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Description
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Usefulness Rating
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Ease-of-Use Rating
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By signing into Google Maps, teachers and students can create custom maps that include “pinned” images, links, and even embedded videos. Google Maps now includes a web version of Google Earth for an immersive experience.
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5
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Hard
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Open Street Map lets teachers and students create custom maps. An account with an email address is required, though.
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3
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Medium
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Quick Maps allows students to “doodle on Google Maps.” Choose a location, draw lines, scribble, place markers, and the share the final product with a link. If teachers or students create a free account, then Quick Maps can be saved and edited.
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4
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Easy
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Scribble Maps allows students to edit and make notations on Google Maps. There are a number of features including text, images, and markers. The final product can be saved in a number of formats – including Google Earth files – and shared with an embed code.
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5
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Medium
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Big Huge Lab Maps allows students and teachers to create an easy to use world map, and then highlight various countries. The final image can be saved or embedded on a class web site or blog.
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2
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Easy
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