter data about each school

• Plot where Flat Stanley went; include info about each place 

• Famous battles of different wars

• Historical sites in your state or the U.S.

• Plot where everyday products from source to store

• Plot journeys of famous explorers

• Study different cultures; plot location and add economic and social data