Maps

=[|Google Maps]=

I have shared a custom map and invited you as collaborators.
 * Activity: Create A Multi-Media Map**
 * Add a marker for your favorite place(s)
 * EXTRA:
 * Change the Icon
 * Embed text and media into the markers, including:
 * Text
 * Links
 * Images
 * Video (use the embed code)
 * Other, such as a Google Doc, Form, or Presentation


 * Google Maps Tutorial & Help**
 * [|Google Maps Crib Sheet]
 * Google Maps Help Page
 * [|twitter.com/GoogleMaps]
 * [|Clean up project]
 * "Create a My Map" Video
 * [|Add Google Maps to your other website]
 * [|Maps Help]
 * Upload a Google Earth tour to Google Maps by GCT Daniel Rezac
 * Street View
 * Sea Level Rise Video
 * Map A List

The following lists were developed by Google Certified Teachers for [|Google Workshops For Educators]:


 * Integration Ideas:**
 * The London of Sherlock Holmes Mapped
 * 24 Interesting Ways to Use Google Earth in the Classroom
 * Google's Geo Education Page
 * Find Locations of Great Paintings -[]
 * Pre-School Classroom
 * Lower School Classroom (Grades 1-5)
 * Middle School Classroom (Grades 6-8)
 * Upper School Classroom (Grades 9-12)
 * AP Courses
 * Google Earth and Math
 * Ryan Byrne's post on Historic Maps
 * Over 120 historical maps in the Google Maps Rumsey Historical Maps
 * Historic maps in the classroom
 * National Parks Information: here and here
 * 50 Exciting Ideas to Use Google Earth in the Classrooms


 * Projects:**
 * Google Lessons - features some Geo Apps Lessons
 * American Explorers
 * Clean Watersheds - http://cleanwatersheds.wikispaces.com
 * Environmental I-Reports - http://goapes.wikispaces.com/ireport
 * Expedition Lit Trips - http://outdoortech.wikispaces.com
 * Our Lost Children - http://ourlostchildren.wikispaces.com
 * Poetry of Place - http://poetryofplace.wikispaces.com
 * Trace Your Trash - http://goapes.wikispaces.com/traceyourtrash
 * Add Pictures:[]
 * Build buildings with Google Building Maker
 * Real world Math Lessons

Here are some application that you can use and then embed in Google Maps and Earth.
 * Other Applications:**
 * SlideShare - []
 * Podomatic - []
 * Quizzlet - []
 * VoiceThread - []
 * YouTube - [|http://www.youtube.com]

Students of foreign languages can be tasked to locate cities, give directions, or create placemarks about museums, shops, geographical features and other cultural practices.
 * Google Maps in Other Languages:**
 * Chinese Maps - []
 * French Maps - []
 * German Maps - []
 * Spanish Maps - []
 * Italian Maps - []
 * Russian Maps - []