Geo Mapping: Mash-Ups, Interactivity, & Time/Place/Content Connections

GPS & Web 2.0 2.0 is happening everywhere Second Generation of internet based services Using technologies to create socially constructed information and sharing “ Doesn’t have a hard boundary but a gravitational core” GPS adds time and space to information, either synchronous or asynchronous

2.0 is happening everywhere

Second Generation of internet based services

Using technologies to create socially constructed information and sharing

“ Doesn’t have a hard boundary but a gravitational core”

GPS adds time and space to information, either synchronous or asynchronous

Mash-Ups “ Mash-ups are websites or applications that combine content from more than one source” Begins with a mapping program and overlays information from any number of sources Combines place, time, and information Provides for user interactivity Examples of mash-ups http://www.programmableweb.com/mashups http://www.gisuser.com/

“ Mash-ups are websites or applications that combine content from more than one source”

Begins with a mapping program and overlays information from any number of sources

Combines place, time, and information

Provides for user interactivity

Examples of mash-ups

http://www.programmableweb.com/mashups

http://www.gisuser.com/

Social Networking Combining mobile phones with GPS technologies into one application Dodgeball- E-mail messages are sent to your friends identifying your location Locates friends of friends within 10 blocks http://www.dodgeball.com/ Small Planet- Emails you messages and lets you know if other people you see are also members. http://www.smallplanet.net/ Mologogo- Tracks your friends location http://mologogo.com/

Combining mobile phones with GPS technologies into one application

Dodgeball-

E-mail messages are sent to your friends identifying your location

Locates friends of friends within 10 blocks

http://www.dodgeball.com/

Small Planet-

Emails you messages and lets you know if other people you see are also members.

http://www.smallplanet.net/

Mologogo-

Tracks your friends location

http://mologogo.com/

GPS, Mapping, and Web 2.0 in Education Instruction, application, and practice with these technologies needs to be integrated within all subject areas Both teachers and students need to be proficient in web 2.0 technologies What needs to happen: Collaboration of SME’s, ID professionals, and educators An examination of current pedagogy, curriculum, and educational focus Training of teachers A spiraling curriculum that scaffolds learning needs to be created and implemented beginning in the primary grades

Instruction, application, and practice with these technologies needs to be integrated within all subject areas

Both teachers and students need to be proficient in web 2.0 technologies

What needs to happen:

Collaboration of SME’s, ID professionals, and educators

An examination of current pedagogy, curriculum, and educational focus

Training of teachers

A spiraling curriculum that scaffolds learning needs to be created and implemented beginning in the primary grades

GPS and Geo Mapping Projects in K-12 Schools Projects that help students understand the world using 2.0 technology Possible ideas: Community studies, mapping with local to world wide information, history connections, virtual field trips, digital reports, research projects, field trips with integration of time/place/information, and social networking Examples of Projects: http://www.netc.org/focus/examples/mappin.php http://www.bu.edu/lernet/GK12/alexis/gps.pdf http://www.vinsweb.org/education/community_map.html http://www.sprise.com/shs/faculty/Geomapping/geomapping_project.htm

Projects that help students understand the world using 2.0 technology

Possible ideas:

Community studies, mapping with local to world wide information, history connections, virtual field trips, digital reports, research projects, field trips with integration of time/place/information, and social networking

Examples of Projects:

http://www.netc.org/focus/examples/mappin.php

http://www.bu.edu/lernet/GK12/alexis/gps.pdf

http://www.vinsweb.org/education/community_map.html

http://www.sprise.com/shs/faculty/Geomapping/geomapping_project.htm

“How-To” and Resource Sites Wikipedia definition of Web Mash-Ups http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_ Short Flikr video: “Geotags and You” http://www.flickr.com/help/screencasts/vol1 Extensive collection of resources by GPSy http://www.gpsy.com/gpsinfo/ AutoDesk's “Taking you beyond the Map” info/help site http://www.gisuser.com/ Yahoo’s Developer Network Home helping you create your own mash-ups http://developer.yahoo.com/ Goggle's Beta Map site helping you create mash-ups http://www.google.com/apis/maps/

Wikipedia definition of Web Mash-Ups

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_

Short Flikr video: “Geotags and You”

http://www.flickr.com/help/screencasts/vol1

Extensive collection of resources by GPSy

http://www.gpsy.com/gpsinfo/

AutoDesk's “Taking you beyond the Map” info/help site

http://www.gisuser.com/

Yahoo’s Developer Network Home helping you create your own mash-ups

http://developer.yahoo.com/

Goggle's Beta Map site helping you create mash-ups

http://www.google.com/apis/maps/