Students can add pins of different locations with pictures and description of how they’re different.Ħ. Plot locations with certain environments - Seeing locations with different climates and vegetation can be clearer with a MyMap. When viewing, you can turn off all layers except one to see that time period … or see all of them together with all layers turned on.ĥ. Create a map-based timeline with layers - Studying content over time? Have students plot events or locations of each decade (or year or century) in a different layer. They can add pins to those locations and show their work in the description of the pin.Ĥ. Calculate rate of travel - As students learn about calculating distance/rate/time, have them choose locations and calculate the travel time to get there. Setting of a novel, short story or other literary work - Where was the story set? Instead of dropping a single pin there, plot the different locations that show up throughout the story.ģ. Important locations in a historical event - Have students plot locations on a MyMap, filling in additional details as well as historic or current photos and links to more information.Ģ. Wondering how you might use this in your class? Here are some ideas …ġ.
Want to see it in action? Check out this tutorial walk-through video I created on YouTube: Share maps via link or embed them in a website.Zoom to the view you prefer and set it as your default view.Create maps by importing data ( Google support page with instructions).Adding pins to different layers let you organize and turn certain locations on and off.Draw lines or shapes over maps to help viewers interpret content easier.Choose the kind of pin you’d like (by color or different icons).
Add information to pins (title, description, photos, etc.).Add pins from a search in the search box.But first, here are some of the app’s finer points: In this post, I’ll list 20 ways to engage students in content with MyMaps. Students can create their own maps displaying all sorts of content. The connections to curriculum are innumerable.
(Teachers and schools can create them, too!)īelow is an example - a MyMaps map I created with everywhere I’ve presented this year (as of the publication of this post) … MyMaps, a somewhat unnoticed app in the Google Apps suite, lets students create their own highly customized maps to share with others and display. Maps touch practically every content area and grade level.
With maps, we can clearly see how widespread or concentrated our data and content is. Even if we don’t pull paper maps out of our car glove compartments anymore, we still rely on GPS and digital directions. Maps are a fundamental part of everyday life. By creating custom MyMaps, students can see the content they’ve studied in a new light. Maps cross all content areas and grade levels.
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