Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Google Maps

Google maps is an interactive tool that allows its user to look up a place of interest and have a up close view. Any place in the world can be viewed even your own home.

Google maps is a very interesting tool that could be easily incorporated into many subjects particularly SOSE. Can you imagine instead of showing students pictures from a textbook of different cultures and the way in which they live, jumping on Google maps and showing them an interactive real life view first hand for themselves?

There is a feature that would allow students to create their own map which could be a handy tool for having students recreate a voyage from the past for example Ned Kelly or James Cook’s voyage.

There is endless opportunities for learning that can be discovered using this unique resource.

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