beyond the classroom walls seeking an online solution. "hands on" can work well, everyone completed one outcome. Follow these steps to create a google map Login to your gmail account or register for one. Click on the maps link&gt;create map&gt;goto my places Click on red button&gt; create map Search for your location Right click on location&gt;add a pin or drag a pin to the location Change the pin style (see some of the different pins added by participants in map above!) Click on collaborate -- if you wish to share the map with others so they can add pins. Great for students in classrooms as they do not need to register for gmail. Choose the permissions -- either email invitations or allow anyone to edit and/or invite others. See screen dump below Look for link icon, click on it, copy and paste the link to share with others, or the shortened link or grab the embed code. Paste that code into the html section of a blog, wiki or other appropriate online space. Double click on the pin, add text. Add an image, grab the embed code, click on html link, then choose rich text and save. See Peggy's comment on this post to learn how to add the video option. Resources Some existing google maps Amazing Google treks (shared by Peggy George) What resources could you share? How have you used google maps? Feel free to add a pin to our map. Please add some text or an image