Materials for Classroom Use
E-mail cheat sheet: (Insert Form) To simplify the development of Google Maps, all students should have a Gmail account. This will make it easier for students to sign onto Google Maps at the appointed time and share files via Google Docs.
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Gmail Set-up Cheat Sheet
Step 1: Open the web browser and go to www.google.com
Step 2: Click on "Gmail" located in the menu bar at the top of the page.
Step 3: Click on "Create an account" located on the right side of the page.
Step 4: Enter your first and last name on the form as directed.
Step 5: Enter your first name and student ID number as the "Desired Login Name." This account should ONLY be used for class. NOTE: If you fail to follow this direction and forget your login, your teacher may not be able to help you.
Step 6: Enter and then re-enter your password. This account should ONLY be used for class. Your password should be the name of your school. NOTE: If you fail to follow this direction and forget your password, your teacher may not be able to help you.
Step 7: Choose a security question. You must choose a question that YOU can answer.
Step 8: Answer the security question.
Step 9: If you have another e-mail account, enter that as a recovery e-mail.
Step 10: Enter your birth date. Be certain to use all four digits of the year in which you were born.
Step 11: Scroll through the "Terms of Service."
Step 12: Click "I accept. Create my account."
Step 13: At this point you may need to log into your recovery e-mail account to activate your G-mail account.
Step 14: Go back to the Google home page and log into your Gmail account.
Step 15: Send your teacher and email at ____________________.
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Google Maps: This online tool will allow students to create their own maps of desire by identifying locations of cultural significance within their communities and adding pop-up information boxes explaining their significance. The class will be able to create its own map for public viewing as well as make pop-up submissions to Google Maps for inclusion on their global map.
Interview guide: Students will be expected to interview people about their community. A brief guide is provided here to assist students with this process and focus their interviews. It should be reinforced that this is only a guide and not a script for their conversations.
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Interview guide:
As you walk through the community and meet with members of the community, you will need to engage them in conversations about the neighborhood. Remember, that our goal is to define the culture of the neighborhood in both tangible and intangible ways. You should focus on what the neighborhood and the things in it mean to the people you interview. Remember, you will gain more interesting information if you establish rapport with your subject and have conversation than if you conduct an interrogation. The questions below are NOT as important as your conversation and should lead to more detailed stories about our community.
Subject's name: _____________________________________________________
Subject's place of residence: __________________________________________
Contact information for verification: _____________________________________
Date and location of interview: _________________________________________
How long have you lived in the neighborhood?
What encouraged you to live in this neighborhood?
What is your favorite place for entertainment in the neighborhood?
What is your fondest memory in this neighborhood?
What first comes to mind when you think of the neighborhood?
What are your favorite shops or restaurants in the neighborhood?
How would you describe your culture?
How do you identify yourself racially, ethnically, religiously?
Which places of worship do you attend in the neighborhood?
Where have you attended school in the neighborhood?
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