Google Map: Blog Reflection

1. How did making a google map about Ancient Greece help you understand the geography more effectively than a “paper and pencil” map?

It helped me understand more effectively because I could see the mountains and the land elevation. I also could see the sea, this shows if it was hard or easy for a civilization to collect water. Water is used for cleaning, washing, showering, drinking, and planting. Water can really affect a civilization. This is why I think the google map is the better map.

2. How did making a google map about Ancient Greece help you understand more about the culture of Ancient Greece?

It was a great way of storing information about civilizations. When we learn something, we can simply add it to our google map. It is also really easy to see the information.

3. What were the features of google maps that you enjoyed working with to make your map effective?

I liked the photo/video feature. It was a great way of sharing images and videos. When you upload multiple images/videos the area where they show the images becomes a slideshows.

4. What challenges did you face when working with google maps?

A challenge I face when working with google maps is getting the layout right. When you copy paste into the pin description, it will group all the paragraphs up. It sometimes also glitches and put letters into the links and split the word in half. This was an annoying challenge I faced when working on the map.

5. What challenges/successes did you encounter when working with a partner on this assignment?

At the beginning of the project, we took a long time placing the pins down. This made us behind. When people were adding content, we were still working on pins. I think this was because of me and Jay's poor relationship and teamwork. But at the end, we still finished the map.

6. What advice would you give another student about working with google maps?
Always write your content into a google doc before putting it into your map. Some times google maps glitches and your content is gone. For example, Rohan wrote a long paragraph about Crete. Suddenly google map glitches and his content was gone forever.

7. What will you always remember about Ancient Greece from having made a google map?

I will always remember the myths about Odysseus like The Cyclops because I wrote summaries about them. I will also remember the time when google maps crashed and I lost all my writing.