Thurs, May 28th and June 4th

Hi class,

We are continuing our discussion of geo-browsers and mapping for the next two sessions.

For this Thursday, I want you to create a map using Google My Maps. To do this, go to Google Maps (login) and click on "my maps". There, you can create a map. You should make a map of something relevant about your life (ie, favorite restaurants, bike trails you like, where you grew up, etc). It can be anywhere in the world.

When you are done, right click on the "View in Google Earth" icon and COPY LINK LOCATION. Post the link on our blog as a comment, which will essentially allow others to see your map.

Also, for Thursday, spend some time going over HyperCities: www.hypercities.com

Think about what you like and don't like about the site as well as what you'd like to be able to do in a geo-temporal environment.

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FINAL CLASS PRESENTATIONS: (June 4th)

In groups of 3, you will present either:

1. A group mapping project using Google Maps/Earth or HyperCities. If you opt for this, you need to talk about the particular google tool you are using (how it works, what it does) and your project that you created in Google Maps.
2. A new Google Tool that we haven't talked about in class, but showcases some aspects of Web 2.0. If you do this, you will actually need to create something (not just discuss what it does). You need to USE IT.

Presentations will last about 10 minutes (each person must speak about 3 minutes), followed by a brief Q+A session.

Some issues you may want to address:

1. Issues around privacy and publicness
2. Web 2.0
3. How Google tools extend knowledge or limit knowledge
4. Content creation
5. Authorship and collaboration