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Google Maps are now editable, so students can add or move your school, rec center, or favorite park to help other users find the most accurate information. With MyMaps, you and your students can create personalized, annotated, customized maps. Whether you're planning a field trip or documenting a famous traveler's journeys, you can embed photos, videos, and descriptive text to make the content come alive. You can also publish, share, and invite others to collaborate on your project. Learn more. Here are some ideas for using Google Earth in your classroom: * Art History: Search for photos and user-created maps showing famous museums like the Louvre in Paris. * Climatology: Celebrate the 2007-2008 International Polar Year and add your classroom's plans to this global map. * Earth Science: Use this Google Maps Mashup to locate and learn about recent earthquakes around the world. * Environmental Science: See how Google and the United Nations Environment Programme teamed up to use collaborative MyMaps for the International Cleanup Weekend Initiative. * History: Take a virtual tour of the 21 California Missions. * Physics: Learn how one teacher used Google Maps with his 9th grade class to teach speed, velocity and displacement.

Advice and links about: Curriculum Mapping, Essential Questions, conference papers about mapping, videos, sample maps, etc

This is more than geeking with maps - I really liked the literary map suggestions

Wespiration is great and so is this tool