22 participants in Southside and 14 participants from the Peninsula completed part 1 of the Visualizing our World via ArcGIS Online workshop. The power of maps pervaded the room and ideas for the technology tool's use abound. We learned to annotate a map with map notes, examined GeoInquiries and a Mapping our World Exercise, and made our first presentation. We finished part 1 explorations before the new upgrades to AGO. Looking forward to sharing the new enhancements and making story maps in our next session.