Add Your Marker to the Map

  1. Click on the tab in your browser that is set to www.communitywalk.com or open a new tab (CONTROL + T in Firefox) and go to the Community Walk site. Actually we want to go to a specific map and the address is www.communitywalk.com/mmmt

  2. If you are not logged on click "login to add to this map" (top left) and enter the username and password you were given.

  3. If not selected, select the "Build This Map" tab.

  4. What we want to do now is add a marker. There are a number of ways to do this. Don't worry if your first attempt is inaccurate as you can always move a marker.
    • The first way is to find your location and then add the marker. To do this you will have to zoom in and scroll the map around until you find the spot you want. It may help to toggle between Map, Satellite and Hybrid views (links at the top right). When you have found your spot click on "add marker" link at the top and a dialogue box opens up.
    • The next way is to search for the location: Click on "add marker" and in the search box type the post code you want to place a marker on. Click on the link presented and it will open a dialogue box on the map at that location.

  5. Type your name into the "title" box and click on save.

  6. You will see that there is now a "move" button. Click on it if your position was not accurate and follow the prompts.

  7. It will help with teh later part of this exercise if you typed into the main page of your map marker something like "click on myname to see me" Click on "Edit" in your map location box and you can now type in this text. Click SAVE.

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Community Media in Tees Valley Instutute of Digital Innovation NIACE

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