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My map is meant to be used in a fourth grade classroom to teach about Michigan history and famous historical sites in our state. I think that this map will be very useful because it will allow my students to use visual aids to actually see the location and an actual photograph of the places they are learning about. By having this Michigan history lesson more interactive, it will most likely motivate students to participate more in the learning about their own state. In addition to just seeing the places, this map will help the students to learn more about distances between cities in Michigan and also to have a better idea of directions to which certain areas are located. On the first or second day of our Michigan history lesson, I will have my students go to the computer lab and pull up this map and click on the different areas that I have flagged so that they can learn more about the site. In addition to just searching the map I created, depending on the age of the students I will teach the older students how to navigate around Google maps and then have them add flags to other areas in Michigan that we had learned about. By doing this, my hope is that the students get a more personal learning experience and that this hands-on activity will help them to have a better appreciation for the site and its significance.