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Google Maps - Getting Started
Google Maps is a map service that you view in your web browser. Depending on your location, you can view basic or custom maps and local business information, including business locations, contact information, and driving directions. Click and drag maps to view adjacent sections immediately. View satellite image with or without map data of your desired location that you can zoom and pan. Best of all, Google Maps is an online application, so there's no downloading required, and you can access it from any computer that's connected to the Internet.
- You can view Google Maps one of several ways:
- Get familiar with the Google Maps interface and earn how to use the navigation controls.
- Watch the Google Maps tour.
- Ready to create your own map?
- Add placemarks and lines to your map.
5 Cool and Easy Things You Can Do in Google Maps
Ready to explore Google Maps? Try any of the following:
- Create your own map. With My Maps, you can mark locations, paths, and regions of interest on a personalized map, and share it with your students! You can even add descriptive text, embed photos and videos, and view your map on Google Earth.
- Plan an event and distribute information to parents and teachers.
- Generate a map locating your school and all of the other schools in your district.
- Create a map for parents who are volunteering to drive on the next field trip.
- Have your students create a map that shows how they get to school and have students compare routes. If you want to delve a bit deeper, have students compare the environmental impact of different modes of transportation. Check out the UK Carbon Footprint Project for lesson plan suggestions.
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