Journal #6

Creating and Sharing Interactive Maps by Glen Bull

This article was very interesting. Google has a program that allows people to create and add information to maps. People can add text markers, video, pictures, etc. to places on a map. This technology is being used by people to document road trips for historical purposes. Some are using it to document historical sites within their cities. There are also applications that students can do.

Students can highlight routes on a map. They can add pictures to places on the map as well. Some classes have documented historical figures and their travels. Students find where historical figures have gone and highlight their route. Then they find pictures in arcives and add it to the map. Students can also use this for field trips.

Question 1:
How can I incorporate this into the classroom?

I could have my students document the school. They could take pictures of classrooms and teachers and add it to an interactive map.

Question 2:
How could I use this for a field trip?

I could have my students bring in pictures of a field trip. We could work together to document our route and what the field trip contained. We could add all of the pictures to the map.