Story Maps

Story Telling

The Story Maps platform offers a way to combine text, media, and maps into a visually appealing presentation. While the application was originally for maps, the platform can be use as a presentation format to combine media and text.

Guides

Want to do a Story Maps assignment for your class? Here are some example guides with rubrics. This information was adapted from the University of Minnesota Story Maps Curriculum Portal.

Creating a Collection

Create an ArcGIS Collection

General Story Maps Guide

General guide to setup, navigation, and how to use ArcGIS Online Story Maps. When using Story Maps in a course, frequently a version of this guide is adapted to be course specific.

Instructor Guide (Individual)

Instructor guide for Story Maps maps in individual projects.

Instructor Guide (Groups)

Instructor guide to using Story Maps for groups. FAQS, helpful tips, example rubrics, and example assignment guide.

Tutorial Videos

List of videos for specific functions and tools in ArcGIS Story Maps. Additional videos are added periodically!

Adding Map to Story Maps

Adding an interactive web maps to a Story Maps project.

Basemaps

Change the basemap [background] maps in ArcGIS Story Maps.

Bulk Import Photos into a Map Tour

Create a Map Tour in Story Maps by bulk importing [geotagged] photos.

Create a Digital Journal

Adding a Map Tour to a Story Map.

Creating a Map Tour

Adding a Map Tour to a Story Map.

Create a Story Map Collection

Create a virtual exhibit or presentation collection of Story Maps (or other ArcGIS Online items).

Embedding Content

Embed various media content into a Story Maps project.

Publish a Project

Adding an interactive web maps to a Story Maps project.

Start a Story Map

Starting a new Story Map project - guide to quick setup and recommended settings.

Table of Contents

Improve the accessibility and navigation of Story Maps by adding a clickable table of contents.

Updating Cover Dates

Update Story Map cover dates.

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