Google Maps. Street View - Google Maps. Welcome to the new Google Maps - Google Maps Help. When launched in 2005, Google Maps redefined online mapping with an experience that was simple, fast, and fluid. Since that time, improvements to computer hardware and internet technology have once again provided us the opportunity to raise the bar for what users can expect from the Google Maps experience. In place of our previous, static map, you will now find that Google Maps is immersively interactive. Try clicking just about anywhere to surface more information and to make the map more relevant to you. Every interaction dynamically changes the map in order to surface information relevant to the location, search topic, and your search history. For example, if you click on a hamburger place on the map, other nearby locations and nearby food will be highlighted as well.
Get access to the new Google Maps This new Google Maps experience is available for anyone who meets the system requirements. Provide feedback We’re always seeking feedback to make this product even better. Requirements. Mapping with Google - Course. Google Earth. World Wonders Project – Cultural Institute. The World Wonders Project is a valuable resource for students and scholars who can now virtually discover some of the most famous sites on earth.
The project offers an innovative way to teach history and geography to students of primary and secondary schools all over the world. Feel free to download these educational packages for your classroom use. Teacher guides Primary school Download guide (PDF ~350 KB) Secondary school Download guide (PDF ~350 KB) Secondary school history topics Hiroshima Peace Memorial Second World War, beginning of the atomic era Download pack (ZIP ~3.5 MB) Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata How the Romans lived Download pack (ZIP ~3.5 MB) Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City Industrial revolution, international slave trade Download pack (ZIP ~3.3 MB) Palace of Versailles Absolute monarchism, architecture and history of the Palace of Versailles Download pack (ZIP ~3.9 MB) Florence Italian Renaissance Download pack (ZIP ~3.4 MB) Independence Hall. Panoramio - Photos of the World. Google Earth Tour Builder. Okay.
Seriously. Google is freaking me out. It’s got the Search thing going. Google Drive. Map. And now I’m pretty sure it can read minds. Last week, a group of teachers and I were sitting around talking about Google Lit Trips. Wouldn’t it be nice, a teacher asked if Google would just simplify the process and put something online? Yup. The Google folks say that the tool is a new way to “show people places you’ve visited and the experiences you had along the way. Tour Builder. Google Lit Trips for Young Readers. Where in the world will our youngest readers travel as they discover the world of books!
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Amy’s Travels by Kathryn Starke. Google Lit Trips. I’ve mentioned Google Earth and Google Lit Trips before . . . okay, I’ve mentioned Google Earth a lot but haven’t really focused on Google Lit Trips much.
I figure it’s about time. When most people think of Google Earth, they think maps and geography. Great literature rarely comes to mind. But one way that we can become better social studies teachers is to find ways to integrate our content with fiction and non-fiction sources. One of the best ways to do that is by using Google Lit Trips.
Jerome Burg originated the Google Lit Trips site several years ago and it’s been growing ever since: This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. The site encourages teachers to create and share their own Google Earth lit tours as well as download the tours of others. Lit Trips allow your kids to tie content with place and time by taking advantage of the many Google Earth tools. Whatever you do, be sure to have fun! Like this: