Monuments Project for Android

11 things about Monuments Project

1. Hitting the “Redeem Rewards” button while physically at a Rewards Location will bring up a key pad for a member of staff to enter a code to deduct points from your point total in exchange for your reward.

2. The Monuments Project app rewards you for visiting the places associated with World War One service members, including their burial sites at Suresnes American Cemetery in France.

3. Pushing the “Collect Points” button while physically visiting a location will add the location’s points to your point total.

4. Learn the untold stories of World War One, collect points, and redeem them for discounted entry into the Musée de la Grande Guerre.

5. The Monuments Project is an attempt to crowdsource the research of and storytelling about World War One service members buried in American cemeteries abroad.

6. The Explore button takes you to a map, which has pins indicating places of interest where you can collect points.

7. The Monuments Project will engage students from around the world in this challenge, utilizing local and digital archives to find what evidence they can and share it with the world.

8. Find a place you want to let others know about? The Share button on each location’s page allows you to share information about that place via your social media channels.

9. Locations are assigned a point value, which can be collected when you are within GPS range of a location and have a connection to the internet.

10. Creating an account allows you to collect and redeem points.

11. Once you collect enough points, those points can be redeemed for rewards at Rewards Locations.