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The Langwitches blog is a great resource for language arts and technology. In this post, the author discusses how to use Google Maps as a digital storytelling tool. Students can use Google Maps to tell personal stories, create scavenger hunts, map the settings of stories being read in class, and more. 

What a fun resource! The Atlas of Fiction is just what its tagline describes - an atlas of real places imagined by great writers. You can check out a world map and see pins of works set in various spots around the globe. This could be a great way to find setting-specific literature for a unit plan. Studying Africa? How about finding a novel to read with students set in Africa? 

Education blogger Tom Barrett has compiled some great ideas for using Google Maps in the math classroom. Based on the crowd-sourced map, teachers can view activities for students between grades one and 5 (elementary). While this is an elementary map of math activities, the idea could easily be scaled to higher level math classes. 

Google has made it a point to create resources for educators and curate models of how educators have used their tools to help inspire teachers new to the apps. On this page, Google has created a list of models and ideas for using Google Maps in the classroom, including a getting started guide. Check this page for a few ideas and for ways to submit your models.