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'''[[Activities/Map/es|(Esta Página en Español)]]'''


The Map activity helps children to explore and create their own maps:
The Map activity helps children to explore and create their own maps:


* Search for your school, New York City, Mongolia, anywhere in the world! See roadmaps and satellite photos.
* See roadmaps and satellite photos
* Write about what you see : add a description or embed a Wikipedia article
* Search for your school, New York City, Timbuktu, anywhere in the world!
* You can take photos, video, or audio in Record and place them onto the map
* You can take photos, video, or audio in Record and place them onto the map
* Participate in the online "OurMaps" wiki
* Write about what you see : add descriptions and embed Wikipedia articles
* Add to the map with one click: Panoramio photos, Wikipedia articles, WikiMapia shapes, olpcMAP volunteers and deployments
* Advanced users add HTML and import KML (Google Earth), GeoRSS (Ushahidi), or OSM (OpenStreetMap) files
* Advanced users add HTML and import KML (Google Earth), GeoRSS (Ushahidi), or OSM (OpenStreetMap) files


Download the activity here: http://maptonomy.appspot.com/Map-8.xo
'''Download / Descargar''': http://maptonomy.appspot.com/Map-12.xo


This activity needs your help to get out of Beta.  '''Please edit this or the discussion page if you have a question.'''
This activity needs your help to get out of Beta.  '''Please edit this or the discussion page if you have a question.'''
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= Tutorial =
= Tutorial =
== '''[[olpc:Map_(activity)/v3pagina |(Página en Español)]]''' ==


== Getting Started ==
== Getting Started ==
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[[Image:Map-Screenshot.jpg‎]]
[[Image:Map-Screenshot.jpg‎]]


== Adding Text ==
== Adding Text ==
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[[Image:Map-InfoIcon.jpg]]
[[Image:Map-InfoIcon.jpg]]


A text marker is shared with your classmates when you share the activity.  You can edit your own or others' text markers by clicking the marker and clicking the '''Edit''' button.
A text marker is shared with your classmates when you share the activity.  You can edit your own or others' text markers by clicking the marker and clicking the '''Edit''' button.  You can find a text marker again by searching for a word in the '''Tags''' search of '''Find'''.


== Adding Photos, Video, Audio ==
== Adding Photos, Video, Audio ==
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Having the activity work on Sugar-on-a-Stick or emulators is an ongoing problem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QvMtQIqdfQ
Having the activity work on Sugar-on-a-Stick or emulators is an ongoing problem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QvMtQIqdfQ


You can download the source code in this zip file: http://maptonomy.appspot.com/Map-8.zip
You can download the source code in this zip file: http://maptonomy.appspot.com/Map-12.zip


All of the Map activity's code is under an MIT License.
All of the Map activity's code is under an MIT License.