Map Project Guidelines

Deadline: Wednesday Sept. 28

Create an interactive map with accompanying text to tell a story. This is a group project that will require work outside of class.

Here is a list of ideas:

High school basketball (Team C)

Schedules for boys and girls teams from Northeast Kingdom.

For a list of schools, go to nsnsports.net/nek,

Click the High School tab,

Then click NEK.

Restaurant health grades

Go to the Vermont Health Department’s website

Look for Restaurant Scores;

Select Lyndon from the drop-down menu of towns;

Locate your favorite restaurant;

Lose appetite

Talk to owners/managers of lower-scoring places;

Ask what’s been done to fix the problems.

Ask Health Department what score would force a closure.

Ski areas

Where are the best ski areas within easy driving distance?

Info could include:

Lift ticket price

How many trails/skill level

Terrain park features

Food

Apres ski

Ask people about their favorites.

Campus crime

Public Safety maintains a log of incidents on campus.

Go back several weeks and plot the incidents.

Group incidents by type or location.

Interview the public safety director about “hot spots”

Town crime

The Lyndonville Police would also maintain an incident log.

Go back a week (or two) and plot the incidents.

Interview the police chief: Is crime increasing, decreasing?

Dorm demographics

Find out all you can about each of the dorms on campus

How many rooms?

How many students?

How many men vs women?

What percentage of freshmen, sophomores, etc.?

Who is residence hall director?

Where did the name come from?

When was it built?

The “balloons” on each map should include at least one photo taken by a team member, a text description, and other information as appropriate (numbers, prices, dates, addresses, phone numbers, etc.).

One person in each group needs to take the lead and “own” the map in his/her Google account. Post the maps to each team member’s blog by embedding.

Evaluation:

An “A” map will include eight or more locations; each location will feature at least one photo and appropriate text; the accompanying story will be at least 300 words, will contain very few mechanical errors, and will include at least one quote from a person.

A “B” map includes at least five locations, but each location still features at least one photo and appropriate text. The accompanying story might contain a few mechanical errors but is still 300 words and includes at least one quote from a person.

A “C” map includes at least three locations, but each location still features at least one photo. The text for each location may be insufficient. The accompanying story might contain several mechanical errors or may be shorter than 300 words, but it still includes at least one quote from a person.

A “D” map falls short in several categories. An “F” map does not exist (the assignment wasn’t submitted).