{"id":4189,"date":"2019-01-25T16:25:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T21:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/instructional-technology\/?page_id=4189"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T20:20:16","slug":"learn-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/instructional-technology\/learn-google-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn About Google Maps &#038; Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class='flex_column av-86av9p-f186a819fce326c13f97c9dbdad18fd0 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_codeblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m3q3q2ha-6e01b922220a153042e681dbb75552ae\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m3q3q2ha-6e01b922220a153042e681dbb75552ae img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m3q3q2ha-6e01b922220a153042e681dbb75552ae 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Susan Stewart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Falicekeeler.com%2F2016%2F04%2F20%2Fgoogle-maps-lesson-ideas%2F&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNGV28k7iDdTbow-YvHS3bHzZGOHGA\">Alice Keeler&#8217;s My Maps Lesson Ideas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fditchthattextbook.com%2F2016%2F03%2F15%2F20-ways-google-mymaps-can-enhance-lessons-in-any-class%2F&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNHD2jYiNPz7PYnqbYPsmxMVKT_q5w\">Ditch That Textbook Ideas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fedte.ch%2Fblog%2Fmaths-maps%2F&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNEI70nmejg13JUAyHWtEYrPC2DPjQ\">Math Lesson Ideas by Tim Bleazard<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sample My Maps Activities<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?hl=en&amp;authuser=0&amp;mid=1QSMJrbquT3zMkRd5pwRZO2uAqfc&amp;ll=41.88259807433107%2C-72.58941649999997&amp;z=8\">Paul Revere<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?mid=17C_L5wKJ2Ol8SghAwP0fKOmqGQw&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=36.75648999999999%2C-119.75097700000003&amp;z=8\">Esperanza Rising<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?hl=en&amp;authuser=0&amp;mid=1E5fp2edtEgwyfKQIHebrVqyuq4Y&amp;ll=40.40861010033024%2C-3.666296500000044&amp;z=12\">27 Measurement Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msid=200790199076611190427.0004d3be1a14e59bb5c35&amp;msa=0&amp;ll=54.367759,-108.808594&amp;spn=56.975256,173.144531\">The Titanic<\/a> by Shane Butler<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?msa=0&amp;mid=1ccKGrx41Ri4JXiYHt2D0kQY33EA&amp;ll=33.65478011552112%2C-112.19862676239012&amp;z=10\">Coordinate Grid<\/a> by Alicia Herron<\/li>\n<li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLLW-qoCMKQszhiNgcqMkzGJBNiolHyv1D\">Google Earth Creation Tools YouTube Playlist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/earth.google.com\/web\/data=CgQSAggB\">Google Earth Voyager<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Google Earth Project Ideas<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">\n<li>Create a story about a person&#8217;s life.<\/li>\n<li>Tell a story about important locations in history.<\/li>\n<li>Write a creative story using locations.<\/li>\n<li>Show what happens during someone&#8217;s daily activities.<\/li>\n<li>Make a visual for a newsletter or book.<\/li>\n<li>Create math problems using distance.<\/li>\n<li>Show your school district and community in an interactive way.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate on a map for a project.<\/li>\n<li>Recreate a vacation through a diary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/?page=explore&amp;hl=en-US\">Google My Maps Public Maps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thetruesize.com\/#?borders=1~!MTc3NTIzNTg.NDQyOTUx*MzYwMDAwMDA(MA~!CONTIGUOUS_US*MTAwMjQwNzU.MjUwMjM1MTc(MTc1)MA~!IN*NTI2NDA1MQ.Nzg2MzQyMQ)Mg~!CN*OTkyMTY5Nw.NzMxNDcwNQ(MjI1)MQ\">True Size Tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/streetview\/\">Street View Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4g8wp9-2c4c4520f246134f2885e7394ef63b4b\">\n.flex_column.av-4g8wp9-2c4c4520f246134f2885e7394ef63b4b{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-4g8wp9-2c4c4520f246134f2885e7394ef63b4b av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding 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