Fun with your own TRAVEL MAP!

Using TravBuddy you can post a map on your blog that shows all the states and countries you have visited in your lifetime. I have only visited 5% of the world. Although you have to register, it is entirely free. You are provided with cut and paste text for a map to paste in your blog.

There are many uses in the classroom such as having students make a map of where they have been, and then they can blog about what the place has to offer. They can compare with other students and discuss similarities and differences of their travels. You can have a classroom map showing all the places the class has “travelled” to this year in geography or in books they have read. Do you see a use in the classroom?

For family planning, you can make a map of future travels to show places you plan to travel. It is also an online community for meeting travelers and sharing travel reviews, photos and blogs.

What Students Can Do!

I love looking at other teachers' blogs from all over the world and seeing what their students are doing with Web 2.0. My newest discovery is voicthread.com. Every picture can tell a story by students. I have a link to a Global Classroom with a collection of digital stories from many different schools. Visit the voicethread blog under My Favorite Links.