WDIM 220

Social media policies from 100 organizations: link

Data visualitzation:

http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html

Geospatial mapping:

• MapVivo Create your journey. The goal of the project is to experiment with the different types of mapping available and what is possible through them.

Timelines

• What are timelines?
• What software can you use?
• Create a timeline for a project using xtimeline.

Mapping

• What are concept maps  http://oak.kcsd.k12.pa.us/~iacs/concept_maps/

• Definitions: concept maps
• Mapping Web 2.0 [in-class assignment] – Mindomo or Mindmapping:
  
  • create a concept map of what a social media strategy would require. Remember to identify issues that still need to be investigated. [eg. a site.. what tools on the site? what would you need to learn? what do you already know? etc.]
• Steps on how to create a concept map?
• ihmcamp tools
• minmdapping | mindomo
• Debategraph
• Google labs swirl http://image-swirl.googlelabs.com/html?q=picasso#1025
• Google labs timeline: http://newstimeline.googlelabs.com/
• Many Eyes
• Vue
• Let's create a Wordl

Geospatial mapping

• Definition
• Importance
• Software
• Creating a geospatial map

New words: geospatial mapping, concept and mind mapps, crisis mappers

New words: mindful infotention | Chart for mindful infotention

Geospatial mapping

• Definition
• Importance
• Software
• Creating a geospatial map

Article: A tool for social change

Examples of geospatial mapping and data visualization:

• Births http://www.breathingearth.net/

• Eg: http://specials.washingtonpost.com/timespace/world/445/

Google Latitude [link]

Tools:

• Google maps
• http://www.gapminder.org/ and Motion Chart gadget
  
• Gapminder tutorial [link]
• Bing's Virtual Earth
• Google Analytics. " target="_blank">Watch video
• VUE
• Many Eyes
  
• Watch video of visualization of data
• Playground for code
  

Some map mashups: http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/

Map generator

gMap

Due next week:

Create a geospatial map