Murals of Tucson: Creating a Google MyMaps Tour

Author First Name: 
Dr. Chris
Author Last Name: 
Lukinbeal
Category: 
Educator Geographic Literacy - Tutorials and Resources
Description: 
This video (24.17) gives step by step directions on how to make a map of thematic locations (in this case--Tucson Murals) using Google MyMaps. As the narrator explains the process, he refers to how the creation of the tour is using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This My Map Tour idea is perfect for a GeoInquiry where students ask questions, collect data and then take action.
Duration: 
24.17 Minutes
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Murals of Tucson: Creating a Google MyMaps Tour
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information