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GEOG 100: Julian Barr- Assignment

Context

Keywords: Place-based pedagogy, mapping, geography

Skills/Outcomes: Produce maps that communicate geographic data in accurate and useful ways.

Timeline within Course: First of three major mapping assignments early in the quarter.

How does this fit into the course: This fits into the course as it applies two key terms in Geography, Space/Place and has students map out personal connection points to their own geographies.

Why does this work well: It works well in teaching students a new tech still while also applying place based pedagogy.

Teaching Tips: Be patient with students about using the new tool, but the guide I created worked very well.

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Assignment One

Assignment Prompt- Due

For assignment one, I want you to explore both mapping but also apply the concepts of space and place. One of the easier platforms to make your own maps is Google My Maps, which is the tool we will use for assignment one. I have created a guide on how to use Google My Maps, but as always please reach out if you need help.

For this assignment I want you to map out places connected to yourself. How you define what these places are and how much you want to share is up to you. You can do a small area of points and shapes or a large area, totally up to you what the scale of the map is. Places are personal, they are connected to you as a person, so be creative and have fun. They can be positive places or even negative places. They can also be human built environments or natural environments, totally up to you.

You are required to create 5-10 points or shapes on the map. Each point or shape needs to include an image (either from the internet or your own), title, and short 80–100 word description. Your overall map needs a title and short 50-80 word description. You only need to make one layer of points but feel free to get creative if you would like too.

To receive a complete on this assignment you need to do the following:

Create a Google My Map with 5-10 points or shapes
Each point or shape includes an image, title, and 80–100 word description
Map includes a description and title

You will be submitting to Canvas a link to the map, the guide on how to use Google My Maps explains exactly what to share.

Tips:

Reach out if you need any help with Google My Maps
Follow the guide carefully including how to turn in the assignment to Canvas
Brainstorm and write your descriptions before you build the map using a Word or Google doc