Maps101.com

Company: Maps.com, 120 Cremona Drive, Suite H, Goleta, CA 93117. Phone: [phone]; internet: www.maps101.com.

Price: Pricing is based upon enrollment and school size. The base subscription price is around $650 for a single site. A free 2- day trial can be requested online; longer trials can be set up by a company representative.

Audience: Grades K-12.

Format: Subscription -based website.

Minimum System Requirements: For optimum use, an efficient computer with a high-speed internet connection is recommended. The site is best viewed with Netscape 4.0 or Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher. A current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader and the latest version of Adobe Flash Player (both free downloads) are needed.

The maps are displayed as GIFs and can be downloaded as PDFs to resize for printing on 8.5"xll" paper. A projector for computer screen display would be helpful when using the site for class lessons.

Description: Mapsl01.com is an online, subscription-based resource that provides access to thousands of interactive maps, videos, animated timelines, educational games, and educator resources for teaching earth science, geography, history, and social studies.

Reviewer Comments:

Installation: This is an online program; no installation is required.

The subscription includes a username and password that will allow the teacher and the students to access all materials. A nice feature of the subscription is that students can access the program from home. Installation: A

Content/Features: Mapsl01.com provides thousands of projectable and print-preformatted maps, more than 200 activity and lesson plans for K-12, daily and weekly current events articles and corresponding maps, interactive mapping features and satellite imagery, Flash-animated educational games and quizzes, and up-to-date world and U.S. reference atlases.

The site recently partnered with National Geographic...