“A Story Map is a simple web app that combines interactive maps, multimedia content, and user experiences to tell stories about the world.” (Dr. Joseph Kerski/ESRI)

A Story Map combines multiple disciplines, skills, resources, interests and more to enable creative sharing of information: data & information, maps & charts, images & graphs, books & interviews, videos & surveys...anything appropriate the teller wants to convey telling the story.

WHAT:A WEBINAR for educators, students, librarians, resource specialists, education outreach facilitators and the community in general

WHY:Learn > How to tell stories with online maps, > How to utilize ESRI's Story Map apps, > How to engage students in on-line geo-literacy, and > How to get started for the 2021 IN Middle & High School Story Map Competition

WHO:Jörn Seemann – Ball State University, Department of Geography; Shireen Desouza – Ball State University, Department of Biology; and Kathy Lamb Kozenski - GENI & IUPUIDepartment of Geography/SLA