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- All Subjects: Creative Project
- All Subjects: Social Media
- Creators: Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Comm
- Member of: Barrett, The Honors College Thesis/Creative Project Collection
- Status: Published
The COVID-19 Pandemic has provided a challenge for educators to create virtual learning materials that are engaging and impactful during times of high stress and isolation. In this creative project, I explore the variety of virtual tools and web applications from Esri by creating a Story Map on the Verde River Watershed. This Story Map is intended for an audience of students in late middle school and early high school but can be a resource to teachers for a wider age range. The integration of interactive technology and virtual tools in educational practices is likely to continue past the immediate circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this Story Map is to showcase one of the many uses for geospatial web applications beyond the immediate realm of GIS.
Key words: Social media, Facebook Live, audience engagement, critical information needs, local news