by kkermode | Sep 12, 2017 | global education
Staying connected and safe while traveling or getting from one place to another has never been so easy. There are a few options. The one mentioned on page 37 is the companion app. This is available currently for iOS. The companion app allows a user to select their...
by kkermode | Sep 12, 2017 | global education
This is an opportunity for students to do some comparing of modes of transportation and how long each one takes to get to or from specific locations. When using the directions option in the My Maps tool bar, it automatically creates a new layer. From there it is...
by kkermode | Sep 12, 2017 | global education
As teachers, we do not always have time to build a map from scratch. By using a few search parameters, we can curate map content easily, and spend more time building out our lesson plans. To find KMZ/KML files on the web, go to Google.com to begin the search. If I...
by kkermode | Sep 12, 2017 | global education
Forms and Sheets are a great way to collect data or information that you may want to visualize or display on a map. This works extremely well for large sets of information or markers you’d like displayed. For example, in chapter 1 we share about the educator having...
by kkermode | Sep 12, 2017 | activity idea, competencies, global education, google maps, maps, math, my maps, science, social studies
When we are exploring maps our students sometimes they forget that the world they’re looking at on a flat screen has been distorted so that they can see all of the countries straight on. This distortion to maps is called Mercator Projection. When we put the...
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