ITF ed. note: This resource guide was originally crafted by ITF Maggie Galvan for use in Professor Jessica Siegel’s 2014 Seminar 2 course. The original post, linked in the previous sentence, contained an in-class demonstration of Maps Marker. Some examples of student projects using Maps Marker can be found here: Brighton Beach, Chinatown, Corona, Crown Heights, Crown Heights (#2), Flatbush, Harlem, Jackson Heights, Kensington, Sunset Park.

(This tutorial draws from the Maps Marker tutorial of CCNY ITFs, Logan and John.)
Skip down to: Layers, Markers, Seeing Your Map.

Maps Marker is a WordPress plugin that allows you to create a map with marked points of interest. You’ll see a menu item called Maps Marker on the left-hand side of the Dashboard. If you hover over or click this item, you’ll see the full submenu for Maps Marker. Continue reading →