Umapper

=== Umapper is a really cool tool. It lets you upload an image and add place markers with annotated pop-up boxes that include text, hyperlinks to content online, other images, and even sound files (it only accepts MP3 files). Consider having your students... ===
 * **share analysis of a text:** they could create an original image (like snapping a pic of a drawing) representing the text--a character, the setting, a conflict, a theme, author's language--and then explain their ideas by adding annotations.
 * **tell about a field trip:** upload an picture taken on a field trip and share what they learned. They could even link to info online that explains the concepts in greater detail or gives more information or shows where they visited.
 * **explain a concept:** upload a picture of a hand-drawn symbolic representation--graphic organizer or visualization--or a math or science problem and then explain the idea with annotations. They could even use the voice recorder (<Start<All Programs<Accessories<Entertainment<Sound Recorder) on a computer to record and save an audio file and attach to the image. Kids could explain their work on a math problem or a science experiment.
 * **s****hare vocabulary:** draw a picture of a vocabulary, snap a pic & upload, then add place markers to give the definition, synonyms and antonyms, and an original sentence.

Check out this model Umapper presentation of Mrs. Campbell braving //Space Shot//. Feel free to add your comments below the presentation!
= Directions = The screencasts below give step-by-step directions for creating an account, creating a map and adding place markers, adding hyperlinks, and sharing your map via embed code and/or hyperlink. If you have trouble viewing any of the screencasts, you can find them in my Screencast Library.


 * ===Step One: Create an Account at Umapper===
 * ===Step Two: Create Your Map===
 * ===Step Three (Optional): Add a Hyperlink===
 * ===Step Four: Share Your Map===