Check out four posts in Anne Berland’s Blog:

https://annejaneb.opened.ca/category/edtech/edtech-inquiry/

Google maps is a useful tool for finding location information, planning routes, getting directions, see photos and reviews, traffic reports, drop a pin

    • Students can make their own maps – Google: My Maps
      • Points, lines, shapes
      • Attach media
      • Calculate routes, perimeters, areas
      • Layers!
      • Share the map to collaborate
      • Colour icons by value
      • Change the base map
  • Lesson/project ideas
    • Points of interest map
    • Student commentary
    • Family heritage map
    • Map languages
    • Class information
    • Fictional settings for novel making
    • Field trips or imaginary trips
  • Google Street View
    • Not just streets
    • Cultural, political, physical geography
    • Google cultural institute
    • Museums, natural wonders, architecture
    • Art, curricular content, historical documents, deep dives
  • What’s the difference google map vs google earth…
      • Google earth is for exploring (experience over theory)
      • Find your house and get up close with street view
      • Flight simulator
      • View the past – imagery from the past to compare to present day
      • View layers
      • Google moon mars, and sky
      • Voyageur – Jane goodall, sesame workshop, nasa, interactive lesson plans
      • Can see endangered habitats
      • “I’m feeling lucky” button
      • You can view from telescopes, look at mars, moon, apollo missions
  • 20 questions warm up exercise, compass directions, grass lands, conversations, explore different environments, scavenger hunt with co-ordinates
  • Idea: Grade 4 cross-curricular project
    • Gold rush, follow main characters and figure out where they went on a map
    • Visiting specific sites along the way
    • Add journal entries, notes can be done on the map, measure distances with walking or a car
    • Put custom icons in

Privacy on Google maps and Google earth – scary or awesome

  • Click on time line – it keeps track of where you go and depending on your settings it may upload your photos
  • Corporations upload your information – beware!!