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Spatial History – Group Work
Anna: An Animated Historical Short Narrative Scripts: What are the contours and elements? Pro-Slavery Anti-Slavery Abolitionist Geospatial History: In your working groups, review the following two examples of geospatial digital history. Slave Streets, Free Streets,” Visualizing the Landscape of Early Baltimore, https://earlybaltimore.org/ssfs and Anne Sarah Rubin, “Slave Streets, Free Streets: Visualizing the Landscape of Early Baltimore,” Current Research … [Read more…]
Using iFrames to Embed files
Omeka allows scholars to enhance their digital exhibits using an iFrame. An iFrame is an HTML code that you can insert into your Omeka’s source code via the system’s admin dashboard. It’s useful when you want to embed interactive content that’s hosted somewhere else like a video on YouTube, an interactive map using StoryMapJS, or interactive timeline like … [Read more…]
Organizing Your Navigation in Omeka
Navigation The Navigation section in Appearance lets you manage your Omeka’s public navigation by ordering, editing, and adding navigation links, and by selecting a homepage. Access Navigation settings by clicking Appearance in the top navigation menu in the admin dashboard and then going to the Navigation tab in that section. Omeka includes links to Browse … [Read more…]
Week 12: Omeka Exhibits, Simple Pages, and Timelines (November 9 and 11)
All, I have decided to make some adjustments so we spend a little more time workshopping in class. How this is going to work is that I will review some elements of the Omeka Exhibit, as well as finish our Timeline Lecture. During this week, we will take time to work simultaneously on our Skills … [Read more…]
Dear Reader
Dear Reader: (The hypothesis/claim/assertion/research question) I want to convince you that…/I want to recast my topic from X to demonstrate Y…/I want to provide a more nuanced interpretation of…/I want to show the significance of…/I want to examine X evidence to…/I want to reassess my topic based on… (The summary of evidence/sources/logic) The main reasons … [Read more…]
The Fine Print: Mason Policies & Dates
Accommodations: If you are a student with a disability and you need academic accommodations, please contact the Office of Disability Services at 703-993-2474 or http://ods.gmu.edu. Please particularly consult the updated policies and FAQ in response to COVID-19: https://ds.gmu.edu/response-to-covid-19/ Communication: The best way of reaching me quickly is via Slack. I will respond to you promptly … [Read more…]