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==Cities: Real and Imagined== | ==Cities: Real and Imagined== | ||
| − | === | + | ====Centralia Project overview==== |
| − | + | *create group WordPress sites to display photos/slideshows, audio and text/stories from Centralia, WA city elements | |
| − | + | *Create Google placemarks and link to WordPress posts (embed iframe in placemark description) | |
| − | *audio/ | + | *Create folder in Google Earth and put placemarks in order to create tour |
| − | * | + | *Export KML file and save. The KML file in conjunction with your Wordpress is the final product |
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| − | ====WordPress | + | |
| − | #create group blogs | + | ====WordPress part 1==== |
| + | #create [[Group Blogs - WordPress|group blogs]] | ||
| + | #*one person [[Creating a new blog|creates site]] | ||
| + | #*everyone else [[Create just a blog account|creates a WordPress blogs.evergreen.eduaccount]] (if you don't already have one) | ||
| + | #*[[Group Blogs - WordPress|Add authors to the group site]] | ||
#working with text | #working with text | ||
| − | #images (nextgen image galleries) | + | |
| − | #uploading audio (MP3) | + | ====WordPress part 2==== |
| − | # | + | #Customize the look of your site: '''Appearance > Themes''' |
| + | #Customize your CSS to look good in Google Earth (see [[Cities Example CSS|Amy's Example CSS]]) | ||
| + | #[[Images - Wordpress|images]] and [[Image Galleries - WordPress|image galleries]] (nextgen image galleries) | ||
| + | #[[Embedded mp3 player - Wordpress|uploading audio (MP3)]] | ||
| + | #[[Video Embed - Wordpress|Embedding video]] | ||
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| + | ====Google earth==== | ||
| + | #[http://earth.google.com/support/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=22364&topic=22367&answer=148142 Creating custom placemarks] | ||
| + | #*add custom icon for your placemarks | ||
| + | #[[iframes and google earth points of interest|Embed an iframe to your WordPress post ]] in the description of your placemark | ||
| + | #Create a subfolder for your group's placemarks | ||
| + | #Order your placemarks and modify camnera views to create [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuJwarqTLQA tour of your placemarks] | ||
| + | #Export your placemarks | ||
| + | #*Right click on your placemark's folder | ||
| + | #*Choose '''Save place as''' | ||
| + | #*Set the format to '''.kml''' | ||
| + | #*Save your kml file to your program space on Orca | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Accessing Orca program file space=== | ||
| + | see: [[File Space Overview]] | ||
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[[category:2010-2011]] | [[category:2010-2011]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:03, 28 October 2010
Workshop Dates: October 11th and 28th
Contents
Cities: Real and Imagined
Centralia Project overview
- create group WordPress sites to display photos/slideshows, audio and text/stories from Centralia, WA city elements
- Create Google placemarks and link to WordPress posts (embed iframe in placemark description)
- Create folder in Google Earth and put placemarks in order to create tour
- Export KML file and save. The KML file in conjunction with your Wordpress is the final product
WordPress part 1
- create group blogs
- one person creates site
- everyone else creates a WordPress blogs.evergreen.eduaccount (if you don't already have one)
- Add authors to the group site
- working with text
WordPress part 2
- Customize the look of your site: Appearance > Themes
- Customize your CSS to look good in Google Earth (see Amy's Example CSS)
- images and image galleries (nextgen image galleries)
- uploading audio (MP3)
- Embedding video
Google earth
- Creating custom placemarks
- add custom icon for your placemarks
- Embed an iframe to your WordPress post in the description of your placemark
- Create a subfolder for your group's placemarks
- Order your placemarks and modify camnera views to create tour of your placemarks
- Export your placemarks
- Right click on your placemark's folder
- Choose Save place as
- Set the format to .kml
- Save your kml file to your program space on Orca
Accessing Orca program file space
see: File Space Overview
