Hello! I am looking for any ways that people use the Maps app in a Language Arts/English classroom. I've used it in the past to view locations for articles that we have read and it has been neat for students to get a sense of perspective and relation to our location. Any other ideas for using this?
Hi! One way you could use Apple Maps is to plot the travels of book characters so students can see how far they travelled and see what they might have seen along the way.
For example, you could plot Huck Finn and Jim’s journey on the Mississippi River, marking each stop along the way. Students could turn on the satellite view to see what the characters saw (though I’m sure the sights have changed since Mark Twain’s time! 😅).
Good luck with your projects!
April 26, 2024
Hi Emily - Apple Maps is one of my favorite apps. I’m a former history teacher but I think some of the activities I’ve done around primary sources can be easily ported over to Language Arts and the English classroom. Teaching novels that are place based, analyzing articles as you’ve mentioned or having students create stories or narratives are some great ways to include location and an exploration of place.
Here are some that I’ve posted - hope you can spark an idea from them. If so, I’d love to see what you come up with.
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