Thing #5

I choose to visit Google Maps.

From the time that I discovered that I could go onto the internet and find directions to some place unknown, I was, to say the least, intrigued. This web site does that and more. It not only allows someone to search and find a location that they previously have not been, but it give the user an option to view their destination by street maps or a satellite image as well as to get an idea of what the terrain is like. The great attribute about Google Maps is that it is totally free and very simple to navigate your way around. As far as using it in the classroom, the teacher could create a web quest where the students are responsible for finding a route to a suitable place of interest for a field trip.