1. John C. Daniels www.johncdaniels.org Gina Wells- gina.wells@new-haven.k12.ct.us Kimberly Fullton- kimberly.fullton@new-haven.k12.ct.us Kaitlin Hale- kaitlin.hale@new-haven.k12.ct.us

3. Google Maps Why we use them in our everyday lives? Directions Location Satelite views Track where we have traveled For your reference: www.google.com/educators/p_maps.html

4. Google Maps What are Google Maps? Free web mapping service application Feature maps that users can create, modify, print, e-mail, or publish. Users can get customized driving directions. How to access Go to Google.com Go to the left corner of the screen and click on maps You can also go to maps.google.com In order to be able to create your own map you must create a google account. This is free with little information necesary.

5. Some examples 2nd grade civics 2nd grade geography 3rd grade zoology 5th grade history Whole school country study

6. Second grade—our community

7. second grade—peru

8. Third grade—Big cats

9. FIFTH grade—Black history

10. Whole school—country study

11. what makes Google Maps dynamic? Students collaborating with each other The whole is more than the sum of its parts Free and SO easy to use! Instant publishing creates authenticity and motivation Builds geographical literacy through content area studies.

13. Questions