Anim aps :

by

Brian H am pton

H e athe r Frost Burke e n

Je nne ne C ook

Maps That Move You

Walt D isne y once said

“Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.”

Mr. D isne y’ s prophe tic s tate m e nt

was m ad e long be fore the e m e rge nce of

the Inte rne t, ye t its re le vance only grows .

Tod ay, te ache rs , s tud e nts and consum e rs of

inte rne t software e xpe ct inform ation and the

tools of com m unication to be

•d ynam ic

•inte ractive

•inte rconne cte d

Why use Anim aps?

Anim aps is gre at be cause

•we ’ re all looking for tools that will he lp us inte ract with

our world in m ore m e aningful ways

•and share the th ings and id e as we find , and the

e xpe rie nce s we have , with othe rs

As we participate in the e xchange of

inform ation we m ust cons id e r the d ynam ic

world we now live in, and the e xpe ctations

wh ich we have com e to hold :

We have com e to e xpe ct that

inform ation will be

• anim ate d

• inte ractive .

• inte rconne cte d

Anim aps ad d re sse s all of the se e xpe ctations .

Anim aps in E d ucationIn the e d ucational conte xt te ache rs can

e m ploy Anim aps as a m e ans of bringing subje cts ,

such as h is tory, to life .

Take , for e xam ple , a m us ic te ache r

who wants to e xplain whe re the

m od e rn p iano com e s from , and the

path that brought it to the U nite d

S tate s .

With just a fe w e asy clicks of the m ouse , the te ache r via

Anim aps can:

•Acce ss m aps of the e ntire plane t

•E stablish tim e line s

•S e t re le vant m arke rs ind icating im portant locations

•Ad d im age s to e nrich the anim ate d m ap

•And se t the whole th ing in m otion

Le t’ s take a look

Anim aps in E d ucation

PLAY

S ignificance of Anim aps

• Multi-functional tool:

• Works with G oogle 's My Maps

• Allows use rs to anim ate

location spe cific inform ation

• E nhance s us e r's appre ciation

for global conte xt

• Is gre at for bus ine s s , e d ucation

or e nte rtainm e nt

Me thod s or Proce ss of Practice

• Bus ine s se s

• Maps – s how whe re

m ate rials are sh ippe d to

and from

• We bs ite – s how various

route s to the ir bus ine ss

• Me e tings – h ighlight

re gions of s e lling h ighs

and lows of prod ucts or

place s of re source s

Anim aps for Bus ine ss

Me thod s or Proce ss of Practice

• Ne ws re porte rs

• we athe r patte rns

• re cre ate flight paths of

trage d ie s

Anim aps in N e ws

Me thod s or Proce ss of Practice

• O the r use s

• Tour groups

e x. Maps of available

tours for fam ilie s or

groups

• Fam ilie s

e x. Maps of the ir

vacation to share with

frie nd s and fam ily

Anim aps for Pe rsonal Inte re st

R e sults

Anim aps :

• Fun

• Fre e

• C an be use d in a varie ty of

ways

H ow to G e t S tarte d -

Tutorial

Click on get started to begin creating beautiful maps for your personal or professional use.

To be gin cre ating your m ap ple ase

re gis te r us ing e ithe r your e m ail or

Face book.

Login using Facebook

Create an account with an email address

Type in your

e m ail ad d re ss

and a password

and be gin

cre ating m aps

To cre ate a ne w m ap click on

the ne w m ap button on the

le ft hand s id e of your scre e n.

N e xt you will title your m ap,

ad d the le ngth of the trip

(m inute s , hours , d ays ,

m onths , or ye ars ), and ad d a

d e scription. The n click ok

and you are re ad y to be gin.

To change settings click on settings in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

S witch ing to

ad vance d fe ature s

to e nhance your

m aps .

C hange your

password and the

d e fault m ap

vis ib ility und e r the

s e curity tab in

s e ttings .

Ad just the le ngth of

tim e your popup is

d is playe d in popup

s e ttings .

Marker

Pick a

d e stination on

the m ap.

The n place

your m arke r

S um m ary / C onclus ion

• Your e d ucational,

pe rsonal and

profe s s ional ne e d s for

an online m ap tool.

• Fre e and e asy to use

Summary/Conclusion

• Acce sse d anywhe re

one has a com pute r

and Inte rne t

conne ction

• S hare m aps through

e m ail, we b-page s , or

social ne tworking

s ite s

References• Anim aps , R e trie ve d Nove m be r 1 8, 201 1 from : http ://www.anim aps .com /#!hom e

• D isne y, W. (n.d .), R e trie ve d Nove m be r 1 9, 201 1 from :

http ://www.jus td isne y.com /walt_ d is ne y/quote s/quote s02.htm l

• S p ilka, R . (201 0). D igital lite racy for te chnical com m unication : 21 s t ce ntury the ory and practice

Re trie ve d Nove m be r 1 9, 201 1 from :

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d igital-lite racy-for-te chnical-com m unication-21 s t-ce ntury-the ory-and -practice /oclc/21 3835844/vie wport

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– http ://www.bud ge ttrave lblog.com /fam ily-trave l/pros -and -cons -of-m ulti-ge ne rational-road -trips/

– http ://www.pain4glory.com /fre e -paintball-ge ar/

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