So I signed up for a Daytum account and started tracking things I do daily. The most obvious thing that comes to mind when thinking of my daily activities is eating; so I tracked what I ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner and included approximate times I ate each meal. What jumps out at me […]
October 23, 2013
Creating Historical Maps
Last week I learned how to create a map using Google Maps and view it through Google Earth. This week’s assignment was to create a historical map using these same tools. But I thought to myself, why recreate the wheel if there is already a map available? I was interested in the bombings in London […]
October 16, 2013
Map of Kellie’s Haunts
This week’s assignment was focused on making maps with Google Maps and viewing them in Google Earth. We were asked to map out some of our favorite haunts and what this might tell us about ourselves. I began by exploring all the links provided and following the steps in the tutorials. Steps went something like […]
October 2, 2013
Scavenger Hunt Challenge #1
So in starting this scavenger hunt I first tried using the Yahoo Search Engine. I typed in “Early 20th Century Coal Mines in Virginia” and the results that came up were primarily for coal mines in West Virginia (very frustrating)! I then went to Google and entered same search parameters; I received much better results. […]