Welcome to the GoodMaps Curriculum!

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Welcome to the GoodMaps Curriculum website. This resource was developed to provide you and your students with lesson plans, assignments, activities, and assessments that can be used as part of your Orientation and Mobility classes. The curriculum was authored by Dr. Jennifer Palilonis in collaboration with O&M teachers at six schools across the country. Dr. Palilonis is our human factors research and UX specialist and a professor at Ball State University.

In addition to supporting use of the GoodMaps app in O&M instruction, this curriculum is also designed to build and foster several core digital literacy skills among your students.

Functional skills: Through this curriculum, students will not only learn how to use the GoodMaps app, but they will also learn more about smartphone accessibility features, how to use a digital navigation tool, smartphone accessibility features, and more.

Find and select information: GoodMaps’ building list, robust destination directory, and sort and filter features, provides learners with an opportunity to practice finding and selecting the information they need to efficiently and effectively explore indoor spaces.

Critical thinking: Fun activities, challenges, and games allow students to practice strategic thought and problem solving.

Social and cultural influence: Throughout the curriculum, students are asked to reflect on the role of technology in our lives, as well as the ways in which technology can be used to support daily life.

Before starting to use GoodMaps in your classroom, we recommend sharing the

Introduction to GoodMaps⁠

module, which includes an overview of how the app works, as well as information

About Indoor Navigation⁠

, and a glossary of

GoodMaps Features, Terms & Definitions⁠

Then, we recommend starting with the following Lesson Plans:

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Get to Know GoodMaps⁠

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What Does it Mean⁠

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Smartphone Accessibility Features⁠

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Additional lesson plans can be performed in any order.

Share your feedback!

This curriculum is designed as a scalable resource that should grow and evolve over time. As such, we are excited to invite you to share feedback about how it’s working in your classroom, recommendations for improvement, and ideas for new lessons, exercises, and/or challenges.

To share your feedback with the GoodMaps team, email Dr. Jennifer Palilonis at

jennifer.palilonis@goodmaps.com⁠

Have an idea for a new lesson, activity, or challenge?

The GoodMaps team believes it is important to vet among O&M teachers all components of the GoodMaps Curriculum. We value your expertise, your ideas, and your input and are committed to providing you with high-quality resources and tools.

If you have an idea for a new GoodMaps lesson, activity, or challenge, please tap the link below and share your ideas with us. We will review all recommendations promptly and integrate them into the GoodMaps Curriculum ASAP.

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Tap here to share your ideas with us!⁠

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