Maps

I have used Google Maps quite a bit especially when travelling.  There are still several features that I have never used.  I have never used the traffic overlay feature where it tells you where the highest concentration of traffic is on on your route.  Another feature that I find very interesting is the ability to make your own maps.  You can create a route and even put in stops noted with icons or pictures.

In one of the lesson plans that I looked at,  the class used it for a math lesson.  They made a route and put in stops using pictures and captions.  At each location they noted how they encountered math and how they solved it.  This is only one of many ways that Google Maps can be used in the classroom.  This can be a very useful resource for a teacher and learning oppurtunity for students.