9 Excellent Free Map Creation Tools for Teachers and Students

1- Umapper

UMapper is a great mapping tool for educators. It allows its users to create and manage interactive maps and geogames online. These maps can be shared with others or be embedded in blogs and websites

2- MapTiler

This a tool that allows users to create overlay of standard maps like Google Maps, and Yahoo Maps and can also be visualized in 3D form.

3- Build A Map

This is another cool tool for teachers to create maps. Build A Map is powered by Google Maps and provides a wide range of tools to easily  build interactive online maps.

4- World Map

This one here is being developed by Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard University and allows users to easily build their own mapping portal and publish it to the world or to just a few collaborators.

5- Map Faire

This is a cool tool for teachers to create awesome maps and share them with their students. Map Faire has a simple and student friendly interface and is very easy to use.

6- MapFab

This is a Google Maps editor that offers you a clever way to easily create and share your Google Maps .

7- Target Map

Target Map allows you to : easily create customized Data Maps on Google Maps, locate & see your Excel data on Google Maps, and share your knowledge with others.

8- Scribble Maps

This tool allows users to easily draw on maps and then share them with friends and colleagues. It is also very easy to use and offers some awesome features for free.

9- Animaps

Animaps extends the My Maps feature of Google Maps by letting you create maps with markers that move, images and text that pop up on cue, and lines and shapes that change over time.