RELI/ENGL 39, Fall 2015, University of the Pacific

Tag: tools

Embedding a Google Fusion Map or Chart

To embed your Google Fusion map or chart into a website:

  • In Google Fusion Tables, click on the tab of the chart/map you want to embed
  • In the menu:  Tools > Publish
  • In the window that opens, be sure to change visibility to Public
  • Adjust the size of your map or chart to whatever you want it to be
  • Copy the HTML
  • Go to your web page or blog post (click on the “Text” tab of your blog post if it’s a blog) and paste the HTML

Creating Omeka Exhibits

Here are some detailed instructions with screenshots in case you need more guidance on creating your Exhibits.

Each group has ONE Exhibit.

Each person in the group is responsible for a subtopic in his/her/their Exhibit. (One Page per person/subtopic is fine, though if you want to create more than one page per person, I won’t stop you.)

The details for the assignment are on the 15-omeka3-handout (sections 5-6).  I promise the tech issues are easy — if you can write a post in WordPress, you can do this. 

To create your Page, do the following:

  • Go to http://perpetua-felicitas.carrieschroeder.org/admin and login.  (You now have administrator privileges, so you can see and edit Exhibits and Pages.  Please don’t delete other people’s content! Thanks!)
  • Click on Exhibits on the left menu
  • Find your group’s  Exhibit and click Edit underneath (see below)
Edit exhibit

Edit exhibit

  • Scroll down to the bottom of the Exhibit page and click on Add Page
Add a page to your Exhibit

Add a page to your Exhibit

  • In the new window, you’ll see places to add a Title and a slug (the slug is what gets added to the URL so pick one word or maybe two separated by a hyphen, no spaces) (see below)
Type title, slug, and select layout for your page

Type title, slug, and select layout for your page

  • You’ll also select a layout for content.  (above) You probably want either the Gallery or the File with Text.  (File with Text allows you to include more than one Item file — no worries).  You CAN have more than one content block, so you can choose Gallery first, then File with Text next, or vice versa.  If you are confused, just choose File with Text.
  • Click “Add new content block” after you’ve selected the layout.
  • Then you’ll see a window to add Items and type in text below.  You can add more than one Item (just keep clicking Add Item).  Give your item a good caption!  For the narrative text: SEE THE HANDOUT on what to write.
Add content to your page

Add content to your page

  • Add a second content block if you want. (Say, for example, you want to have just one image + text and then a Gallery below.)
Add another content block (optional)

Add another content block (optional)

  • Don’t forget to save your changes! Often!

    Save your changes

    Don’t forget to save your changes!

  • To get back to this page:  login > Exhibits > Edit [your exhibit] > scroll down to see your page and click on it (see below)
To edit your page, go back to the page where you edit the Exhibit and scroll down.

To edit your page, go back to the page where you edit the Exhibit and scroll down.

Example Omeka Sites

The sites I showed in class on Thursday are:
http://aaeaonline.org/1923/
http://www.ils652.org/omeka/
http://marb.kennesaw.edu/hollywoodandwar/ (created by undergraduate students)

There are other examples at Omeka.org’s Showcase and Wiki.

DH projects/websites: how did they make that?

https://postapocalypticcities.wordpress.com/ especially https://postapocalypticcities.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/voyanttools

1. https://deatheaterstudies.wordpress.com

2. http://nirvanatour.tumblr.com

3. http://papersofthepast.omeka.net

4. http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.faces

5. http://kieranhealy.org/philcites/

 

What is the research question?

What is the dataset?

What is the method/tool?

Who/what is the audience?

Evaluate — does it work?