Storymap Guide 06: Selecting a Map and Changing Your Map Marker
Learning Objectives: change the background map using a different map from the StorymapJS map library; upload a new custom map marker.
Storymap Guide 05: Custom Text Formatting
Learning Objectives: apply html tags to text to create headings; numbered lists, and unnumbered lists; and paragraph breaks.
Storymap Guide 04: Share Your Storymap
Learning Objectives: share map with a public URL; share map as an embed on a website; share map by exporting as a file.
Storymap Guide 03: Adding Location Slides
Learning Objectives: Create a new Storymap Slide; add a location to a Storymap Slide using an address; add a location to a Storymap Slide using a GIS reference.
Storymap Guide 02: Adding Content to a Slide
Learning Objectives: create a slide headline; add and format descriptive text; embed media using an image address.
Storymap Guide 01: Start a Project
Learning Objectives: Navigate storymap.knightlab.com; sign in with your Google account; and create a new project.
Digital Storytelling | TimelineJS
TimelineJS is an open-source tool from Knightlab that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines. Beginners can create a timeline using nothing more than a Google spreadsheet; experts can use their JSON skills to create custom installations, while keeping TimelineJS’s core functionality.
Digital Storytelling | StoryMapJS
StoryMapJS is a free tool developed by Knightlab to help you tell stories on the web that highlight the locations of a series of events. It is a new tool, yet stable in our development environment, and it has a friendly authoring tool.
A Conversation with George Daniels (2.1)
In this episode, Sara Whitver talks to George Daniels about his Fall 2023 course entitled Race, Gender, and Media. The course uses HistoryMakers Digital Archive as a research foundation and incorporates a number of digital projects which allow students to present their research findings using digital methods.