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Week 2

 Introduction 

Goal:

Students can post a review of a place on Google Maps

Materials/Steps : Using what3words.com to find reviews of different places

Discuss existing types of text review.

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Explain that the focus of this week is on place review. 

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In the [handout    ], students will find 2 reviews of well-known places. Ask students to read the reviews and try to guess the places. To what extent do they agree with the reviews? 

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Survey how students use Google Maps. Some guiding questions: 

  • How often do you use Google Maps? 

  • Do you prefer to use it on a web browser (laptop/pc) or on your mobile phone? 

  • In addition to getting a direction to a place, what else can you make use of Google Maps (e.g. satellite imagery, interactive panoramic views of streets, and place reviews)? 

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Ask students to think about three words that either best describe them or that they like the most. 

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Ask students to open https://what3words.com, enter the three words, and tell them that the result is the place/country they belong to. Teachers may ask for volunteers to share their results. 

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Then, ask students to click ‘Navigate’ (under the search box), and select ‘Google Maps’. This will navigate them to Google Maps (to the place according to the 3-word address)

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On Google Maps, click on the red pin to see the reviews of the place (via the left column). 

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Ask students to find 2-3 more places using what3words.com 

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Materials/steps: Analysing how people write place reviews 

Tell students that they are going to explore how people write a review of a place. 

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Ask students to find more parks to see more reviews. 

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To illustrate how people write a place review, ask students to search for Thonburirom park on Google Maps (or cowboy.woven.respect on what3words.com). Allow 5-10 minutes for students to go through the reviews.

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In groups (or breakout rooms), students discuss how people write a place review. Some topics for discussion: 

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Students write 1 place review (a short one), and post the review on Google Maps. 

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Note: Tips for writing great reviews 

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