Creating A Google Map
Teachers can create a map with data using information from a Google Form, which will be populated into a Google Sheet in order to import the information into a Google Map.
Once the map is created, the map can be embedded on a website to share with your classroom, school, family and community.
Start by:
1. Log into your google account on your Google Chrome browser.
2. Type into the URL bar
mymaps.google.com
3. When creating a new map, type in a Title name of your map and set sharing features to public if you plan to embed onto a website.
4. Create a Google Form to accumulate your data. The information will be used to import a map layer. When creating your form, you need to think about the data fields you would like and the description that will be added to the map when you import your Google sheet information. Location and Title of information are important for the Placemarks. ** You can create a question in a Form for links, but they do not transfer over when importing data. You will need to copy and paste links afterwards from the Google Sheet.
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| Google Form Titles |
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| Google Sheet with Titles |
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| Google Map with Titles |
6. Once you select the Google sheet of data, you will be asked to enable pop-ups in the top of browser. Then you will need to re-select Google data sheet from your Google Drive.
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Google Sheet info from Google Drive account
7. Select the location of the Placemarks and continue to select the Title of information associated with the Placemarks.
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8. Once your information is imported you have options to change the look of the map, Placemarks, add images, and you can even edit or delete the imported info. You have the options to add more layers of data or even just a single Placemark.
