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|pagetitle=StoneSoup > Activity: Write with a satellite
|pagetitle=StoneSoup > Activity: Write with a satellite
|owner=Enric
|owner=Enric
|updated=March 2011
|updated=June 2011
|status=Tested
|status=Tested
|description=Combine geoglyphs for printing your name on a cool sticker
|description=Combine geoglyphs for printing your name on a cool sticker
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View the video demo [http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/ here]
 
== News about this activity ==
* 5th June: Activity for kids at a rural School at the Pyrenees at [http://pirenelab.eu/ PireneLab]
* 30th April: Activity featured at the [http://jamm2011.blogspot.com/p/workshops.html Jam Festival at Golferichs centre]
* 4th March: View the video demo [http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/ here]


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/8/8f/Summary.jpg
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/summary.jpg


<big><font color="green">'''''Use buildings or rivers like letters to write your name (or any other word) and get the coolest sticker ever :) But you should prove first you know something about the places the satellite has found for you! Just grab the browser -and look for more information if needed.'''''</font></big>
<big><font color="green">'''''Use buildings or rivers like letters to write your name (or any other word) and get the coolest sticker ever :) But you should prove first you know something about the places the satellite has found for you! Just grab the browser -and look for more information if needed.'''''</font></big>
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== Activity goals ==
== Activity goals ==


https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/5/50/Goals.jpg
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/goals.jpg


<font color="green">'''// The activity tries to stimulate this kind of knowledge and skills:'''</font>
<font color="green">'''// The activity tries to stimulate this kind of knowledge and skills:'''</font>
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== Previous skills ==
== Previous skills ==


https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/4/42/Skills.jpg
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/skills.jpg


<font color="green">'''// Participants need to have minimum notions about:'''</font>
<font color="green">'''// Participants need to have minimum notions about:'''</font>
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== Stuff needed ==
== Stuff needed ==


https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/1/19/Stuff.jpg
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/stuff.jpg


<font color="green">'''// Make sure you have all this installed/near/working prior to the session:'''</font>
<font color="green">'''// Make sure you have all this installed/near/working prior to the session:'''</font>
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* A couple of scissors
* A couple of scissors


== Steps during the session ==
== Steps during the session ==


https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/5/58/Steps.jpg
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/steps.jpg


<font color="green">'''// Recommended sequence for replicating the activity:'''</font>
<font color="green">'''// Recommended sequence for replicating the activity:'''</font>
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== Questions to ask ==
== Questions to ask ==


https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/2/22/Ask.jpg
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/ask.jpg


<font color="green">'''// Try to open these questions at the beginning of the session, or when the participants are doing mechanic tasks like pasting or cutting:'''</font>
<font color="green">'''// Try to open these questions at the beginning of the session, or when the participants are doing mechanic tasks like pasting or cutting:'''</font>
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== Related links ==
== Related links & media ==


* About Google Maps: [http://maps.google.com/support/ Official site support] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Maps Wikipedia article]
* About Google Maps: [http://maps.google.com/support/ Official site support] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Maps Wikipedia article]
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* [http://www.datenform.de/mapeng.html Map] (artistic installation)
* [http://www.datenform.de/mapeng.html Map] (artistic installation)
* [http://www.openstreetmap.es/ Open Street Map]
* [http://www.openstreetmap.es/ Open Street Map]
* Vídeo demo with [http://www.citilab.eu/ Citilab] [http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/ aquí]
* Pics from a workshop at [http://jamm2011.blogspot.com/p/workshops.html Jam Festival Golferichs]:
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/Golferichs/golferichs1.jpg
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/Golferichs/golferichs2.jpg
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/Golferichs/golferichs3.jpg


== Samples you can use ==
== Samples you can use ==


https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/1/18/Samples.jpg
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/samples.jpg


<font color="green">'''// You can use these images and links as examples for your explanations:'''</font>
<font color="green">'''// You can use these images and links as examples for your explanations:'''</font>
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[http://maps.google.es/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=es&geocode=&q=citilab+barcelona&aq=&sll=40.396764,-3.713379&sspn=8.280213,19.753418&ie=UTF8&hq=citilab&hnear=Barcelona,+Catalu%C3%B1a&ll=41.35629,2.059345&spn=0.000502,0.001717&t=h&z=20 Zoom example]
[http://maps.google.es/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=es&geocode=&q=citilab+barcelona&aq=&sll=40.396764,-3.713379&sspn=8.280213,19.753418&ie=UTF8&hq=citilab&hnear=Barcelona,+Catalu%C3%B1a&ll=41.35629,2.059345&spn=0.000502,0.001717&t=h&z=20 Zoom example]
=== Addon outputs ===
* [http://imm.io/3DyH Addon output example]
* [http://imm.io/3Dz4 Addon output example]


=== Other participants names ===
=== Other participants names ===


https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/f/f3/Sample_names.jpg
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/sample_names.jpg
 


== Next steps ==
== Next steps ==


https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/2/2f/Next.jpg
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/next.jpg


<font color="green">'''// Ideas and possibilities for continuing the activity, or homework for passionate participants :)'''</font>
<font color="green">'''// Ideas and possibilities for continuing the activity, or homework for passionate participants :)'''</font>
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== ToDo ==
== ToDo list ==


* Get academic feedback
* Get academic feedback
* Use an Open Web chromakey
* <s>Test with 6-8 year participants</s>
* Test with 6-8 year participants
* Publish a Catalan version for preschoolers
* <s>Publish a [[Drumbeat/StoneSoup/Escriu_amb_el_món|Catalan version]]</s>
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