Google Maps' has enormous potentials for educators within the classroom context, from history to geography, social studies, mathematics, english and even economics. Teachers and students can use Google Maps to learn about specific locations and see what they look like from an aerial view; compare their home streets and neighborhoods and study satellite images superimposed on the maps. It provides detailed, highly visual information that allows many opportunities for developing visual literacy and numeracy .
An wonderful feature in Google Maps is the editable features. Teachers and students can create personalized, annotated, customized maps. It also opportunities to add descriptions or instructions. Whether there is an excursion or a need to document a journey, teachers and students can personalise maps by embedding photos, videos, and descriptive text. Teachers and students can also publish, share, and invite others to collaborate on their project. Students and teachers can also embed maps into other sites.
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