Name:AbhipsaUjwal

Date:01/09/2014

Unit1.InteractiveMapsandGalleries

CriterionA.InquiringandAnalysing

Part1.ExamplesofInteractiveMaps

A.Onlineexamples:

InteractiveMap1
Link:
http://samples.mapsalive.co
m/20019/page1.htm

InteractiveMap2
Link:
http://www.sevenoaksschool
.org/campusmap

InteractiveMap3
Link:
http://res.hostexp.com/#UM
AP_2012121276845

StrongPoints

Thereareclearindications.
(labels)Thismakesiteasier
toclickandmake
distinctions.
Anideaofwhatitisisgiven.
Thereareseparatesources
providedformore
information.Thisallowsfor
largeamountsofinformation
andthemapwon'tlook
crowded.
Thereareinstructiononhow
tousethemap.
Everythingincludingthose
thatyoudontgetdatafor
arealsolabeledforbetter
understanding.
Youcanalsozoominand
controlwhereyoumove
throughasmallermapinthe
corner.

Thereisalittletableof
contentsifyoudontwantto
lookthroughthewholemap.
Nothingislabeledunless
youhoveroverit.This
makesthemapless
crowdedbutalsoabit
hardertonavigate.
Informationforeverythingis
intheformofslideshows
thisgivesyoualotmore
roomtotalkandaddpicture
sothevieweralsogetsa
betterunderstandingofthe
place.

Nothingislabeledunless
youhoveroverit.This
makesthemapless
crowdedbutalsoabit
hardertonavigate.
Thereislotsofinformation
abouteachofthelocations.
Thereisalsoanavigation
anditisalmostlikeitsown
separatewebsite.
Thereisalsoazoomingin
optionandimportantplaces
suchastheinfirmaryand
AEDmachinesare
indicated.
Thingswithineachofthe
buildingsarementionand
thereisinformationabout
them.
Thereisalsoasearchbar
wherealltheplacesare
mentioned.

WeakPoints

Thereislittleinformationon
thelabeledplacesinthe
mapitself.Youneedto
openseparatewebsitesfor
informationwhichcan
becomeabittedious.
Thoughthelabelsareclear
sincetheyarenumbered
youdonotknowwhatyou
areclicking.

Nothingislabeledunless
youhoveroverit.This
makesthemapless
crowdedbutalsoabit
hardertonavigate.
Itisnotinarealviewsoitis
hardertoknowwhereyou
aregoingasitdoesnot
showyoutheactualpaths
butratherinformationabout
theplaces.
Allthesimilarthingsare
groupedtogethersoitis
hardertofindwhatyouare
lookingforasthe
powerpointinformationhas
nonavigationthusyouneed
togothroughallofit..

Thisagainismorefor
informationthannavigation
asthereisnonavigationfor
theinsideoftheactual
buildings.
Thereisnodirectlyavailable
informationandthemapis
quitecomplexthus
extremelyhardtonavigate.
Thesearchbarmaynotbe
veryusefulforthosewho
knowlittleabouttheschool.


B.Paststudentprojects:

InteractiveMap1
Name:

InteractiveMap2
Name:

InteractiveMap3
Name:

StrongPoints

Theaddressisgiven.
Thereisalotofinformation
andpictures.Thereisa
homebuttonaswellasa
navigationtotellyouwhere
youare.

Thereisanentrance.
Itisinadifferentstyle.
Thereisahomebuttonand
helpoption.
Therearelotsofpictures
andsomeinformation.
Thoughthemapismorefor
informationandnotreallya
map,acampusmaphas
beenincluded.
Theiconsarequite
interesting.

Thegalleryhasdecent
information.
Goodpicturesandicons.
Goodanimationsand
pictures.
Easytonavigate.

WeakPoints

Anentranceandsomemore
animationwouldhavebeen
niceandwouldhavemade
themapmoreinteresting.

Themapmovesifyouclick
thepage.
Itisnotreallyamapand
passagewayssothatpeople
knowhowtogettothe
placesarentincluded.
Thereisverylittle
informationbesideswho
teachesanddoeswhat.

notalltheanimationwork
anditcouldwithafewmore
aswellasasearchorhelp
optiontomakeitmore
interestinganduseful.

 Part2.ProblemandNeed

A.Problem/Need:
TheoldAISMwebsitecontainsanoldAISMsecondaryschoolcampusfloorplanwhichcanbedownloadedin.pdf
file.Checkthecampusfloorplanhere:http://goo.gl/rnHk8l
Thelibrarianalsowantstohaveaninteractivetourforthelibrary.

Explainandjustifytheneedforany1ofthefollowing:(in1paragraph,discussatleast5reasons)
changingtheoldcampusfloorplanintoaninteractivemap
creatingavirtuallibrarytour
creatingavirtualgalleryofcampuslifeoractivities(sports,arts,theater,studentlife,environment,technology,etc.)

IthinkthatmakingavirtualgalleryWillhelpnewstudentsunderstandwhichactivityandextracurriculariswhich.Stoppeople
fromtryingtochangetheirelectivesatthestartoftheyear.Itwillalsobeagoodwayforoldstudentstotryoutnewactivities.
Itwillhelpparentsandguardianstounderstandtheactivitiesthatthereareintheschool.Itwillalsoleavelessdifficultywhen
choosingforanactivity.

B.DesignChallenge:
Yourfinalprojectistodesignandcreateanyoneofthefollowing:
a.InteractiveAISMcampusmap
b.InteractiveAISMsecondaryschoollibrarymap
c.VirtualgalleryofAISMsecondaryschoollibrary
d.VirtualgalleryofAISMcampusactivities(sports,arts,theater,environment,technology,etc.)

Choose1optionfromabove.In1paragraph,describewhatyouwouldliketodoforyourfinalproject.

Ithinkthatmakinganinteractivetourforthelibrarywouldbeanexcellentideafornumerousreasons.Itwouldhelpone
navigatethroughthelibraryandmakefindingbookseasier.Thoughthecatalogueisusefulyouneedtofindtheareathenthe
bookthiscanbehardforpeoplewhodonotactivelyvisitthelibraryorifthebookisinasectionthatyoudonotknowor
frequentlygoto.Thiscanalsohelpmakesurethatbooksstaywheretheyshouldbeforifwecannotfindthebookina
certainlocationeventhoughitisinweknowthatsomeonehasmovedit.Alsomostpeopletendtolikeelectronicthingssoif
doneintherightwaythelibrarymapcouldbeentertainingandencouragemorestudentstoreadmorefrequently.Thiscan
alsohelpdistinguishthedifferencebetweenbooksintheprimaryandsecondarylibraryasmostpeopleoverlookthatlabel.
AlsoastherearetimeswhenbookshavethesamelabelintheDeweydecimalsystemitwouldbehelpfultoknowwhich
bookistherightone.

Part3.Research

Studyanexamplehere:http://goo.gl/PTJuja

List5
Guide
Questions
forResearch:

Rankthe
importance:
1:Most
5:Least

a.Whatisthe
layoutofthe
Secondary
Library?

Keenoy,Andre.Library
Plan.Maputo:n.p.,n.d.
PDF.

b.Whatare
2
thedifferent
sectionswithin
thelibrary?

c.Howdoes
oneuse
PowerPoint
hotspotsand
hyperlinks?

d.HowdoI
use
animationsin
PowerPoint?

Source:
(MLAformat)
(Use
http://easybib.com)

Typeof
source:
Primaryor
Secondary
Source

Mainpointsoftheresearch
informationgathered

Significanceofthe
informationtotheproject:

Primary
Source

Thediagramhasakeyand
showstheentiremapand
layoutofthelibrary.

URLtoPDF:
https://docs.google.com/file/d
/0Bzu_on4NOhPQR000UUR
xYm12NWM/edit?usp=drive_
web

Thisinformationwillbe
usedasthebaseofthe
project.Asiplantoconvert
thelayoutintoanaerial
mapthatwillhave
hyperlinkstoalltheother
slidesthathavemore
information.Thisthusdoes
notonlyincludethearticles
wecancheckoutbutalso
thecatalogue,computers,
checkoutdesk,etc.

"LibrarySectionsand
Resources."Personal
interview.9Sept.2014.

Primary
Source

Therearemovies,journals
andmagazines,booksfiction
inonesideandnonfictionin
another.Thereisevena
sectionwithbookswrittenin
differentlanguagesanda
sectionfornonfictionbooks
suchasencyclopedias.

Thiswillbethethingsthat
willbehyperlinkedand
havemoreinformation
aboutthem.Forexample
onceoneclicksonthe
sectionforfictionthe
shelvestherewillbe
markedbutnoteverybook.

Bates,Carol.
"PowerPointTutorial:
HowtoCreate
Hyperlinksin
PowerPoint2010."
YouTube.YouTube,19
Feb.2013.Web.09
Sept.2014.
<https://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=54SadBnG
39c>.

Secondary Selecttheobjectandright
Source
clickchoosehyperlinkand
thenchoosetheslide,
websiteordocumentyou
wanttohyperlinkitto.Ifthe
objectisnottextuseashape
thatyouhavemade
transparentandputontopof
theshapeasitshyperlink.In
thesamemanner.This
makesitsothattothe
audienceitlooksliketheyare
clickingthatsectionwhileitis
actuallytheshape.

Thiswillbewhatmakesthe
mapinteresting,
informative,interactiveand
useful.Forwithouttheseit
willjustbeaslideshownot
aninteractivemap.

"AnimateTextor
Objects."PowerPoint.
Microsoft,2014.Web.
09Sept.2014.
<http://office.microsoft.

Secondary Selecttheobjectandgoto
Source
theanimationbartoseewhat
animationyouwanttouse.
Iconindicatewhatisgoingto
happenwhenusingthepath

Thisthoughnotnecessary
makesthemapmore
interestingandcreativeas
wellasappealingtothe
audience.

youcanchangethissothat
somethinghappenswhena
certainobjectistouchedorat
acertaintime.Thenyoucan
useplaytotestyour
animations.

com/en001/powerpoint
help/animatetextorob
jectsHA010021497.asp
x>.

e.Howare
eachofthe
sections
organized?

"LibrarySectionsand
Resources."Personal
interview.9Sept.2014.

Primary
Source

Eachsectionisorganized
usingtheDeweyDecimal
Systemweusetheauthor's
nameforfictionbooksanda
numberisincludedfor
nonfiction.Moviesare
arrangedaccordingtothe
title.

Sincethisdoesnottellyou
allthedifferentbooksthere
areoneneedstousethe
cataloguethenheorshe
canusethismaptofindout
itslocationusingthedewey
decimalcodethatthe
cataloguedisplayed.

WorksCited

"LibrarySectionsandResources."Personalinterview.9Sept.2014.
Bates,Carol."PowerPointTutorial:HowtoCreateHyperlinksinPowerPoint2010."YouTube.YouTube,19Feb.2013.Web.09
Sept.2014.<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54SadBnG39c>.
"AnimateTextorObjects."PowerPoint.Microsoft,2014.Web.09Sept.2014.
<http://office.microsoft.com/en001/powerpointhelp/animatetextorobjectsHA010021497.aspx>.
Keenoy,Andre.LibraryPlan.Maputo:n.p.,n.d.PDF.

PartIV.DesignBrief:Seeanexamplehere:http://goo.gl/oJKHEB
In1paragraph,answerthefollowing:
summarizeandanalysethemainpointsofyourresearch
brieflydescribeyourproposedproduct(Whatareyoumaking?)
identifythetargetaudienceorintendedusersforyourproduct(Whowillbenefitfromyourproduct?)
describehowyouproductwillbeuseful(Howwillyourproductbenefityourtargetaudienceorusers?)

Accordingtomyresearchthelibraryhasmanysectionthusiwillbeusingamapwithakeysoitiseasiertonagigateandit
willalsoaddsomeinformationaboutthekindsofbooksthereareaswellaswhatitisdeweydecimalwiseiwilldothisfor
eachshelfbutnotbook.Myproductwillbeaninteractivemapofthelibrary.Itwillcolourfulandanduserfriendly.My
researchshowsthattherearevarioussectionsinthelibrarythatwillbeidentifiedinthismapaswellasthecoderangefor
thatparticularsectionandorshelf.Thismapwillbemostusefulforthesecondaryschoolstudentsthatusethelibrary,that
meansitwillrangefrom6thto12thgrade.Thisproductwillbeaneasywaytofindwhatyouneedinthelibraryaswellasa
goodguidefornewmemberofourcommunity.Itcanalsoencouragestudentstousethelibrarybooksasasourceof
informationforprojects.