Mercer Hall & Patricia RussacBuckley Country Day School

Maps vs. Mapping:Visualizing History &

Geography NCSS 2016

Friday, December 2, 2016

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“Thinking like a designer can transform the way children learn.”

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Mapping challenges learners to think,

to develop literacy skills, & to understand the complexity of global

issues

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Participatory maps engage real-world

challenges and offer experiential,

hands-on learning

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From blueprint to creation,from hand-drawn map to 3D

mapping

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Making Connections

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Interactive mapping techniques invite

students to connect with content,

to visualize information beyond mere location

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The habit of geography fosters relational literacies,

multimodal design, and critical thinking

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Augmented Reality

e.g., Pokemon Go

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Fresh lenses on traditional maps can help students classify

images, assist them in

developing their own visualizations of places

and events

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Maps for centuries were top-down creations,

made by the elite and pushed to the populace –

personal maps subvert this hierarchy

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At a time when everyone has a GPS,

artists are making maps that distort, disorient, & convey an emotional

connection

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Digital Map Creation Tools:• Maptia• Stately• Mapline

• Historypin• Mapbox• Map Stack