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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, the Statue of Liberty, or find Mongolia - see roadmaps and satellite photos.
* Search for your school, New York City, Mongolia, anywhere in the world! See roadmaps and satellite photos.
* Write about what you see : add a description or embed a Wikipedia article
* Write about what you see : add a description or embed a Wikipedia article
* 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
* Participate in the online "OurMaps" wiki
* 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
A text marker is shared with other XOs in your network. You can edit your own or others' text markers by clicking the marker and clicking the '''Edit''' button.
A text marker is shared with other XOs in your network. You can edit your own or others' text markers by clicking the marker and clicking the '''Edit''' button.
== Adding Media ==
== Adding Photos, Video, Audio ==
To add media from your journal onto the map, click on the '''Add Media''' button.
To add media from your journal onto the map, click on the '''Add Media''' button.
[[Image:InfoMarkers.jpg]]
[[Image:InfoMarkers.jpg]]
== Saving Maps ==
== Add Lines and Shapes ==
You can save a map by clicking the '''star''' button. Saved maps are added to the tray at the bottom of the activity. If you click a map button, the map will be returned to the location and zoom level as when the map was saved.
* Click the line button - '''/''' - to begin drawing a line.
* Place points onto the map and a line will be drawn to connect them.
* Click the line button again to complete.
[[Image:DrawnPolygons.jpg]]
Filled shapes can be drawn using the hexagon shape button.
== Bookmark Maps ==
You can bookmark a map by clicking the '''star''' button. Bookmarked maps are added to the bottom of the screen : click a bookmarked map to return to it.
[[Image:Map-SavedMap.jpg]]
[[Image:Map-SavedMap.jpg]]
== Measuring Distance and Area ==
== Measuring Distance and Area ==