GOOGLE MAPS APPLICATION IN SOCIAL STUDIES LEARNING
Keywords:
google maps, map reading skillsAbstract
Elementary School Teacher Education Department - Education Faculty
State University of Surabaya email: ganesgunansyah@unesa.ac.id
ABSTRACT
In order to improve map skills such as map reading skills, interpret and use maps in the application of life and overcome the everydayproblems activities one of which may be through the use of google mapsvisual media. Its use is very practical because the application can be used interactively via a computer device to a smartphone, tablet / ipad, and so forth. Google Maps can present the information provided by the onlineregional more completemap-provider whichis updated constantly and regularly as well as more exciting because it can give the description of roadmap, terrain, satellite images, and traffic. Through the use of map-online from google, is expected to improve the skills / abilities of learners in reading maps such as: (1) able touse colors, shapes and patterns of spatial in reading and intepreting maps,(2) use scale to determine the area , location, mileage and timeestimated on the map, (3) able to find and attract the analysis of the spatial relationships of various natural features and socio-cultural / artificial indicated by the intertive symbol, (4) able to draw conclusions between interaction, interrelation, and interdependence between landscape phenomenawith social landscape; (5) able to present more accurate data or place through the use of line coordinates or absolute location.