Lesson 2 Our Community, Our Lives
Mapping Our Voices 1
Everyone has unique experiences, but many people remain isolated and disconnected from what goes on outside their ____
Community mapping helps people look outside of themselves, connect with other members of ____ communities, and share valuable experiences.
Community ____ is a collective process.
It enables members of a community to map details of the places where they live ____ other places they know about.
Community mapping is also ____ unique and valuable tool as it can be used in diverse ways.
____ the middle of a major disaster, community mapping can prove to be a very effective and important tool.
____ first responders to a disaster are often ordinary citizens.
____ can use maps to create and update data on health facilities, shelters, or even public roads.
When community members work together at the time of a ____ the gathered information can be based on actual needs rather than guesses.
This is particularly critical ____ every second counts.
Mapping Our Voices 2
For example, community mapping helped deal with the impact of Hurricane Sandy, one of the most destructive hurricanes to ____ the United States.
One of its main effects ____ energy failures.
Residents in affected areas would ____ for hours in line at gas stations, sometimes only to learn that they were out of gasoline.
In response to this problem, a group of high school students in New Jersey worked together to create an online community map, publishing ____ on open gas stations with available fuel.
The students gathered information from personal observations, calls to local gas stations, and updates ____ other social media users.
The live data streams filled ____ significant community information gap.
Mapping can also rally community members around the assets of their ____ such as libraries, community centers, and parks.
Heritage and cultural attractions, like landmarks, museums, and public artworks, are also ____ sources for community mapping.
Through marking ____ on a map, people become aware of the strengths and resources of their own community and build a strong bond with it.
Also, these maps can provide valuable data ____ be used for tourism or urban design.
The mapping project ____ in Wally (short for Walthamstow, UK) is a case in point.
A team of architects undertook the ____ to find out what spots were loved by the locals.
____ told the team about their treasured places and the reasons why these places were special to them.
The team then added the places to ____ online map and marked them in the real world with yellow tags.
The map and tags invited people to go on a treasure hunt and ____ them colorful stories about the corners of Walthamstow.
Mapping Our Voices 3
I moved to Walthamstow in 2000 and soon afterward was given ____ puppy by my parents.
We had many ____ times in Kitchener Road Park and met lots of other dog owners and dogs there.
Walking in the park and getting to know people made us feel at home in the area, and some of the ____ we met became close friends.
A community ____ project doesn’t have to be ambitious in scale.
If the idea of mapping overwhelms you, start ____ Here is an idea.
Although it may seem that you know all about the routes to school, students ____ different information from one another due to different experiences.
How ____ making a map with your classmates?
Each of you can trace routes that you frequently use and ____ how comfortable or safe you feel on those routes.
With group participation and feedback, an informative visual map of ____ routes to school can be constructed.
You ____ provide the map to local district officials to help identify school safety problems.
There isn’t just one reason for, nor one method ____ carrying out community mapping.
The process is defined by the community itself, depending on what issues are raised and how the community members decide to deal with ____
The most important thing in the process is that you ____ to work with others.
Remember that, by its very nature, community ____ is a collective experience.