mymaps Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/mymaps/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:33:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 How to create media-rich, interactive maps for deeper learning https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-create-media-rich-interactive-maps-for-deeper-learning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-create-media-rich-interactive-maps-for-deeper-learning https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-create-media-rich-interactive-maps-for-deeper-learning/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:39:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=4842 Google MyMaps lets students create maps with custom-pinned location. The magic, though, is in what you put in those pins. If we want to use technology in the classroom, we can’t just do the same kind of learning we did before it. Technology should improve the learning. Kick the lesson up a notch. Otherwise, our technology […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-create-media-rich-interactive-maps-for-deeper-learning/feed/ 7 60 ideas for using Google MyMaps in any content area https://ditchthattextbook.com/60-ideas-for-using-google-mymaps-in-any-content-area/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=60-ideas-for-using-google-mymaps-in-any-content-area https://ditchthattextbook.com/60-ideas-for-using-google-mymaps-in-any-content-area/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:54:12 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=9364 Maps are a great way to hook your students. Creating customizable maps that allow you to track places that are relevant to your topic is even more engaging. Can you imagine tracking the path of an army and adding information about the locations of famous battles in history? Or plotting the path of a character’s […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/60-ideas-for-using-google-mymaps-in-any-content-area/feed/ 3 Google Apps “GAFE Smashing” activities — Part 4: To the next level https://ditchthattextbook.com/google-apps-gafe-smashing-activities-part-4-to-the-next-level/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-apps-gafe-smashing-activities-part-4-to-the-next-level https://ditchthattextbook.com/google-apps-gafe-smashing-activities-part-4-to-the-next-level/#comments Mon, 23 May 2016 12:41:18 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=4347 Using Google Apps like Docs, Slides, Sheets, Drawings and MyMaps give you access to features that can take your activities to the next level. However, when you use them together — smash them — you can pull the best of several tools into one superb activity. In today’s post, Karly Moura and Sean Fahey introduce […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/google-apps-gafe-smashing-activities-part-4-to-the-next-level/feed/ 2 20 ways Google MyMaps can enhance lessons in any class https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-ways-google-mymaps-can-enhance-lessons-in-any-class/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20-ways-google-mymaps-can-enhance-lessons-in-any-class https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-ways-google-mymaps-can-enhance-lessons-in-any-class/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:29:31 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=4067 Maps are a fundamental part of everyday life. Even if we don’t pull paper maps out of our car glove compartments anymore, we still rely on GPS and digital directions. Without maps, we’re lost. With maps, we can clearly see how widespread or concentrated our data and content is. Maps touch practically every content area […]

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