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August 27, 2006


Paul Allison @ Mapping

CommunityWalk allows collaboration, rich media, and path building

I think CommunityWalk is what we've been looking for!  Take a look at Vacation Stories (last gasp!). Join, find "Vacation Stories," zoom out, then add your own. In the map settings I checked this permission:

 
Logged In User Can Manipulate Own Locations Any logged in user can add locations to the map and then they can manipulate only the locations they added.

 

That should make it possible to build a map together, yet we won't have to worry about losing things.  

Try it out! it's as easy to make paths as quickmaps, open to rich media as mapbuilder, and as collaborative as buddy maps.

Keywords: collaboration, google maps, mapping, rich media, stories

Posted by Paul Allison @ Mapping |

Comments

  1. Hi Paul,

    Is it possible to embed mp3 as well? 

    Barbara Dieu on Monday, 28 August 2006, 21:50 UTC #

  2. Yes, but I had some difficulty with the <embed> function when using a PC. I emailed the web designer just hours ago, and he is checking it. I changed the embed to something called window (etc...) See the "Special Fuctions" link on the edit form for a marker.  Go ahead! Try it. It works (with a couple of glitches.)

    What content do you think we could use? Not vacations... I want to do something with September 11, 2001, and I made a map like that. I'm thinking we could have choices for students.

    What else?

    Paul Allison on Monday, 28 August 2006, 22:07 UTC #

  3. I am loving this map tool. Easy easy easy which for me saves time and for the students makes it possible for everybody. When the learning curves is a bit high, kids lose their enthusiasm. Now to try video and audio!! Great find Paul.

    ~Lee 

    Lee Baber on Tuesday, 29 August 2006, 11:44 UTC #

  4. What do you all suggest for security. If parents do not want kids to identify their exact location, perhaps we can encourage an area marker, not an exact location. This is only applicable if the school you are working with minds that specificity. Any thoughts? On the choices, I like the idea of students helping with the development by choosing one of various maps. I htink too many choices is intimidating. At first, it is perhaps easier to limit it to a few. 

    Lee Baber on Tuesday, 29 August 2006, 11:51 UTC #

  5. Susan has been developing curriculum around mapping the school neighborhood. I don't know how that might play in Brazil or Virginia, but perhaps we could ask students to imagine a virtual tour or their community (wherever that might be)?  Would that work?  Also students aren't using last names, of course.

    Paul Allison on Tuesday, 29 August 2006, 17:07 UTC #

  6. Yes, sounds good. I would love to do this as well. 

    Lee Baber on Wednesday, 30 August 2006, 19:18 UTC #

  7. Has any of you tried one of the Flickr toys + Google Map?

    Barbara Dieu on Thursday, 31 August 2006, 02:12 UTC #

  8. I have not Bee. I will go see about the flicr.. Has anyone else tried google maps?

    Lee Baber on Friday, 1 September 2006, 02:25 UTC #

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