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In this session we will use My Maps for community engagement. We will practice how to conduct an interview while adding locations and notes directly to a map, and how satellite imagery helps solicit and organize information during the interview. These simple techniques will allow you to effectively communicate with your community about places that have meaning and importance to their lives.
You can find a demonstration of the use of Google Forms in our Create & Embed a My Maps and our My Maps Mashup sessions.
CommunityMyMaps.mp4Today's Activities
Today's Activities
Every map answers a question. Today we will develop an overarching question, or topic, for a map we wish to make, and then map out georeferenced answers to a series of questions based on that topic. My Maps is a lightweight mapping platform that is easy to use for community engagement. The map can be created collaboratively, and then embedded on your website or shared through social media with your community.
Activity #1: Develop A Plan
Activity #1: Develop A Plan
Click on the link above to go to the Jamboard we will use to begin this session. You can find instructions in the slide presentation to the right. Click on the speaker icon in the upper left corner of each slide for audio.
You will need to be signed into your Google Account in order to upload photos to the Jamboard.
Follow the instruction on the Jamboard for the activity; introduce yourself on the first frame (remember no personal information) and where you work, this will help you get used to working on the Jamboard. Then you will tell us about a topic that you would like to map - it must be place based so that all of the content can be georeferenced. Write out 3-5 "where" questions that you would ask your community members about the topic. For example, if the topic was "access to fishing sites" your questions might be something like "where does your family go to fish", "where are places that your grandparents used to fish that are no longer accessible to your family", and "where are places you would like to improve fishing".
Activity #2: Build A Collaborative My Maps
Activity #2: Build A Collaborative My Maps
Next we will ask for volunteers to build our map. We will have three roles: someone to ask the questions, someone to act as a community member answering the questions, and someone to drop pins and add content to the map markers with the answers. We will use your questions from the Jamboard as the source of our questions.
Build your own My Maps for community mapping
Build your own My Maps for community mapping
You can use the instructions below and the links to create your own My Maps for community mapping.
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