An Interdisciplinary Approach To Language Learning Using Online Mapping Tools

Kevin Gaugler, Marist CollegeBarbara Lindsey, University of Connecticut

ACTFL 2008http://delicious.com/tag/actfl08

Geographica restituta per globi trientesCC Licensed: Norman B Leventhal Map Center

http://flickr.com/photos/normanbleventhalmapcenter/2709981627/

Story Telling and Cartography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_California

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Main Street, U.S.A.

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SMOKING For the comfort of all our Guests, smoking is prohibited in all waiting areas, attractions, stores, dining areas, rest rooms and locations designated for parade and show viewing. Thank you.s

International WelcomeCenter locatedin City Hall.

TOMORROWLANDATTRACTIONS

Astro Orbiter The ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter

(minimum height 44”)

Tomorrowland Speedway(minimum height 52” - presented by Goodyear)

Space Mountain (minimum height 44” - presented by FedEx)

The TimekeeperBuzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin Walt Disney’s Carousel Of Progress

(open 11am to 5pm)Skyway to Fantasyland

(open 10:30am to 7pm)Tomorrowland Arcade Tomorrowland Transit Authority Galaxy Palace TheaterTomorrowland Stage

SHOPPING• Mickey’s Star Traders (presented by Coppertone)

MICKEY’S TOONTOWN FAIRATTRACTIONS

Donald’s Boat Mickey’s Country House Minnie’s Country House Toontown Hall Of Fame

(Character Greeting location)The Barnstormer at Goofy’s Wiseacre Farm

Roller coaster (minimum age 3 years -presented by Friskies)Walt Disney World® Railroad

(opens 9am; closing time varies with park hours and fireworks)

SHOPPING• County Bounty

FANTASYLANDATTRACTIONS

Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel Dumbo The Flying Elephant “it’s a small world”

Mad Tea Party The Many Adventures of

Winnie the PoohPeter Pan’s Flight

Legend of the Lion King (presented by Kodak)

Skyway to Tomorrowland (open 10:30am to 7pm)

Snow White’s Scary Adventures

Castle Forecourt Stage Fantasyland Character Festival

SHOPPING• Tinker Bell’s Treasures• Sir Mickey’s 23

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Rest Rooms (All accessible)

First Aid/Baby Services

Telephones - Touch *88 for toll-free Disney hotelreservations and WDW-DINE

Pay phone equipped with TTY

Phone cards for international calls available forpurchase

Kodak “Photo Spot” for prime picture-taking location

Guest Relations

Parade Viewing Area

May remain in wheelchair or ECV

Must transfer from wheelchair

Attraction may be too intense for very young children

Must be ambulatory to experience this attraction

Must transfer from ECV to wheelchair

Reflective Captioning system available.Contact a host or hostess at the attraction.

Assistive-listening devices which amplifythe audio may be used at this locationand are available at Guest Relations

Guest-activated captioning available on selected video monitors in this attraction.Please visit Guest Relations to obtain an activator.

Automatic Teller Machinepresented by SunTrust, N. A.

Disney Photo Express Service - film drop-off

Disney Photo Express Service - all photopickup

Mail Drop

Stroller/Wheelchair Rentals

Locker Rentals

Hospitality Desk

Disney Character Greeting Locations

Disney Vacation Club Information

Disney’s FASTPASSsm

Boarding InformationPlease observe the following warningsat designated attractions:

For safety and comfort, you should bein good health and free from heart,back or neck problems, motion sickness,or other conditions that could be aggravated by this adventure.Expectant mothers should not ride. Young childrenshould be accompanied by an adult.

Persons who do not meet the minimumheight requirement may not rideParents with young children may taketurns experiening the ride.

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“The Diamond Horseshoe Saloon Revue” The Hall of Presidents

(opens at 10am; continuous shows on the hour and half-hour)The Haunted Mansion

Liberty Belle Riverboat Mike Fink Keelboats

SHOPPING• Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe• The Yankee Trader(presented by The J.M. Smucker Company)

FRONTIERLANDATTRACTIONS

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (minimum height 40”)Country Bear JamboreeFrontierland Shootin’ Arcade Splash Mountain (minimum height 40”)Raft to Tom Sawyer Island (closes at 5pm)Walt Disney World® Railroad

(opens 9am; closing time varies with Park hours and fireworks)

SHOPPING

ADVENTURELANDATTRACTIONS

Jungle Cruise Pirates Of The Caribbean

Swiss Family Treehouse ”The Enchanted Tiki Room Under

New Management” Shrunken Ned’s Junior Jungle

Boats (remote-controlled boats)

SHOPPING• House of Treasure

MAIN STREET, U.S.A.City HallGuest Information Board

ATTRACTIONSMain Street Vehicles

(presented by National Car Rental®)Walt Disney World® Railroad

(opens 9am; closing time varies with park hours and fireworks)

SHOPPING• Emporium• Disney Clothiers• Main Street Gallery• Main Street Cinema • Town Square Exposition Hall/Camera Center (presented by Kodak)

F A N T A S T I C F O O D & F A S T S N A C K S I T E SF A N T A S T I C F O O D & F A S T S N A C K S I T E SHealthier Choice — The “apple” symbol signifies the availability of low-fat, low-cholesterol food choices. For special dietary needs, please ask forassistance at Guest Relations.

TABLE SERVICEPriority seating suggested.

Tony’s Town Square Restaurant — Salads, pastas, paninos,and specialty entrees served with an Italian flair. Serving breakfast,lunch and dinner. ● Presented by Buitoni

The Plaza Restaurant — Deli sandwiches, burgers and sun-daes. Lunch/dinner. ● Hosted by Hills Bros.

Liberty Tree Tavern — A la carte lunches include entrees, sal-ads and sandwiches. Serving lunch and dinner. ● Hosted by Stouffer’s

Cinderella’s Royal Table — Hearty and lighter fare fit forroyalty. Serving lunch and dinner. ●

The Crystal Palace, A Buffet with Character — All-you-can-eat buffet with character visits. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.● Hosted by Colombian Coffee Growers

COUNTER SERVICE“The Diamond Horseshoe Saloon Revue” — Continental breakfast

items, sandwiches, salads, hand-scooped ice cream, snacks, beverages.

El Pirata Y el Perico Restaurante — Tacos, nachos, taco salads,hot dogs.

Pecos Bill Cafe — Cheeseburger and hot dog baskets,wrapped sandwiches, salads, root beer floats, and beverages. The bestfood in the West!

Aunt Polly’s Dockside Inn — Ham & cheese sandwich “pic-nic” lunches, freshly baked apple pie, soft-serve ice cream.

Columbia Harbour House — Hearty sandwiches, salad, clamchowder, fish and chicken baskets.

The Pinocchio Village Haus — Cheeseburgers, hot dogs, spe-cialty wrap sandwiches and salads.

Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe — Cheese-burgers (including vegetarian), rotisserie chicken, soups, sandwiches,and salads. Hosted by Coca-Cola

The Plaza Pavilion — Pizza, deli sandwich, salad, fried chicken basket.

Casey’s Corner — Hot dogs, fries and beverages. Hosted by Coca-Cola

FAST SNACKSMain Street Bake Shop — Cookies, pastries, cakes and con-

fections. Hosted by Nestlé Toll House

Plaza Ice Cream Parlor — Hosted by Nestlé Ice Cream

Aloha Isle — Famous Dole Whips. Hosted by Dole

Sunshine Tree Terrace — Citrus specialties, non-fat frozenyogurt, cappuccino, espresso and beverages.

Frontierland Kiosk — French fries and beverages. Hosted by

McDonald’s. Sleepy Hollow — Caramel corn prepared before your eyes, sea-

sonal fresh fruit cobblers, freshly prepared baked goods, cappuccino,espresso, iced cappuccino, and beverages.

Scuttle’s Landing — Shaved ice, beverages.Toontown Market — Fresh fruit, snacks and

beverages.

Enchanted Grove — Lemonade slushes, strawberry swirl, juice.Hosted by Minute Maid

Mrs. Potts’ Cupboard — Soft-serve ice cream, floats, sundaes,shakes.

Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies — Soft-serve ice cream,smoothies, fruit juices.

The Lunching Pad at Rockettower Plaza — Snacks, smokedturkey legs, beverages.

Cool Ship — Beverages. Hosted by Coca-Cola

Hook’s Tavern — Snacks, beverages.Caffè Italiano— Coffee, breakfast pastries.

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MAIN STREET, U.S.A.The Crystal Palace, A Buffet withCharacterEnjoy a bountiful buffet with Winnie the Poohand his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood.Breakfast, lunch and dinner served. Priorityseating not always necessary. Stop by andcheck for availability!

FANTASYLANDCinderella’s Royal TableStep into a storybook for a breakfast fit for roy-alty with friends from Disney’s animated clas-sics. Priority seating strongly suggested.

LIBERTY SQUARELiberty Tree TavernA “revolutionary” way to dine with yourfavorite Disney patriots for dinner beginning at4pm! Priority seating not always necessary.Stop by and check for availability!For more information on priority seat-ing, stop by any table-service restau-rant or City Hall, or touch *88 from apublic telephone for toll-free accessto WDW-DINE.

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Digital Story Telling and Cartography

http://www.worldmapper.org/

Digital Story Telling and Cartography

Digital Story Telling and Cartography

Digital Story Telling and Cartography

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/alisa_miller_shares_the_news_about_the_news.html

Digital Story Telling, Maps and the Classroom

http://gutenkarte.org/

Google Lit Trips

http://www.googlelittrips.org/

Our Stories Project

http://www.ourstories.org/

http://www.brainrules.net/sensory-integration

Research on Learning

Mapping Equipment: Google

• Google Earth

• Google Maps

• MyMaps

• Google Street View

Mapping Equipment: My Maps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft7FZe6Q8OI

Google Maps Layers

• Photos, Videos, WebCams

• Wikipedia, NYTimes, National Geographic, Google News

• Google BookSearch

• 3D Cities

3D Cities

Ancient Rome in 3D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqMXIRwQniA

Student-Created My Maps

Google Maps: Street View

Google Maps: Street View

Classroom applications

http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/11/06/writing-a-story-in-google-maps/

Classroom applications

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY55CR8vslw&feature=related

Google Earth Lessons

http://gelessons.com/lessons/

Google Earth Lessons

Interdisciplinary Lessons

http://gctgone.googlepages.com/home222222

Pedagogy and Assessment

http://web.mac.com/jburg/GoogleLit/Lit_Trip_Tips.html

Twittervision

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e908mvw6aQU

Italian Elections

http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=Qm7XtwT73BGxuuMsy51_DQ

Seero: Putting Video on the Map

http://www.seero.com/about.php

Woices and Geograffiti

http://woices.com/ http://www.geograffiti.com/

Tonchidot—Tagging the World

http://tonchidot.com/

Contact information

Kevin Gaugler: kevin.gaugler@marist.edu

Barbara Lindsey: lindseybp@gmail.com

Resources:

• http://www.slideshare.net/lindseybp/online-mapping-tools-actfl08-presentation

• http://delicious.com/tag/actfl08

• http://worldatways.com

• http://groups.diigo.com/groups/worldatways