--- title: "ICT skills on Google maps" url: "https://stjosephschorley.co.uk/blog/2015-10-19-12-39-54-ict-skills-on-google-maps" school: "St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School" --- # ICT skills on Google maps ![Image of ICT skills on Google maps](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/images/blog/road_trip.jpg) 19 October 2015 [Rivington Class Blog](https://stjosephschorley.co.uk/blog/category/rivington-class-blog) This week we have been using our ICT skills on Google maps to plan our own American Road trip. We used the help tool to find out how to measure distance. We then used the distance tool to plot and measure the distance from city to city on our trip and then calculate the distance of the entire trip. Once we had done this, we used the print screen function to copy the map and route into a power point presentation. We used the crop tool and made the map a decent size. We then added details about all the place we planned to stop on the route and searched the internet for activities and attractions for each place. In maths we have been tackling the hard topic of perimeter of compound shapes and the usual counting and times tables whilst in literacy we were focusing on performing metaphor poems with expression, intonation and enthusiasm. ### Rivington pics 1 [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/4065/road_trip.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/images/gallery/4065/road_trip.jpg) [ Birkacre Work Out](https://stjosephschorley.co.uk/blog/2015-10-19-12-34-15-birkacre-work-out) [Watch out David Attenborough Heapey Class are hot on your tail! ](https://stjosephschorley.co.uk/blog/2015-10-19-13-20-07-watch-out-david-attenborough-heapey-class-are-hot-on-your-tail) ![St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/images/logo/1200250668080298.137XSqlECvZ07rj3bGkr_height640_(6).png) #### St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Cedar Road Chorley PR6 0JF 01257 265998 01257 233107 © Copyright 2015–2026 St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stjosephschorley.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)