Google Maps: Alternate Application

I am a TDSB Digital Lead Learner (DLL)...  Each family of schools within the TDSB has 4 DLL teachers (3 elementary and 1 secondary).  We are teacher volunteers who provide after school workshops - and general tech support - for teachers.  We also host a tech marketplace for teachers interested in spending hands on time learning how to incorporate a variety of tech tools into their curriculum. 

• Unfortunately, on account of our OSSTF job action during the 2015-16 school year, we secondary teachers were unable to participate in the DLL network.  
• I'm looking forward to being able to step back into this role when we settle our local contract.

What I can share with you at present - all wrapped up with a neat little bow - are the links to something I've been working on in my Library at school, and which was my project for our DLL Marketplace in May of 2015.


We are in the midst of a long(er)-term project of creating linked maps of the local materials in our library collection.  To start, we are creating a Poetry Map of Toronto, based upon works of poetry which may be found on our school library shelves - of which we have a fairly extensive collection.  These poems mention specific locations, or places, throughout the city.  

At Algonquin College we were adding content to a base map. The project at my school generates a map from text based content. The process involves:

• creating a spreadsheet (database) of locations;
• geocoding this content;
• researching the locations;
• creating the Google map of these locations.

For anyone new to working with the various Google Apps, it's an opportunity to jump in and play with Google Sheets and Google Maps simultaneously.

Use this link to access the poster advertising my Project: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5qi_-QjJ9kSZVNSUkJTNDNxR0U/view?usp=sharing

    •    The poster includes links to my project, including full step by step instructions with embedded video files walking you through all of the steps in the process.
    •    This project is the first step in a larger project to create a digital database - and map - of the "Toronto" literature in our school collection.

Cheers

Enid