Google Maps for Educators - A How-to Guide

So you may have used Google Maps to look at your house and find directions to a new restaurant in the city, but have you ever considered developing your own maps in Google Maps? Or have you had students create a map based on a book they read? Have you had students calculate distances and areas using Google Maps? Have you considered having students record local history in an interactive map? If you have ever wondered how to do these things, this guide to Google Maps is for.



Last week I published a couple of other Google guides that may be of interest to you.
Google Books for Educators
An Introduction to Advanced Google Search

You can find nearly thirty text and video tutorials for using Google products on my Google Tutorials page.