A common lens for understanding a complex world.

Session Goals
1. Introduce MapStory.org concepts progress and plans (20) 2. Group brainstorm on other mapping tools for teachers to consider for various use cases (20) 3. Allow ample time for informal consultation around projects and ideasor an opportunity to leave early!

I know not that I can offer on the occasion any suggestions not likely to occur to the Committee. Were I to hazard one, it would be in favour of adding to Reading, Writing, & Arithmetic, to which the instruction of the poor, is commonly limited, some knowledge of Geography; such as can easily be conveyed by a Globe & MapsNo information seems better calculated to expand the mind and gratify curiosity than what would thus be imparted.

James Madison, 1822

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December 2012 Launch prototype to begin testing data

February 2013 Named a Launch EDU finalist at SXSW

June 2013 Begin work on total redesign based on teacher feedback

January May Invite 8 teachers to serve as inaugural Teaching Fellows April 2012 Begin work with lead funding from US Army Corps

January 2014 (Anticipated) Launch new composer, versioned editing, Warper and Organization and Project pages,

April 2012

Present

MapStorytelling =

Collect
StoryLayers.

Crowdedit...
to make StoryLayers better

Compose
MapStories

StoryLayers = data with elements of place and time

For example

StoryLayers are designed to be open data that can be version edited much like a Wikipedia page

MapStories take one or multiple StoryLayers and add narrative elements like text, photo and video to comprise a particular PERSPECTIVE about some phenomenaMapStories can be shared much like a YouTube video

Just the beginning.

Mobile

viewing and editing

Photo: Netzanette

Warper.mapstory.org

Photo: CIFOR

GeoBadges

Temporal aerial/satellite imagery sequences

A new MapStorytelling composer based on teachers feedback

Heres a preview

But what can educators do right now?.

1. Search and discover.

2. Peer review and share.

3. Compose MapStories using existing StoryLayers.

Attempt creating original StoryLayers and using them in new MapStories.

Case Study:
Jessica Marshall Alcott College Prep Chicago Public Schools Project: A spatial history of public housing in Chicago

Were building a community, not a company

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Were looking for friends >Form a MapStorytelling student group or class project

>Reach out for help with project ideas

>Help invest in our Roadmap

OTHER great mapping tools for teachers HistoryPin -tagging pictures on a map TimeMapper -creating mapstories, but not connected to a data commons Maptia and Meograph -blogging on a map CartoDB and MapBox -making a simple map with points on it OpenStreetMap -an open map of the world that anyone can edit Google Earth and Google Maps

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