digital mapping

Scribble Maps Instructions

Go to scribblemaps.com to get started. Begin by making a FREE account. You do not need the

pay version, not even a free trial of the pay version. You don’t absolutely need an account, but

it’s much easier to get back to your map to edit it if you take a minute to make one. I’ve never

gotten spam from having an account with

them.

The link for making an account (or logging in

once you have one) is in the top right of the

home page:

Note: If you don’t make an account, you MUST

save the “edit” link for your map to a text file

on your computer to be able to get back to it!!!

Scribblemaps is pretty intuitive, but you can find help on pretty much any topic here:

http://help.scribblemaps.com/

They also have a channel of Youtube videos: https://www.youtube.com/scribblemaps

On their list of Youtube videos, you’ll probably want to watch “Getting started with your first

map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0lZPurKzRg”

Then watch this “Free Tech For Teachers” video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7UU4utCqXs which will show you how to add placemarks

to your map.

Please use BASIC icons for adding placemarks, like the paddles or numbers! Numbers

are the best choice because that makes sure the person viewing your map sees ALL of them!

You don’t want your viewers (especially your professor who is grading you on the number of

placemarks) to miss one.

Once you add a placemark, you need to edit it to add information about the location and tell

your map’s story.

As you saw in the “Free Tech for Teachers” video, you can use the buttons in the edit window to add a link (i.e. to your references),

a YouTube video, an image, or even a SoundCloud recording.

You should use free-for-reuse images (see below)!

But I actually suggest that you click on “Advanced Editing.” Then you will see this:

Save your map frequently! I suggest checking the “autosave” feature as shown in the “Your

First Map” video!

The parameters of this assignment are the SAME as for when we use Heganoo – I will

still be looking for 5+ placemarks, each with 2-3 sentences of information, a reference

for that information, and multimedia (embedded picture, video, or a link to a related

primary source).

But if appropriate, this tool ALSO allows you to draw on the map using the drawing tools, which

Heganoo does not. This isn’t always something you want to do. But if you are making a map of

the American Colonies, maybe you want to draw on the Proclamation line. Or if you are doing

World War II, maybe you want to add arrows indicating where the Germans advanced in

Operation Barbarosa. Or lines indicating the routes crusaders took during the First Crusade in

History 101. While you should not use the “ABC” button for adding Placemarks (because it’s text

only), if you do draw on your map, you can use it to label your drawn lines!

If appropriate, lines drawn on the map and labeled so that their purpose is clear count

as the equivalent of one use of multimedia.

Once you are done with your map, you want to save it again to get the “Share” link. That link is

what you include in your post on Blackboard:

Note that this isn’t the Facebook link, just the regular Share link that lets anyone view (but not

edit) your map. NOTE: When you FIRST save your map, make sure you do select a simple

password, so you can edit it in the future! Make sure it’s one you can remember! And if

you did not make an account, you MUST save the Edit link to your computer as well or

you will never be able to get back to your map if you need to change it!!!!!!

Editing an existing Scribble Map

Log in to your Scribble Maps page if you made an account (if you didn’t, the only way to get to

your map is if you saved the “Edit” link). It should take you directly to the “Create a Map” page,

but if not, click on that link in the upper right of the Scribble Maps page.

Then click on the MENU button on the tool bar. The Tool Bar is at the upper left of your map. In

the image below, the MENU button is highlighted yellow:

From the pop-up menu, select “Your Maps.” The image below shows this pop-up window and

“Your Maps” is highlighted yellow:

Select the map you want to edit.

Now you can add new placemarks, draw on your map, and so on.

To EDIT an existing location, make sure you have selected the Edit/Measure tool (the cursor

arrow with a plus-sign next to it).

Then click on any of your existing placemarks and you’ll see a pencil icon at the upper left corner

of the placemark description. Click that pencil to edit!

Make sure to save your map when you are done!

One last note on finding images that you have the right to use. You should always

respect copyright and it’s actually easy to search for open-source images. Just go to

https://images.google.com and enter your search terms. On the next page, click “Tools.” Then

click “Usage Rights.”

Then select “Non-commercial Reuse” from the Usage Rights drop-down menu. This will ensure

your search only brings up images you can reuse for non-profit purposes such as this

assignment!

This isn’t as important with the Youtube videos, because your viewers will always be able to click

on the “Youtube” icon at the bottom right of the screen to view it in the original context.

And if the creator of the YouTube video doesn’t want you to embed it, they will set the video so

that’s not allowed. But that means you should ALWAYS check your video links to make

sure they play! If you get a notice that it can only be viewed on YouTube, you know that’s

because you aren’t allowed to embed it!

It’s also good to check that the person or group who posted the video are the ones that created

it! For example, Crash Course videos should always be posted by Crash Course and you should

see this logo under the video: