Outline+of+Workshop

=Mapmashing in the classroom workshop=


 * What did you do on your Summer vacation?**


 * Our Summer Vacations…**

Web 2.0. . . What was Web 1.0?

“Web of consumption”
 * Web 1.0**

Find information, digest it, share it

Called “the great democratizer”

Experts were still information generators - mostly…


 * What is Web 2.0 then?**

Leigh is working on a nice definition of this. user:chericem1

What is it? Simply: Information combined with a map Overlays, Resources,Etc. (The idea of overlaying several transparencies would be a good place to begin the explanation for technophobes) user:chericem1
 * So What’s Map Mashing?**

Interactive Why Use It? What Tools Do I Use? How might I usethis in the classroom? (I'd do this part first, then use the WHY to summarize and then move into the practicalities of HOW) user:chericem1 History United States Presidents http://www.mibazaar.com/ushistory/

Lewis and Clark Google Earth Humanities Shakespeare’s places Google Earth

Google Books http://books.google.com/ Science Earthquakes in the Past Week http://earthquakes.tafoni.net/

Sunrise/Sunset Tracker http://www.multicherry.com/mapshadow/mapshadow.htm

Mathematics Google Planimeter http://www.acme.com/planimeter/

GeoDistance http://www.geodistance.com/ Games Leisure

Vacations

Local events/Places http://www.spartylive.com/

Don't forget [|world languages]! user:chericem1

Also, PD (Geek Cruises mashup?) user:chericem1

Wrap-Up

Why use this in the classroom?

Questions?

Scott Schopieray - schopie1@msu.edu Alison Keller - kelleral@msu.edu

Demonstration &Open lab (What are the little arrows?) user:chericem1