1. Walk the World on Google Maps

2. Using Google Maps Task Card Go to Chrome.
Type the location you want to visit into the address bar.
Press enter.
Click on maps.
Click on Satellite.
Click on Peg Guy.

3. 7. Click on a blue line to travel.
Move by mouse click.
The forward arrow and x on the screen will show you the travel route.
Click plus sign
to zoom in.
Click on the
clock symbol
top right of
screen to time
travel.

5. 12082

6. travel route, but not road

7. Aquarius Reef Base
Note: Look off of Northeastern Australia, and Indonesia for more underwater adventure.
Blue splotches, especially deeper blue, are treasure! Adventures are there, BUT they can disappear.
Above I found some exciting splotches.
Then I zoomed in (above right), and they disappeared!
When I wanted to go back, I couldn’t find the base, so I googled the base itself. I found it, but it wouldn’t open. Sighhh…
So I zoomed in as far as I could, opened a new window in Chrome, and zoomed in on Florida to find the same spot.
Note: The blue circles don’t allow you to move around. You stay in one place and just turn around inside a photo sphere.

8. CHATEAU DE VILLANDRY, France

9. Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania
Note: Expect distortions as you travel. You will see a blur covering the person wearing the camera. Faces are also blurred for privacy. Because photos are stitched together, you will also see partial people at times. (This reminds me of splinching in Harry Potter books. )
I expect this technology to improve considerably over the next few years.

10. Detroit Riverwalk
I love looking for signs or plaques. To read one, you may have to back up by mouse click and then zoom in with the plus sign to get the clearest view.

11. Iguazu Falls

12. Monemvasia Greece

13. Grand Tetons National Park

14. To hide imagery at the bottom of your screen, click double arrows in bottom right corner.
Do you want to go back to the satellite image to walk elsewhere but the satellite image is gone? Click on the back arrow in the top right corner of your screen.
Then the double arrows will
reappear in the bottom left
corner of your screen.
Click on them to see the
Satellite image again.
When you tried to move forward on the path with a mouse click, have you hit a white rectangle? Move the cursor down below the rectangle to see if the movement arrow reappears.
Are you still frozen on a path?
Look at the section of map in the bottom left corner of your screen. Click on the path ahead of where peg guy is; then try to continue walking by mouse click.

15. Ideas for Using Google Maps
Students compare and contrast different places (transportation, architecture, products sold, signs, etc.)
Students hypothesize. What season is shown? What are some clues? Does the season match the month shown in the top left-hand corner of your screen?
Students compare and contrast one place over time and discuss how or why they think the changes happened.
Map skills are practiced, as well as shape recognition and use of visual relationships.
Students can visit locations mentioned in science, social studies, literature…
A location “visited” may become a setting for student writing.
Students brainstorm words to search for in google to find a specific location. (This helps with the concept of main idea since they need to be specific but not wordy.)
Class virtual field trips can be accompanied by discussion of details.
example: At the beginning of the school year, I had my second graders draw a tree. Then we went on field trips to a variety of places (including Washington state, American Samoa, and Australia if I’m remembering correctly). We observed trees in the different places. Then I had them draw some trees. Their pictures showed much more variety and detail. This was a great stepping-off point to discuss the importance of background knowledge and of elaboration.
Elaboration in drawings leads to elaboration in writing. Focus on details in visuals also helps students attend to graphics better in research and test-taking situations.

16. The three slides below have task cards for students—3 cards per sheet.
I print slides 17 and 18 back to back.

17. Using Google Maps Task Card Using Google Maps Task Card
Go to Chrome.
Type the location you want to visit into the address bar.
Press enter.
Click on maps.
Click on Satellite.
Click on Peg Guy.
Using Google Maps
Task Card
Go to Chrome.
Type the location you want to visit into the address bar.
Press enter.
Click on maps.
Click on Satellite.
Click on Peg Guy.
Using Google Maps
Task Card
Go to Chrome.
Type the location you want to visit into the address bar.
Press enter.
Click on maps.
Click on Satellite.
Click on Peg Guy.

18. 7. Click on a blue line to travel.
Move by mouse click.
The forward arrow and x on the screen will show you the travel route.
Click plus sign
to zoom in.
Click on the
clock symbol
top right of
screen to time
travel.
7. Click on a blue line to travel.
Move by mouse click.
The forward arrow and x on the screen will show you the travel route.
Click plus sign
to zoom in.
Click on the
clock symbol
top right of
screen to time
travel.
7. Click on a blue line to travel.
Move by mouse click.
The forward arrow and x on the screen will show you the travel route.
Click plus sign
to zoom in.
Click on the
clock symbol
top right of
screen to time
travel.

19. Are you still frozen on a path?
Look at the section of map in the bottom left corner of your screen. Click on the path ahead of where peg guy is; then try to continue walking by mouse click.
When you tried to move forward on the path with a mouse click, have you hit a white rectangle? Move the cursor down below the rectangle to see if the movement arrow reappears.
Do you want to go back to the satellite image to walk elsewhere but the satellite image is gone? Click on the back arrow in the top right corner of your screen.
Then the double arrows will
reappear in the bottom left
corner of your screen.
Click on them to see the
Satellite image again.
To hide imagery at the bottom of your screen, click double arrows in bottom right corner.
Google Maps Tips
Are you still frozen on a path?
Look at the section of map in the bottom left corner of your screen. Click on the path ahead of where peg guy is; then try to continue walking by mouse click.
When you tried to move forward on the path with a mouse click, have you hit a white rectangle? Move the cursor down below the rectangle to see if the movement arrow reappears.
Do you want to go back to the satellite image to walk elsewhere but the satellite image is gone? Click on the back arrow in the top right corner of your screen.
Then the double arrows will
reappear in the bottom left
corner of your screen.
Click on them to see the
Satellite image again.
To hide imagery at the bottom of your screen, click double arrows in bottom right corner.
Google Maps Tips
Are you still frozen on a path?
Look at the section of map in the bottom left corner of your screen. Click on the path ahead of where peg guy is; then try to continue walking by mouse click.
When you tried to move forward on the path with a mouse click, have you hit a white rectangle? Move the cursor down below the rectangle to see if the movement arrow reappears.
Do you want to go back to the satellite image to walk elsewhere but the satellite image is gone? Click on the back arrow in the top right corner of your screen.
Then the double arrows will
reappear in the bottom left
corner of your screen.
Click on them to see the
Satellite image again.
To hide imagery at the bottom of your screen, click double arrows in bottom right corner.
Google Maps Tips