Mapping images the digital way • 16.15-17.05 - ICT - Mapping images the digital way Workshop (IT) 18 - KS1-3 Wendy North, Primary Curriculum Project Leader, Geographical Association and Kate Russell, Senior Adviser for Geography, Staffordshire LA An introduction to online mapping and digital image galleries. Mapping the location of images can now be done using a number of free web based programmes including Geograph, Picasa and Flickr. Explore how you can use these programmes to create a 'My Walks' or alternative geo-located project. Presented by GA ICTWG
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Mapping images the digital way 16.15-17.05 - ICT - Mapping images the digital way Workshop (IT) 18 - KS1-3 Wendy North, Primary Curriculum Project Leader,
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Mapping images the digital way• 16.15-17.05 - ICT - Mapping images the digital way
Workshop (IT) 18 - KS1-3Wendy North, Primary Curriculum Project Leader, Geographical Association and Kate Russell, Senior Adviser for Geography, Staffordshire LAAn introduction to online mapping and digital image galleries. Mapping the location of images can now be done using a number of free web based programmes including Geograph, Picasa and Flickr. Explore how you can use these programmes to create a 'My Walks' or alternative geo-located project. Presented by GA ICTWG
Project 1: Find images of your local area/ find images of a world
• CLICK on a place-marker icon to activate it and then click again on the spot where you want the icon to sit. A text box opens – choose Rich Text and a menu
Clicking here enables you to select a different icon.
It is also possible to add images into My Maps – see below for how to do this.
Add text to the box – Select the Rich Text tab. This will allow you to customize the text and add links and pictures using the text tools.
• Add an image – this can only be done by creating a link to an online image gallery. The majority of photographs on `My Walk – Thornes Wakefield’ are stored on: http://picasaweb.google.com/wendyn549/WakefieldRiverCanal
• Though I’ve added one photograph from the Geograph gallery, e.g. see the yacht symbol. http://www.geograph.org.uk/
• Geograph is a useful website to know about as it contains images for every square kilometre in the UK. The
• An important step when adding an image to your Google My Map is to make sure you add the URL for the location of the image itself. (Not for the full page.)
• To do this:• Open up the image from the gallery on your screen• Right click and choose `copy image location’ (Firefox)• OR Right click and choose `properties’. Copy the URL for the
image that is shown on the message flag. (Internet Explorer)• Paste the URL into the small box that appears when you click
on insert image icon within Google My Maps.
Internet ExplorerFirefox
Finally – good luck and don’t forget to share your creations with other geographers.