T3G2017 AGO Topic: Collaboration

[CharlieFitzpatrick]

In T3G2017, as part of homework AFTER Day 1 (April22) and BEFORE Day2 (by Thu April27), we want participants to look at information on GeoNet and post a question, offer an answer, or give an observation about working in ArcGIS Online Organization accounts. The four themes from which to choose and contribute at least one entry are

• Technical: start up, generating logins, setting roles and privileges
• Content/sharing: Getting users generating and sharing content
• Collaboration: Creating, using, and managing groups effectively
• Management: Organization operations, especially maintenance at end of marking period, semester, or year.

THIS THREAD IS ABOUT COLLABORATION ASPECTS. (REPLY BELOW)

[JaniceElvidge]

I checked out that link, and it confirms that only people in an org can be part of any group. And only orgs can create groups.  So its org to org.

Janice

[InaAhern]

Actually, public accounts can create groups and invite other public accounts to be members of the group.  The issue however is how that group works.  In an organization, something can be shared with a group and not made public.  Anything shared with a group from a public account has to be made public.  The group just becomes a way to make sharing it with certain people easier.  See the very bottom paragraph at:  Share items—ArcGIS Online Help | ArcGIS (A long, long time ago, before there were organizational accounts, public accounts could create private groups, and those groups can remain as is, but new private groups can't be created.)

[MaribelVelez-Ramos]

Thank you Allison for sharing this information and steps. I am a teacher in Austin Independence School District and I would like to collaborate more with another schools and teachers that are using Arcgis Online. This is a great way to get started and create a network to share. Thank you again. 

[JaniceElvidge]

Thanks!

I do not know that I have administrators rights in the National Park Service subscription account.  I suspect not. But I might be able to get someone to do it for me.  Many of our GIS people have volunteered to help out with our projects and this just might be the opportunity.

[HarrisPayne]

Sarah Bednar did an interesting webinar for LA public schools about the C3 Framework and geography.  The C3 uses inquiry as a method to teach as well as tools to gather information and have students take civic action.  I think it is a great fit for GIS.  Here is the URL

The C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards: Implications for Geography Education > LACOE 

[RebeccaLilja1]

Does anyone have some best practices for collaboration on a single map or app?  We have been using collaboration groups outlined in this blog post with varying success - Enable colleagues to update your maps and apps | ArcGIS Blog.   This would be a great topic to cover in #T3G2017.

[TamaNunnelley]

I have done this with 6th grade students to great success. This was back before story maps and crowdsourcing. It takes a little more work up front and of course a lot of personal management but it can be very effective. At the end of term, I graded each group using a team rubric. Then, I was able to delete the work and keep the groups to use next semester.

[TamaNunnelley]

I am not sure how many of you are involved in your state geography alliance (part of the network of National Geographic Alliances). This year we are starting a multi-year initiative involving spatial thinking, inquiry, the C3 framework, and of course GIS will play a huge role in this. Over the summer each state will send 2 representatives to collaborate on lessons and materials. The participants have to be a techie or media specialist in a middle school and either a middle school science of social studies teacher in the same school. They will test these lessons on their students and then share the results in a collaborative format with pairs of 20 other such teachers in our state. We will work with the Mississippi Geographic Alliance on this project.

On another note, I have had some success with collaboration in a Dual Enrollment Global Environment and Societies (GIS Enabled) course. While they had a facilitator in the classroom, I was the online instructor. For their final project, students were placed into groups where they had to map out a potential "Zombie Apocalypse" invasion and evacuation scenario using either AGO or Story Maps. It was fantastic! Very creative, fun, and a great way to show what they had learned in the course as well as show off some GIS skills.

[DellaRobertson]

I read about the geography alliance.  There was a call for teachers in specific states.  I believe most were located in the northeast.

I did register for the My California GIS Mapping Exhibition & Competition hosted by the California Geographic Alliance.  This is a first, and I think it's a good way to direct teachers's efforts and get students motivated to create a product that has the potential to be exhibited and enjoyed by many.

[AmyPotter]

In terms of the workshop (I know I'm a bit late posting my homework, last week was the last week of the semester so it has been a week) I am most interested in collaboration where students can share their ArcGIS maps created from different accounts and input into a single group Story Map. Basically at the end of the semester I have my World Regional students tell the story of a region of the world in a single map. Would like some help with this.