With MapStudio Texas your students can integrate their social studies projects with dramatic satellite maps of Texas. The map metaphor helps students visualize Texas and understand their place in it. MapStudio Texas helps students explore and share the rich geographic, multi-cultural and historical heritage of Texas. The program features 47 satellite maps of Texas including a map of the whole state, maps of the major geographic regions and 40 close-up maps of the largest cities. These detailed maps let you see major roads, airports and large buildings.
Overlay controls let students see water bodies, cities, major industry, counties and highways.
Customize the title and a theme legend for your projects. Text descriptions, pictures, sounds and movies can be built and presented through the intuitive map pin metaphor. Use Map Studio Texas for simple class projects or sophisticated multimedia presentations. The Internet link allows students to upload their projects to the dedicated MapStudio Texas web site to share their projects and exchange ideas with students from all over the state. MapStudio Texas will enhance the teaching of geographic literacy in both a social studies and a technology context.