Name:DianaJorge

Date:1/09/2014
Unit1.InteractiveMapsandGalleries

CriterionA.InquiringandAnalysing

Part1.ExamplesofInteractiveMaps
A.Onlineexamples:
Lookfor3onlineexamplesofinteractivemapsusedinschools,communitiesandestablishments.
Herearesomeexamples:
http://samples.mapsalive.com/20019/page1.htm
http://www.sevenoaksschool.org/campusmap
http://samples.mapsalive.com/mall1/
http://www.georgeschool.org/campusmap/index.html
http://samples.mapsalive.com/20088/page1.htm
http://www.stjames.edu/Campustour
http://samples.mapsalive.com/20795/page1.htm
http://res.hostexp.com/#UMAP_2012121276845

Constructatabletocomparethestrongandweakpointsofthe3onlineexamplesofinteractivemapsyouhavechosen.

InteractiveMap
Link#1:
http://www.stjames.edu/Ca
mpustour

InteractiveMap
Link#2:
http://www.sevenoaksschool.org/
campusmap

InteractiveMap
Link#3:
http://www.georgeschool.org/campus
map/index.html

23StrongPoints

StrongPoints:

Ireallylikethecolor
scheme.Ithinkthecolors
thispersonchosegoreally
welltogetherandarequite
appealingtotheeyeand
pleasanttolookat.

Ialsolikehowforeach
numberthereisaverywell
writtenparagraph
describingtheplaceas
wellasa360degreetourif
needed.Thisisexcellent
forsomeonewhodoesnt
knowtheschoolverywell.

Ilovehowforsome
buildingstheyevenputthe
historyofthebuilding!That
isgivingevenextra
informationontheplace
eventhoughitisaschool
map!

Thismapisgoodhoweveritcan
beimproved.Thestrongpoints
are:
Itisa3DMapsoitskindof
poppingupwhichmakesitalot
morerealistic.

Eachofthelabelshavea
picturethatbestdescribesthe
housesandplacesonthe
interactivemapandtheylooklike
theyareappropriatetothe
placesonthemap.

Therearealsoavarietyof
picturesforeachplaceonthe
mapaswellasadescriptionfor
theplace(eachdescriptionis
aboutasentence).

Inmyopinion,thismaphasthe
followingstrongpoints:
Itisquitesimpleandverybasicsoit
isprettyeasytogetaroundanduseit.

Therearealotof
hyperlink/interactiveplacesthatyou
cangotowiththemapandtheyeach
havenumberswhichareprettymuch
usedaslabels.

Thethirdstrongpointisthatthe
categoriesthatyoucaninteractwith
aresplitupintotwosections.The
sectionsare:Buildingareasand
AthleticsLocation.Thenthebuilding
areasareonecolorwhiletheAthletic
areasaremoreofanopaquecolor.
Thismakesitaloteasiertouseanda
loteasierforsomeonetounderstand
thismap.

23WeakPoints

WeakPoints:

AsIsaidearlier,therecouldbe
someimprovements:

Howevertheweakpointsarethe
following:

Thecolorschememay
beexcellentbutIdont
reallylikethegraphics.It
isntveryclear(forme).
Theycouldhavemadeita
littleclearerandpossibly
haveabetterquality
picture.

Ialsodontlikehowin
ordertofindoutmore
abouttheplace,itopensa
newsmalltab.Thatreally
annoysme,insteadit
shouldjustpopuponthe
screen.Itwouldbeso
mucheasierthatway.

Thepersonwhomadethismap
didnthavealabelforeachplace
onthemapsothereweresome
placesIwantedtofindoutmore
aboutbuttheyhadnopictureor
description.

Eventhoughtheplacesonthe
maplightupwhenclicked,some
oftheplaceshavelabelsassub
categoriesbutsomedont.For
example,theBoardingareas
havesubcategoriesbutthe
SennockeCenterdoesnthave
anywhileitshouldhave.

Thisinteractivemapdoeshavea
hyperlinkforthelabelsbutnotallof
themhaveverydescriptivesentences.
Thepersonwhomadethiscouldhave
wrotealittlebitmoreaboutthesports
areasandthefields.

Ialsodontlikehowthelabelsthat
theyhavearejustnamesofgames
thatarebeingplayedonthefield.
Theycanhavethatbuttheyshould
alsohavejustapictureoftheentire
field.

AnotherthingIdontlikeanditis
kindofsimilartothepreviousone,but
theycouldincludemorepicturesor
evensomevideosbecauseIthinkitis
interestingtoseevideosofstudents
actuallydoingthesportsandgive
otherpeopleanideaofwhatitislike
doingsportsinthatarea.

B.Paststudentprojects:
InourclassfolderinGroupDocuments(Design8C20142015),compare3examplesofpaststudentprojectson
interactiveAISMcampusmapsandvirtualgalleries.
Constructatabletocomparethestrongandweakpointsofthe3examplesyouhavechosen.

InteractiveMap#1:
virtual_gallery_1

InteractiveMap#2:map_3
AISMCampusMap

InteractiveMap#3:
virtual_gallery_3
MozambicanCulture
Museum

23StrongPoints

StrongPoints:
Ilovetheideaofthe
gallery.Itsreallycoolhow
thispersonmadeitabout
music,theatreandthearts.I
thinkitisreallyinterestingor
peopletoknowaboutthat.

Ialsolikethecolorscheme
andthewaythisperson
displayedtheinformation
andthepictures.

Ialsolikehowheorshe
hadavideoandtheyalso
hadmusic/soundandlotsof
picturesandeachonewith
adescription.Itmakesit
evenmoreinteresting!

StrongPoints:
Iabsolutelylovehow
everythingisverydetailed
andprecise.Therearealot
ofpicturesforthemap.

Ialsolikehowalmost
everywhereyouclick,there
isahyperlinkthattakesyou
somewhereelse.Ireallylike
thatbecauseitgivesyoua
lotofinformation.

Thenitisreallynicehow
theyhaveanoptiontoshow
youtheteachersofthearea
oroftheclassandthisis
greatforanewstudentto
lookatthismapandgetto
knowtheteachersalready
andknowwhattheyteach
andwheretheyteachit!

StrongPoints:
Ilikehowthereareso
manydifferentroomswitha
lotofthingsyoucanclickon
andexplore

Ialsolikethewaythe
informationisdisplayed.
Thepersonwhomadethis
wasverycreativebecause
heorshefoundwaysto
maketheinformation
displaysmoreinteresting.

AnotherthingIlikedwas
theentrancehallorpretty
muchtheentrance.Itwas
donewithcreativityandso
weretheelevators.They
lookedrealisticandthere
werealotofthem.

23WeakPoints

WeakPoints:
Eventhoughthereis
description,Idontthinkitis
longenoughandtheycould
givemoreinformationabout
thetopic.

Thentheycouldalsovary
thesongthatisplaying.It
wouldbealittlemore
interestingwithdifferent
musicinthebackground
andnotjustone.

Ialsodontlikehowthey
diditinspanishandin
english.Soinmyopinion,I
thinktheyshouldhavejust
stucktoonelanguage.

WeakPoints:
Eventhoughtherearealot
ofplaceswhereyoucan
click,notallofthemhave
theappropriateslide
afterwards.Somaybeitwas
alittlebitmixedupwhilethe
personwasmakingit.

Idontlikethefactthatthis
campusmapisaclipartor
cartoonkindofmap.I
alwaysthoughtthatifitisa
mapforaschool,thenthey
shouldtryandmakeitalittle
bittotherealisticsideorthe
personcouldhavetakena
screenshotusinggoogle
earth.

Anotherthingisthat
insteadofputtingthelistof
placesfirstwhenentering
thepowerpoint,theyshould
havethemapinsteadofthe
listofplaces.Ijustthinkit
wouldbealotmore
userfriendlyandnotas
confusing.

WeakPoints:
Idontreallylikethecolor
schemethough.Itisquite
colorfulbutIdontthinkitis
veryappealing.Itisone
thingtobecreativeand
detailed,butnoteverything
thatiscreativeanddetailed
isappealingtotheeye.

Ialsothinkthatitisabit
confusing.WhenIstarted
exploringandusingit,Iwas
abitlostbecausethereare
nosignsorlabels.Signs
andlabelsmaybeuglybut
theyaresomucheasierto
use.Itmakeseverythingso
muchclearer.

PartII.ProblemandNeed
A.Problem/Need:
TheoldAISMwebsitecontainsanoldAISMsecondaryschoolcampusfloorplanwhichcanbedownloadedin.pdf
file.Checkthecampusfloorplanhere:http://goo.gl/rnHk8l
Thelibrarianalsowantstohaveaninteractivetourforthelibrary.

Explainandjustifytheneedforany1ofthefollowing:(in1paragraph,discussatleast5reasons)
changingtheoldcampusfloorplanintoaninteractivemap
creatingavirtuallibrarytour
creatingavirtualgalleryofcampuslifeoractivities(sports,arts,theater,studentlife,environment,technology,etc.)

InmyopinionIthinkthatthesentencethatIunderlinedaboveshouldbedone.ThereasonforwhyIsaythisisbecausethere
arealotofpeoplewhowanttoknowmoreabouttheafterschoolactivities.Iamactuallyoneofthem.Iamalwayscurious
andindecisiveaboutthembecauseIdontfeelthattheyaredescribedwellenough.Anotherreasonwhytheyshoulddothis
isbecausetherearesomepeoplewhosignupforanactivityandtheytryitforawhilebutthenaftertryingitforthefirstfew
weekstheystarttodislikeitbecausetheydidntknowenoughdetailabouttheactivity.Ifpeopleknowmoreaboutitthenthey
willmakewiserdecisionsaboutwhatactivitytochoose.ThenasIwassayingearlier,peoplethenquittheiractivitiesand
thentheycantsignupforothersbecauseitistoolatebecausetheotheronesarealreadyfull.Ifpeoplefindoutmoreabout
theafterschoolactivitiesandtherealmeaningaboutthem,thentheywillalsotakeitmoreseriouslyandpossiblyshowup
moreontimeandnotmissasmany.Inmyopinion,ifthereisnodescriptionthatreallydescribesitwell,thenotherpeople
willnotrespectitasmuchsincenoonewenttothetroubleofactuallytryingtoadvertisetheactivity.Mylastreasonisthat
evenfamilymembersparents,grandparents,friends,siblingse.t.cwillalsobeabletoseewhattheirchildorrelativeisdoing

andtheywillalsoseeifitisworththeirchildstimeornot.Soitwouldntjusthelpyourself,itwouldhelpotherpeopleyou
knowaswell.

B.DesignChallenge:
Yourfinalprojectistodesignandcreateanyoneofthefollowing:
a.InteractiveAISMcampusmap
b.InteractiveAISMsecondaryschoollibrarymap
c.VirtualgalleryofAISMsecondaryschoollibrary
d.VirtualgalleryofAISMcampusactivities(sports,arts,theater,environment,technology,etc.)

Choose1optionfromabove.In1paragraph,describewhatyouwouldliketodoforyourfinalproject.

Formyfinalproject,IwouldliketodoaninteractiveAISMsecondaryschoollibrarymap.Iwouldliketousepowerpointfor
thisinsteadofanywebsiteonlinebecauseIfeelthatpowerpointyouhavealotmorefreedomandthereismoreofavariety
andyoucanalsoworkonitwithoutinternetsoitwouldbereallyuseful.Iwanttodoitaboutthesecondaryschoollibrary
becauseIfeelthattherearequitealotofpeoplewhodontknowaboutthedifferentsectionsinthelibraryandhavetrouble
findingbooksanditwillbesomucheasieriftheyusedaninteractivemapthatshowedthemwhereeverythingis.Thiswould
alsohelpmegettoknowthelibrarybetterbecauseIamalsooneofthosepeople.Sotodothis,Imayhavetomakea
cartoonversionofthelibraryfrombirdseyeviewandthenputnumberswhichwouldbeeachsectionandthenafterclicking
oneachnumberitwoulddescribeeachsectionandwhatthereisinitandwhatyoucando.

PartIII.Research
Studyanexamplehere:http://goo.gl/PTJuja

List5
GuideQuestions
forResearch:
a.WhatcanIuseto
makeamapofbirds
eyeviewofthe
secondaryschool
library?

Rankthe
importanceof
thequestions:
1:Most
important
5:Least
important
1(Most
important)

Source:
(MLAformat)
(Use
http://easybib.com)
"CreateandPublish
InteractiveMaps."Map
CreatorOnlinetoMake
aMapwithMultiple
LocationsandRegions.
N.p.,n.d.Web.08
Sept.2014.
<https://www.zeemaps.
com/>.

"ThingLink."Thinglink.
N.p.,n.d.Web.08
Sept.2014.
<https://www.thinglink.c
om/>.

Typeof
source:
Primaryor
Secondary
Source

Mainpointsofthe
researchinformation
gathered

Significanceofthe
informationtothe
project:

Secondary
Source

Icaneithermakeamap
usingpowerpointby
usingthedifferent
shapesandmakingit
frombirdseyeview,orI
couldscanitinbyfirst
drawingit,orIcouldalso
usethewebsitessuch
aszeemap.comor
thinglink.combutthat
wouldhavetobeto
makeaninteractivemap
onlineandnoton
powerpoint.

Thisinformationisquite
importantbecauseIwill
needthemapforthe
mainpartofthe
assignmentbecausethis
willbethemapthat
peoplewillinteractwith
andexplore.Ifthereis
nomap,thenhowwillit
evenbeconsideredtobe
aninteractivemap!

b.Whatdoesthe
librarianexpectinthe
interactivemapof
thesecondaryschool
library?

Anonymous."Sample
ResearchPlan."
SampleResearchPlan
GoogleDocs.N.p.,
n.d.Web.08Sept.
2014.
<https://docs.google.co
m/document/d/1HwPist
YY5Qn4dh6_1m0CxNf
E9KTkoTwcTcEIeKRcy
Z4/edit>.

Secondary
Source

Accordingtothesample
researchplanIfound,
Ms.Andreewantsamap
thatguidesstudents
throughthedifferent
sectionsofthelibrary.
Shealsowantsthereto
bealotofbookdisplays
intheinteractivemap.

Thisinformationis
extremelyuseful
becauseifMs.Andree
(thelibrarian)letsme
knowwhatsheexpects
inthemap,thenIknow
wheretoaimandwhatto
includeinthemap.It
helpsmehaveabase
andaguidewhen
workingonthemap.

c.HowcanIadda
searchbarinthe
mapsothatanyone
whowantstofind
somethingspecific
canfindit
immediately?

Mr.BenDamaso."How
CanIAddaSearchbar
inPowerpoint?"
Personalinterview.9
Sept.2014.

Secondary
Source

Mr.Damasotoldmethat
itisntpossibletoadda
searchbartopowerpoint
howeverwhatIcoulddo,
ismakeatableof
contentsatthe
beginningofthe
powerpointandpeople
canjustusethetableof
contentstonavigate
easily.

Thisinformationisquite
importantandveryuseful
becauseifIusethis
featureintheinteractive
map,thenitwillsavea
lotoftimeforsomeone
whoisjustlookingforthe
areaofonespecific
sectionorgenreand
wheretofinditinthe
library.

d.Whatdopeople
usingthelibrarywant
toseeinthe
interactivemap?

SofiaJorge.
"InteractiveLibrary
MapatAISM."
Personalinterview.8
Sept.2014.

Primary
Source

IaskedSofiaJorge(a
12gradestudentat
AISM),shesaidthatshe
wouldreallyliketoknow
moreaboutwheretofind
thedifferentbookswith
thedifferentgenresand
knowmoreaboutwhere
tofindthem.Shewould
alsoliketoknowmore
abouthowthemovies
areorganizedinthe
moviesection.

Thisinformationisquite
helpfulformebecauseI
nowhavealittlebitof
feedbackfromthe
audienceoraperson
whowouldactuallyfindit
useful.Thishelps
becausethenIhavea
targetthatIneedto
reachandaccomplish
andthenIknowthemap
willbeusedbysome
people.

e.HowcanIadd
musicinthe
backgroundof
powerpointinmy
interactivemap?

5(least
important)

O'Loughlin,Eugene.
"HowTo...AddMusictoa
Presentationin
PowerPoint2010."
YouTube.YouTube,15
Mar.2011.Web.02Sept.
2014.
<https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=xpEa_m4OR
sk>.

Secondary
Source

ThevideothatIhave
foundbasicallyjusttalks
abouthowtoaddmusic
inthebackgroundof
powerpoint(Igotthis
videofromthesample
researchplanMr.
Damasogaveus).

Thisinformationis
slightlyusefulbecauseit
issomethingthat
someoneusingthemap
canenjoywhileusingit.I
guessitmakesitalittle
morefunandrelaxing
whennavigatinginthe
librarybecausereallythe
libraryshouldbeacalm
andnonstressful
environment.

WorksCited:CreatealistofallthesourcesyouusedinMLAformat.Seesamplehere:http://goo.gl/PTJuja

SofiaJorge."InteractiveLibraryMapatAISM."Personalinterview.8Sept.2014.

O'Loughlin,Eugene."HowTo...AddMusictoaPresentationinPowerPoint2010."YouTube.YouTube,15Mar.2011.Web.02
Sept.2014.<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpEa_m4ORsk>.

Anonymous."SampleResearchPlan."SampleResearchPlanGoogleDocs.N.p.,n.d.Web.08Sept.2014.
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HwPistYY5Qn4dh6_1m0CxNfE9KTkoTwcTcEIeKRcyZ4/edit>.

"ThingLink."Thinglink.N.p.,n.d.Web.08Sept.2014.<https://www.thinglink.com/>.

"CreateandPublishInteractiveMaps."MapCreatorOnlinetoMakeaMapwithMultipleLocationsandRegions.N.p.,n.d.
Web.08Sept.2014.<https://www.zeemaps.com/>.

Mr.BenDamaso."HowCanIAddaSearchbarinPowerpoint?"Personalinterview.9Sept.2014.

PartIV.DesignBrief:Seeanexamplehere:http://goo.gl/oJKHEB
In1paragraph,answerthefollowing:
summarizeandanalysethemainpointsofyourresearch
brieflydescribeyourproposedproduct(Whatareyoumaking?)
identifythetargetaudienceorintendedusersforyourproduct(Whowillbenefitfromyourproduct?)
describehowyouproductwillbeuseful(Howwillyourproductbenefityourtargetaudienceorusers?)

Basedonmyresearch,aninteractivemapaboutthesecondaryschoollibraryatAISMcanbeveryuseful
especiallyforthestudentsbecausetheygettoknowthelibrarybetterandnavigatearounditandthemap
makesitaloteasier.Aninteractivemapshouldhavedetailsaboutthedifferentsectionsinthelibrarysothat
whenclickingonthedifferentsectionsontheinteractivemap,therewillbeseparateinformationtalkingand
explainingaboutthedifferentsections.Themapshouldalsoincludeafewbookdisplays.Butitshouldntonly
beaboutbooksbecausetherearemoviesaswellinthelibrary.IwillbeusingMicrosoftPowerPointandusing
hotspotsandhyperlinksinordertomakethemapinteractive.Myinteractivemapwillbemostlyforstudents
grades612sothattheycanusethelibrarymoreefficiently.Itcouldalsobeforparentsthatareunfamiliar
withtheschoolandwhowouldliketoknowmoreaboutwhatkindofenvironmenttheirchildrenarestudying
in.Thestudentsfromgrades612willbenefitfromthisbecausetheywillwastelesstimelookingforthe
differentsectionsinthelibraryandjustgetstraighttothepoint.