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The Map activity helps children to explore and create their own maps:
 
The Map activity helps children to explore and create their own maps:
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* Search for your school, New York City, Mongolia, anywhere in the world! See roadmaps and satellite photos.
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* See roadmaps and satellite photos
* Write about what you see : add a description or embed a Wikipedia article
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* Search for your school, New York City, Timbuktu, anywhere in the world!
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* Write about what you see : add descriptions and embed Wikipedia articles
 
* You can take photos, video, or audio in Record and place them onto the map
 
* You can take photos, video, or audio in Record and place them onto the map
* Participate in the online "OurMaps" wiki
   
* Advanced users add HTML and import KML (Google Earth), GeoRSS (Ushahidi), or OSM (OpenStreetMap) files
 
* Advanced users add HTML and import KML (Google Earth), GeoRSS (Ushahidi), or OSM (OpenStreetMap) files
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[[Image:Map-Screenshot.jpg‎]]
 
[[Image:Map-Screenshot.jpg‎]]
      
== Adding Text ==
 
== Adding Text ==
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[[Image:Map-InfoIcon.jpg]]
 
[[Image:Map-InfoIcon.jpg]]
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A text marker is shared with your classmates when you share the activity.  You can edit your own or others' text markers by clicking the marker and clicking the '''Edit''' button.
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A text marker is shared with your classmates when you share the activity.  You can edit your own or others' text markers by clicking the marker and clicking the '''Edit''' button.  You can find a text marker again by searching for a word in the '''Tags''' search of '''Find'''.
    
== Adding Photos, Video, Audio ==
 
== Adding Photos, Video, Audio ==
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