🎯 Learning Intention

I will compare different ArcGIS visualization tools and begin building an Experience that presents my map and dashboard together in a clear, meaningful way.

✅ Success Criteria

I can design the first section of an ArcGIS Experience that uses layout, text, and visuals to guide a viewer through my data.

🧠 Warm-Up — Tech Journal Prompt

If someone outside our class viewed your map today, what would they understand immediately? What might they misunderstand?

📚 Vocabulary

Experience — an interactive webpage built in ArcGIS that combines maps, dashboards, text, media, and navigation.

Layout — how elements are arranged on the page to direct attention.

Audience — the group you are designing for (students, staff, community, city planners, etc.)

📣 Mini-Lesson — Dashboards vs Experiences

• Dashboards = information for decision-making
• Experiences = storytelling + guidance
• When to use which
• Example layouts: scrolling page, two-panel layout, card-based page

Check for Understanding #1:

Who is the audience for your Experience, and what do they need from your map?

🛠 Guided Work Time

1. Open ArcGIS Experience Builder.
2. Start with a simple template (split view or scrolling page).