GoogleMaps

ACTIVITY: Colleges of MDMC Participants
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Above, we have created a Google Map for "Colleges of MDMC Participants ." During this workshop, we would like you to add your own 'map pin' with your name and your college's name as the Subject and in the body of the message, write a little blurb about when you attended your school. Also, try to add a link to your school's website within the blurb. We will show you how to add all these pieces during the session. Click here to launch the map.

//Example:// Chad Kafka (Bradley) I attended Bradley University from 1996-2001 and completed a Bachelors of Communications and Masters in Business.

Presentation Slides
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User-Created Maps
See what you can find by others out there that have made USER-CREATED MAPS!
 * 1) Go to @http://maps.google.com
 * 2) Click the SEARCH OPTIONS link to the right of the search box
 * 3) Change the drop down to USER-CREATED MAPS
 * 4) Enter a topic and click the SEARCH MAPS button

Examples of User-Created Maps For Classroom Use (maybe? :)

 * **Earthquakes** - Scientists can use Google Maps to track data like these examples below.
 * 2010 Earthquakes - user is trying to find a pattern in the 2010 Earthquakes.
 * Earthquakes in the last week - Embeded map that keeps track of earthquakes and has links for viewers to comment if they felt it.
 * **Civil War Maps** **- we found many good and different maps of the civil war that used different features of My Maps. A few examples are below
 * Important Places Throughout the Civil War - user used shading tools to block off the NORTH and SOUTH
 * Battles of the Civil War - This map uses different icons and some line tools to show important battles of the Civil War
 * Faces of the Civil War - The creator put pictures in the descriptions as well as text to explain each "face."


 * Six Flags Theme Parks - notice the links and contact information when you click on a map pin
 * Presidential Historic Sites - creator is looking for collaboration on adding important Presidential Historic Sites to her map!
 * Google Certified Teachers - this map is of individuals and where they are from that have attended the Google Teacher Academies held around the country. Notice they replaced their "map pin" with a picture.

Resources

 * Google Maps for Educators
 * Google Maps Getting Started Guide
 * Google Geo Education - Google has been branding their geographic applications under "Google Geo"
 * Google Maps - Getting Started With My Maps including a Google My Maps Intro Video
 * Google Maps Intro Video
 * PBS: The National Parks project** - Good for class projects to introduce students to Google Maps. Educast #3 on this page explains the project for teachers and students. Here is a link to the step-by-step directions for this project.
 * Got Google? - this web page is a compilation of Google Maps tools by a Google Certified Teacher.
 * Google Tools 4 Teachers - web page by a Google Certified Teacher with Maps examples, lessons, etc.
 * Google Lit Trips - Collection of Google Earth files to discover the world of the stories you read in class!