Maps in the Classroom

How can you use maps in your future classroom? Would you ever use an electronic mapping resource like Google Maps in your class? Why or why not?


There are so many ways to use maps in the classroom.  Electronic mapping resources, like Google Maps and Google Earth, are often overlooked.  For example, Google Maps can be used to teach time concepts to upper elementary.  Students can plan a trip and estimate how long it will take to travel there and back.  You can also add times together by having multiple destinations.


Google Earth could be used to take your children along the journeys of famous explorers, such as Christopher Columbus or Lewis and Clark.


I will definitely use electronic mapping in my classroom.  It is a great way to engage your students, since they probably see their parents using electronic maps.  They may even use electronic maps themselves.