Hill, W. (2010, November). Scribble Maps Helps Students Visualize Their World. Learning & Leading, 38(3), 40-41.
Summary: Wanda Hill talks about a very useful resource that students can use to help with their geography skills. Geography skills are an important aspect in life to learn about, but when do our students get the chance when they are so pressured into focusing on reading, writing, and math. A program called Scribble Maps allows students to make and share maps. Students can add text and pictures to their creations. Students have the option as to how they would like to view the map, such as: map, satellite, hybrid, or night sky. Students can learn great information such as: population, landmarks, landforms, climate, animals, etc. This sounds like an awesome tool and something I wish I had growing up because I am sure it makes geography projects a lot easier. Easier to gather information but also easier put it all together.
Q1: Does the Scribble Maps program cost anything?
A1: No, Scribble Maps is a free resource, you do not even need to login to create a map you can just start creating what you want. For students, if they are working on saved projects all they need in order to retrieve their projects is use their personal log in which consists of their student ID and initials. This makes it easy for them to remember.
Q2: What if a student has trouble using the program?
A1: Students have easy access to the Contact Us e-mail (for Scribble Maps) and will usually get a response by the end of the day and often by the end of the class period.
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