Map Mashup... What I did over Spring Break

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For this particular assignment, I saw connection with some of the third grade Language Arts GLCEs, and saw it as a piece where students could create a narrative texts, using their "voice" to tell the story of a family vacation, or trip they would like to take. It could be applied to places near and far. When I was in school, I would often take trips with my grandparents, and have to miss a week or so of school. My teachers would have me create a presentation, from pictures, artifacts and my journal entries and I can see a Map Mashup as a great way to integrate technology into a similar assignment. I am really excited about the Mashups, and have enjoyed looking over what my peers have created. I see tremendous application to Language Arts- literature trips, writing, presenting- Social Studies- immigration, war, historical landmarks, maps, cardinal directions- Math- estimating distance and time, gas mileage, budget- Science- geographical features, climate, habitat, migration patterns, and am excited about seeing what students could create with this particular technology. The possibilities are endless, and it is a great tool for an integrated lesson.