Texas Bluebonnet Writing Project Blog: If My Maps wasn't enough to entice you, then check out My Maps+

As a follow-up to my post on using Google's My Maps tool, I share with you My Maps+. Thanks to Tim Lauer, elementary principal, blogging at Educational/Technology for the tip.

I am continually amazed at how right-brained our society can be with technology. This creative group has taken the very neat My Maps tool and found a way to create a library of them and even give you embed codes for your blog or website (like you would with YouTube or Flickr) for your creations. These folks have a great teacher-friendly tool here. And once again, the best part is that it is FREE!

Use the library to store your own My Maps to share with other educators.
Use the library to have access to your own My Maps from wherever you are.
Use the library to find other My Maps that are applicable to your content.
Use the library to allow your students to store their My Maps projects in one place to make it easy for you to find and assess them all.
Use the embed tool to generate conversation about your content.
Use the embed tool to show off your students' My Maps creations.
Use any of the My Maps+ tools to integrate information literacy and technology into your curriculum.