# mapLab notes and news. ## notes from 20210916 The basic idea so far is to develop an activity sequence that moves from physical to digital maps over the course of the term, culminating in a capstone assignment that will involve mapping Harvard (which could be understood in many ways). ### Types of maps In the initial activity, students will mainly sketch and work with paper and other physical materials in the LL. The modes of mapping they'll encounter will include * wayfinding * analytical/thematic * topological * info/topographic map ### Keyterms for mapping In the second activity, students will begin to learn some of the key "moves" of mapping, and will work on a single term in a collective glossary of mapping terms. They will create an entry in markdown that embeds a piece of media that helps to illustrate the term, then they will write 50-200 words that explain the term and why it matters. Some of the tools, elements, moves, etc. include * figure * ground * resolution * scale * balance of elements ### Getting out into the physical world Still under development: one activity should involve going outside and doing something related to Harvard's campus. Potentially also involving capturing some geotagged media? Some options: * getting media, lat and long from places on campus? * write a script that pulls the lat and long from captured media and stores in an Airtable record? * generate some sort of google map or storymap? ### Digital tools * intro to key digital tools for doing all of this well ### Capstone Project * putting it all together?