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<![endif]--> <table class="container" lang="container" dir="ltr" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" valign="top" style="width:100%"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="message-wrapper" style="color:#222;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> <!--[if mso]><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" valign="top" style="border-collapse:separate;"><tr><td valign="top"><![endif]--> <div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Christian Brandt</strong> <span dir="auto"><christian.w.brandt.12@gmail.com></span><br></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div>If you're like me, you're in the middle of adapting to our new reality (or trying to, at least). I'm lucky enough to work for a public agency that is willing to lean into the new digital world. But, as we do that, it's hard to tell what tools and platforms are out there and which ones are worth using (and compatible with public records!). So, I'm hoping to draw on your collective wisdom to help me move some of my work online! </div><div><br></div><div>I currently work as a Community Engagement Coordinator for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (<a href="http://www.mapc.org" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.mapc.org&source=gmail&ust=1585182741637000&usg=AFQjCNFWl4L1XlF5QkRw1FTd7jLTbmKsCA">www.mapc.org</a>), a regional planning agency covering the Greater Boston Area (101 towns and cities). My role is to design, implement, and facilitate community engagement strategies for the planning projects our agency is working on. Unsurprisingly, the ongoing pandemic has shifted a lot of our work online, which presents an interesting challenge from a community engagement perspective! The Community Engagement team and I have been exploring different online tools/platforms that we can use to do the following:</div><div><ol><li>Accomplish some of the same interactive engagement goals as during a <span zeum4c33="PR_1_0" data-ddnwab="PR_1_0" data-wpkgv="true">typica</span>; public engagement process; and, </li><li>Collect feedback from stakeholders and community members. </li></ol></div><div>Do you have any suggestions for online tools/platforms that we could use to help us do engagement online? </div><div><br></div><div>Extra bonus if it's free to use! </div><div><br></div><div>I've included some specific questions that I'm looking to answer and some tools that I already have explored, in case you're looking for similar things. </div><div><br></div><div>If you have experience using any of these tools, I'd love to hear your thoughts.</div><div><ul><li>Create virtual tours of neighborhoods, towns, and other physical places</li><ul><li>I've looked <span zeum4c33="PR_2_0" data-ddnwab="PR_2_0" data-wpkgv="true">in to</span>: <a href="https://arvr.google.com/tourcreator/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://arvr.google.com/tourcreator/&source=gmail&ust=1585182741638000&usg=AFQjCNG7aCA6cEpqWMVRlimGMA8MpxoL2g">Google Tour Creator</a>, <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://earth.google.com/web/&source=gmail&ust=1585182741638000&usg=AFQjCNFYEJrjdGsmaz1PC0k-dAO_XJ27sg">Google Earth Web</a>, <a href="https://storymap.knightlab.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://storymap.knightlab.com/&source=gmail&ust=1585182741638000&usg=AFQjCNGUMR9m1DuQzXqrocTRRJvsJ2rjZA">StoryMap </a>(both ArcGIS and KnightLab), and <a href="https://www.courbanize.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.courbanize.com/&source=gmail&ust=1585182741638000&usg=AFQjCNHMdg41BdU3-5oZq5jlw4uxQ1Ntww">CoUrbanize</a> (too expensive!)</li><li>So far, CoUrbanize is the only one that really offers native seamless feedback gathering. I know ArcGIS is compatible with Survey123 but we've had difficulty using that effectively/extensively.</li></ul></ul><ul><li>Create opportunities for online participatory mapping</li><ul><li>I've looked <span zeum4c33="PR_3_0" data-ddnwab="PR_3_0" data-wpkgv="true">in to</span> <a href="https://www.courbanize.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.courbanize.com/&source=gmail&ust=1585182741638000&usg=AFQjCNHMdg41BdU3-5oZq5jlw4uxQ1Ntww">CoUrbanize</a> and <a href="https://www.historypin.org/en/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.historypin.org/en/&source=gmail&ust=1585182741638000&usg=AFQjCNEqSD8tbIZKFkhJV9ZgMiLF-zQBfQ">Historypin</a></li><li>I also know you can do this with Google MyMaps but it's always struck me as kind of clunky</li></ul></ul><ul><li>Facilitate live Q-and-As and voting during webinars or online public meetings</li><ul><li>I currently use <a href="https://www.polleverywhere.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.polleverywhere.com/&source=gmail&ust=1585182741638000&usg=AFQjCNEHDwRqsOLG16yFxldCu-pNcv83Mw">Poll Everywhere</a> and have used the polling feature in Zoom. </li><li>I've looked <span zeum4c33="PR_4_0" data-ddnwab="PR_4_0" data-wpkgv="true">in to</span> the <a href="https://cyber.harvard.edu/questions/create.php" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cyber.harvard.edu/questions/create.php&source=gmail&ust=1585182741638000&usg=AFQjCNFrmcld5Mpb3LX_ijKzISzuEwb3-g">Berkman Center Online Question Tool</a>, and <a href="https://padlet.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://padlet.com/&source=gmail&ust=1585182741638000&usg=AFQjCNHGzN6l6RCyR9fDEoLgpl_Wl1k6xg">Padlet</a>. I know there are a lot of other options (RIP Google Moderator), but they almost all require subscriptions that are too expensive for us to consider. </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Create online tutorials for partners and the public to help them understand how to use the new tools we're offering</li><ul><li>I've looked in to <a href="http://www.loom.com" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.loom.com&source=gmail&ust=1585182741638000&usg=AFQjCNGSgui9bkcQJrnIcbEaktLN-9DpGw">Loom</a> </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Collaborate visually with partners while on a video conference</li><ul><li>I've looked in to <a href="http://www.miro.com" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.miro.com&source=gmail&ust=1585182741638000&usg=AFQjCNFW-kumTtZJt5k9Cc_83WAxAbKsuw">Miro</a>, <a href="https://mural.co/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mural.co/&source=gmail&ust=1585182741638000&usg=AFQjCNEsXTZTwYpqS7ka8mPGdstNrbWCWg">Mural</a>, and <a href="https://conceptboard.com/blog/online-sticky-notes/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://conceptboard.com/blog/online-sticky-notes/&source=gmail&ust=1585182741638000&usg=AFQjCNExFce0iC-PM4kLBmFXL43K7S-jzA">Conceptboard</a></li></ul></ul><div>Thanks in advance for your thoughts!</div></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Christian Brandt</div></div> </div></div><img align="left" width="0" height="0" style="border:0;width:0px;height:0px" src="https://track.mixmax.com/api/track/v2/SCbc5WzYlXyhMjPLJ/i02bj5CbpFWbnB0c55WYw12bjlnI/IyZy9mLoNWZ052bpRXYyVmYpxmLzR3cpxGQ0xmI/gIUxkI?sc=false" alt=""> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>