379: Summer Tech Challenge 6: Create a Custom MapDid you know you can create your own interactive Google map?

In this episode, you will learn about Google My Maps, a free Google tool that allows you to create personalized maps with locations, notes, photos, videos, colors, layers, and routes. Whether you’re planning a family vacation, documenting your travels, or creating a homeschool project, custom maps are a fun and practical way to organize information visually.

As part of the Summer Tech Challenge series, this week’s challenge is to create a Google My Map on any topic that interests you.

Ideas for Using Google My MapsTravel* Plan an upcoming vacation * Organize attractions, restaurants, hotels, hiking trails, and museums * Document a completed trip with photos and notes * Create an interactive travel journal to share with others

Homeschool Projects* Literary maps following the locations in a novel * History maps showing important events and battles * Geography projects * Family heritage and immigration maps * College visit planning * Local homeschool field trip guides * National park tracking

This Week’s ChallengeCreate a custom Google My Map on any topic that interests you.

Ideas include:

• A dream vacation
• A recent trip
• A book you’re reading
• Historical events
• Family history
• College visits
• National parks
• Local educational attractions
• Any topic that can be represented on a map

Resources* Google My Maps: https://www.google.com/mymaps * Google My Maps Help Center: https://support.google.com/mymaps * Youtube tutorial: https://youtu.be/NaShzdhOf5M?si=kX1w0IEWU7UrLhMx

Entering the Summer ChallengeShare what you did in the challenge on one of the FundaFunda Education Instagram or Facebook posts or in one of these Facebook groups:

• • Homeschooling with Technology
  • Homeschooling Middle School
  • Homeschooling College-Bound Teens

If you are not on social media, email your entry to meryl@fundafunda.com, and it can be shared on your behalf.

Each week, one participant will win a FundaFunda Academy unit study of their choice worth $20. Everyone who participates during the summer will also be entered into the grand prize drawing for a $50 gift card.

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