Today's Objectives:

1. Understand how to type in the address www.yahoo.com, and that the Address Bar contains the address of the page you are viewing.

2. Recognize one of the links offered by www.yahoo.com called MAP, and from google called MAPS.

3. Understand that you can get maps of any area or specific driving instructions to a specific destination.

4. Enter correct information to get specific driving instructions.

We will look at two mapping sites:

• The link from yahoo.com

• The link to maps from google.com.

DIRECTIONS. You will need to visit www.yahoo.com. This is our default page in class, but if you are at your home computer, you would need to type in the address. You can get there in class by single-clicking on the Home button or typing in the above address. Upon arriving to www.yahoo.com, you need to locate the link to MAPS.  Look for the word Maps in Purple at the top of the site. You will need to follow this link to see the MAPS site and page.

Once the Yahoo maps page shows, enter your home address in the address boxes.  Press the Get Map button to obtain the map of your home.  Note that on the right hand side of the page there is a link to nearby businesses.  Click on the Restaurant link.  You can obtain a list of nearby restaurants around the location you asked for a map

Also note that above your map, you can ask for Driving Directions both TO and FROM the first address you entered. Enter a second address and note the complete set of instructions between your two addresses.

You should see a similar window in which to enter information after following the link for DRIVING DIRECTIONS.

Upon entering the information that is requested from you, you will single-click on the Get Directions button.

2.  Another similar map site is found at www.google.com.  Lets use Yahoo Maps our exercises .

• Turn the Address Bar blue by clicking on it.  This means that you can enter a new address into the bar. 
• Type yahoo, and then use our shortcut of holding down the Control Key and press the Enter Key.  This types http://www. and .com around our address entry to create a complete web address.
• At the upper left of your screen you will see boxes below the Heading Get a U.S. Map.  These are for entering the address for which you want a map.
• Read your screen to check for required information and see where it is placed.
• Click the Get Map Button. 
• The blue bars on the map right allow you to change the magnification (zoom) to view more of the area (with less detail) or get a closer view of the area  (more detail).
• Clicking on an area of the screen re-centers the map to the location you clicked. 
• Note that above the map, you see buttons to  either get a new map (Map a New Location), or get driving directions to the location you just mapped.
• Press the Get Driving Directions button and get driving directions to the Center for Council on Aging.  Our address is:

                -600 Grand River Ave.

                  Port Huron MI 48060

• Press the Get Directions button below the address boxes.
• Study the incredible information available to you, including total distance, estimated time and detailed driving directions.
• Note the choices above the map, such as get reverse directions to return, and to print the map and directions.

- Find directions to 5 locations from you house. While doing this assignment, choose addresses that you are familiar with for your future use--IF POSSIBLE.

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