Scribble Maps Help Students Visualize Their World
Hill, W. (2010, November). Maps help students visualize their world. Learning and Leading with Technology,38(3) 40-41.
Scribble Maps is a site that lets users create and share maps with others. It’s an awesome web tool that helps students learn about geography and helps them develop spatial skills. Students can create their maps by adding pictures and text in the information box. They can also view their maps through different options such as satellite, hybrid, map, or night views. Another great aspect is that they can save their creation through different formats such as a jpeg, Google map, or KML file. The author believes the use of such program helps educators teach students to research, collaborate, and present to others.
How can using this program with student be helpful?
It’s a great tool to use with visual learners. It seems like fun and will probably have students more engaged than reading from a book. It sis also helpful in making connections to their prior knowledge and therefore things they learn can be stored in their long-term memory. It is also a free web based tool meaning that it can be accessible to students from school, libraries, and at home.
What would be one way I can implement this tool in my classroom?
Since the article mentioned that 5th grade students did a biome and geography projects it gave me a great idea for possible future use. For example, I think it would be great tool to use when learning about California history like the Missions and things like that. Students can be put in groups and each group can research the region of one of the mission. Then groups can present to their class what they found. In this form students can learn both about geography and history while also learning about the many uses of technology.
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