Dan Blackburn (my father-in-law) is a walking atlas.....he knows every road imaginable. But, since he lives in Ohio and I can't just call him every time I need directions, Google Maps is a nice alternative. :) I've used Google Maps several times - I actually use it every time one of our athletic teams goes out on the road for an away game....I print off the written directions as well as the map. I thought I knew about everything about Google Maps, but nu-uh!! I didn't know you could do the "my map" thing and put the little push-pins on the map to "map out" a trip you might take. How fun! And what a smart thing to do before you head out. You can research the area in depth and mark the destinations you want to make sure to stop at. Cool.
I loved, loved, loved Google Treks!! One of my goals as a teacher is to help my students to think globally.....to open their eyes to the world around them. I could definitely see myself doing something similar to Google Treks. I looked into her lesson on Earthquakes and was just amazed at how informative and fun it was. She used the map to show students where major earthquakes had taken place and then inserted hyperlinks into the sidebar to web pages with more information (vocabulary and what-not).... I was just really impressed. I hope to use something similar in my own classroom to make students aware of global issues like poverty, the need for clean drinking water and a host of other things. I could use Google Maps to help broaden the horizons of my students.
Thank you! Well done. :-)
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