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| + | ===About=== | ||
| + | Your WordPress site acts as the sole vehicle for the documentation of your city field study. Your site will include: | ||
| + | *your field study plan | ||
| + | *weekly entries of text | ||
| + | *photos | ||
| + | *may also include sound | ||
| + | *mapping - a Google Map will be integrated into your site for mapping purposes, (popup detail bubbles as you mouse over your city’s pinpointed locations). | ||
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| + | The text will include: | ||
| + | #information on the progress of your field study activities | ||
| + | #how your selected field study reading is informing your work, and | ||
| + | #impressions of your city. | ||
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| + | You will are also review the WordPress sites of other students in the program and comment on at least two sites each week. | ||
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===Why a Wordpress site?=== | ===Why a Wordpress site?=== | ||
*What is [http://wordpress.org/ WordPress]. | *What is [http://wordpress.org/ WordPress]. | ||
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*capture the experience of a place with images and audio | *capture the experience of a place with images and audio | ||
*interact what other students' journals. They are going through a similar experience, how are they approaching their journal and the academic challenges of the course? | *interact what other students' journals. They are going through a similar experience, how are they approaching their journal and the academic challenges of the course? | ||
| − | *Your site is public. You are publishing your ideas for the world to find and read if they are interested in what you have to say. If you don't want your mother or future employer to read it, then set the privacy settings accordingly. | + | *'''Your site is public'''. You are publishing your ideas for the world to find and read if they are interested in what you have to say. If you don't want your mother or future employer to read it, then set the privacy settings accordingly. |
*This site won't live forever, it will be deleted once you leave Evergreen but you can take the structure and text it with you. | *This site won't live forever, it will be deleted once you leave Evergreen but you can take the structure and text it with you. | ||
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| + | ===Setting Up Maps=== | ||
| + | See: [[GeoMashup Google Maps plugin]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:59, 2 August 2012
About
Your WordPress site acts as the sole vehicle for the documentation of your city field study. Your site will include:
- your field study plan
- weekly entries of text
- photos
- may also include sound
- mapping - a Google Map will be integrated into your site for mapping purposes, (popup detail bubbles as you mouse over your city’s pinpointed locations).
The text will include:
- information on the progress of your field study activities
- how your selected field study reading is informing your work, and
- impressions of your city.
You will are also review the WordPress sites of other students in the program and comment on at least two sites each week.
Why a Wordpress site?
- What is WordPress.
- How is blogs.evergreen.edu different from wordpress.com
- Create an academic/travel journal
An academic journal
- Brainstorm session: what might your journals include?
Journaling tips
- make connections between what you are experiencing/perceiving and the course readings
- write frequently, at least 2 times per week if not more. Write when impressions are fresh. If you are not near a computer keep a paper journal then type up your notes later.
- capture the experience of a place with images and audio
- interact what other students' journals. They are going through a similar experience, how are they approaching their journal and the academic challenges of the course?
- Your site is public. You are publishing your ideas for the world to find and read if they are interested in what you have to say. If you don't want your mother or future employer to read it, then set the privacy settings accordingly.
- This site won't live forever, it will be deleted once you leave Evergreen but you can take the structure and text it with you.
Tips for geo-blogging
- keep track of the location for each journal entry, intersection/address info
- if possible, use a camera that captures gps coordinates
Getting started with a new web site
Setting Up Maps
See: GeoMashup Google Maps plugin
Plugins
Plugins add functionality to your site. To use them use must first activate. Some useful plugins include:
- GeoMashup Google Maps (required)
- Flickr Gallery
