Mod+6+Google+Tour

Module 6: Google Tour & Maps

Objectives In this module, you will: · Research Google and Microsoft Live’s personal uses for you and your students and what they have to offer · Create a personal Google map, Microsoft Live map, and Bing map.

Google and Microsoft Live have many more uses than just searching for good places to eat or getting driving directions. There are many resources that they provide for educators, not to mention the personalization tools they provide for you. In module 6 you will explore the deeper side of Google and Microsoft Live and learn how you can use it in your classroom as well as personalize maps.

Class Reading Assignment: Search the [|Google Educator] site and find tools that will be useful to you and your students. Find at least three things from this site that you can bring back to your students.

Module 6 Action Assignment:

Watch Google Maps [|tutorial] o View tutorials [] Create tour o Explore uses for your classroom o Show and tell (in class)  Virtual Earth 3D o Explore uses for your classroom o Create tour o Show and tell (in class)
 * A great blog for tips and tricks []

Module 6 Discussion Questions: After reviewing the [|Google Educator] site, [|Virtual Earth 3D], Bing Maps, etc., post three uses that you found for them in the discussion area. Tell us how you would use them in your classroom and what makes them great! Respond to at least one other posting.

**Weblinks:** Google Earth Resources for K-12 Classroom [] Google maps tour movie: [] A site for educators: [] Virtual Earth 3D [|http://maps.live.com] Goole Lit Trips []

Apple Learning Interchange []

Comparison of web map services

=**Online Maps**=
 * OpenStreetMap
 * Google Maps
 * Map24
 * Bing Maps
 * Multimap.com
 * Ask.com Maps
 * MapQuest
 * WikiMapia

Whether you're impulsively looking for a cheap Spring Break week, carefully researching that long-awaited exotic dream vacation, or anything in between, Google Maps can help you plan, and enjoy, the best possible travel experience.
 * Plan your trip with Google Maps:**

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[|How Stuff Works Video on Google Earth]

Explore Bing Maps
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