Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed. University of Alberta Using Google Maps in Your Classroom
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Google Maps Google Maps: Create unlimited maps with annotated locations geo.html geo.html
Getting Started Videos help/maps/tour/ help/maps/tour/ Guides start_maps.html start_maps.html
Sample Maps ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid= a4b0b9fad889&t=h&z=2 ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid= a4b0b9fad889&t=h&z=2 n&msa=0&msid= dc474ff1ed20bb8&z=3 n&msa=0&msid= dc474ff1ed20bb8&z=3
Useful Applications Google Maps allows you to embed content from many other multimedia applications
Mashups Community Walk: Create simple maps for students Example: y/alberta/my_first_neighborhood/map/ y/alberta/my_first_neighborhood/map/
Mashups
Google Map Lessons and Archives mashups-tools/ mashups-tools/ withgooglemapsmashups withgooglemapsmashups
Map Applications Have students create a mapped journal of an historic trip. Have students create a virtual field trip based on a class field trip. Have students create a map of a science process (e.g./ where garbage goes or the path of a can as it goes to be recycled). Have students complete a reflective health project, mapping places of importance in their life.
Google Earth download-earth.html download-earth.html Google Earth Pro is Free for Educators Videos: User Guide: Google Earth 101 for Teachers: Google_Earth_101_for_Educators Google_Earth_101_for_Educators
Downloadable Content Archive of Google Tours directory?synd=earth&cat=featured &preview=on directory?synd=earth&cat=featured &preview=on Showcase of User Content Government data Other Good Sites
Project Based Learning Google Lit Trips Real World Math Telecolaborative Projects Post: Post: Create a Country e-a-country e-a-country Languages
Resources Lesson Ideas Google Earth Communities
Create Tours CBC Virtual Tour of Afghanistan afghanistan/story/2009/08/19/f-afghan- googleearthtour.html afghanistan/story/2009/08/19/f-afghan- googleearthtour.html
The Future? Immersive Project Based Learning
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