Designing your Story Map

Story Maps are web applications that allow you to combine the functionality of interactive maps with multimedia content (photos, videos, audio, timelines) into one unique app. Check out the possibilities here: http://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/app-list/

Some of them, such as the Side Accordion, will need for you to download the code and customize it a little. I encourage you to do this since it is very powerful and not as intimidating as it sounds. Click on learn more to choose and download the template, as well as accessing the tutorial.

To Create a Story Map

- Go to My Content, then click on the inverted arrow to Open in map viewer.

- Then Click on Share button in the top menu. Always make sure you map is shared with the public,

and all the sharing properties for the layers are updated. Click on the Create a Web App button

- At the bottom, Click on Page 4 and Choose Story Map Journal and click on Create Web App .

- Enter the Title, Tags, Summary for your Story Map and click Done

- Click Start

Configure your story map

You will see a new window of Map Journal Builder, follow the following steps to configure your story map:

1. What do you want to call your Map Journal? - Enter the title for your story journal - "Immigrant orphans adopted by US Citizens in 2013". Then click the forward arrow.

2. After this, you should be able to see two different sections of your story map: Main Stage and Side Panel

- SECTION 1: You should be asked to enter the content for your Main Stage, you can add a map , image, video or webpage.

• In this case we will add a image ( Always start your story map with a picture to attract the audience)

  • • Click on Image then choose URL:

    • Go to google.com and search for images for orphans. Find a good quality image and open it. Right click on that image and Copy image address

    • Paste the URL copied to your main stage content image window.

• Then, you should be asked to fill the content for Side Panel

• • You can enter the text for your related map or you can search on google.com and get information from there. Make sure you always give credits to the source.

  • You can also add an image to the content by clicking on the camera icon in the menu and paste the URL of the image. Click Save

- SECTION 2: To add a new Section - Click on the ADD SECTION button at the bottom.

• You should be asked to enter the content for your Main Stage, you can add a map , image, video or webpage

  • Enter the title for this section: Immigrant Orphans Adoption

  • In this section we will add a map we created, so click on the drop down menu after Map and choose the Map you created : Immigrants Orphans Adopted by US Citizens by State in 2013 by PM

  • Leave the settings default.

• Then, you should be asked to fill the content for Side Panel

  • You can enter the text for your related map or you can search on google.com and get information from there. Make sure you always give credits to the source.

  • You can also add an image to the content by clicking on the camera icon in the menu and paste the URL of the image. Click Save