🎯 Learning Intention

Today, I will embed both a vector and a raster dataset into my StoryMap and begin drafting the narrative that connects them to San Bernardino’s industries.

✅ Success Criteria

I can insert at least one vector and one raster into a StoryMap draft and write 1–2 text blocks explaining what the data shows and why it matters.

🌍 Why Are We Learning This?

Designers don’t just build maps — they tell stories with them. Practicing embedding rasters and vectors helps you see how to combine different perspectives in one narrative.

🧠 Warm-Up – Tech Journal Prompt

💡 If you were showing someone new to GIS a StoryMap, what’s the most important thing they should notice first: the map, the text, or the images? Why?

📚 Vocabulary of the Day

Term Definition Example
Embed Insert a map, image, or media into a StoryMap. Adding a land cover map into a StoryMap slide.
Narrative The story you tell through text + visuals. Explaining how railroads shaped city growth.
Integration Combining multiple datasets or media types. A StoryMap with vectors + rasters + photos.

📣 Guided Demo (10 min)

✅ Check for Understanding #1

Ask: What changes when you go from just looking at a map to embedding it in a StoryMap with text?