Educational Atlas of America, Spain and Portugal
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1 15-21 November 2009 XXIV International Cartographic Conference Educational Atlas of America, Spain and Portugal C. Romera, A. Coll, T. Albert, J. Espinoza, P. Sánchez-Ortiz, P. Murtagh, J. Araya, C. Camacho and C. Codjambassis
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Educational Atlas of America, Spain and Portugal. C. Romera, A. Coll, T. Albert, J. Espinoza, P. Sánchez-Ortiz, P. Murtagh, J. Araya, C. Camacho and C. Codjambassis. Summary. Background Definition Methodology Design Production Future developments Conclusions. Background. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Educational Atlas of America, Spain and
Portugal
C. Romera, A. Coll, T. Albert, J. Espinoza, P. Sánchez-Ortiz, P.
Murtagh, J. Araya, C. Camacho and C. Codjambassis
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Background Definition Methodology
DesignProduction
Future developments Conclusions
Summary
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Background
This project has been undertaken by the Cartography Commission of the Pan- American Institute of Geography and History and the National Geographic Institute of Spain (IGN)
This project has a strategic significance since it is trying to gather standard basic geographical and historical information on American and some European countries to disseminate it on a large scale.
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Definition
The atlas is intended for pupils aged from 10 to 14.
Its objective is to popularize the knowledge of the sciences of the Earth as a complement to their academic formation.
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Methodology
User needs
General Composition
Design
Graphic design and Interface design
Layout
MULTIMEDIA EDUCATIONAL ATLAS
Documents(text, animations, images, audio, etc.)
Datacollection
PRODUCTION
Applicationdevelopment
DESIGN
Interactivity and Animation
Type
Establishment of criteria
Experts in Geography,
Cartography and pedagogy
Analyst and programmers
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Methodology: Design
Structure
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ContentsInteractive
Maps
Ilustrations
Locutions
Texts
Animations
Images
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Methodology: Production
Flash technologyIt can be used in different execution environments: online / offline, on CD / DVD or through a LMS (Learning Management System) platform. It includes accessibility features to facilitate the use of this atlas by students with disabilities.Taking into account the most widespread standards in the educational community: Scorm, LOM, etc.
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Methodology: Production
Contents
Games
PDA
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Future developments
Implementation of the Atlas on Web Improvement in accessibility to fulfill
the standard: AAA (W3C):With the attendance of the Accessibility Group for Educational contents of the Spanish National Association for Blind people.
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Conclusions
The Educational Atlas of America, Spain and Portugal is an excellent work from a scientific and educational point of view.
The content is not fixed, or in other words, “the work never ends”. We are still working, processing new data and trying to improve it.
It will constitute an activity that can be used not only in Spain, but in all the Spanish speaking countries which extends the use of this application to all Latin America
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Thank you for your attentionConcepción Romera
National Atlas and Thematic Cartography Department
National Geographic Institute of SpainPhone: +34 91 597 97 29
e-mail: [email protected]
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