Why use digital maps in reading activities?
The maps enhance learning from books and assist students and individuals in finding and remembering information from what they read, in part because visual or image information is stored differently from verbal or text information in someone’s memory. When people use geographic maps with texts, they end up recalling more text information than if they just used the text alone. What are the different forms of book mapping? There are a number of different kinds of maps that readers can make based on their reading such as story maps, effect story maps, comparison maps, reading maps and area reading maps. As an example, in a story, map readers follow the storyline by placing the virtual map pins on the map to show locations in the story, like using the book “Make Way for Ducklings” and following where Mr. and Mrs. Mallard go in Boston. Anyone who has in interest or love of maps can start creating their own maps with technology. You can even take this further and actually go to places that y
