posted Nov 24, 2014, 2:18 PM by justin b farrow
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Photos from TEDx Riverwalk EventYou can view all of the photos from the event here on Flickr or just the photos of myself on stage here. | Background on My TopicSpeaking at Tampa Bay Riverwalk TEDx Conference on "Virtual Tourism as the New Geography Class" Educators around the globe are moving from “lower-tech” learning environments to “higher tech” learning environments as mobile devices, broadband Internet and satellite coverage become more affordable and accessible. This creates a growing need for professional development, and opportunities to leverage existing technologies of access, among educators internationally.
There are also curricular tensions facing educators globally. As the gap between the technical proficiency levels of educators and their students widens, so does the educators effectiveness as a communicator and mentor. Combine these realities with rapid population growth (‘not enough books, not enough desks’), limits on natural resources (access to clean water, air, food), geopolitical and sociopolitical challenges (civil war, recessions, natural disasters), and GEOSOCIAL NETWORKING becomes a CRITICAL TOOL for educators to not only communicate with each other, but to better communicate with their students.
In an effort to better prepare educators for success, and help them to teach global competence skills, we utilize the core geographic literacy assessment tools of our sponsor nonprofit, Reach the World. In 2003, RTW asked the question, "How do young students learn to draw an accurate map of the world?" The National Geographic Education Foundation funded the research, and RTW partnered with Columbia University Teachers College to conduct the research at public elementary schools in New York City. What we learned is that learning to draw an accurate map of the world requires cognitive development - skills like spatial relations, nesting, scale, size and orientation - and that those skills can be improved upon when a personal connection is made to a geographic location.
Geographic literacy is more than places on a map. It is a deep awareness of the interconnectedness of our world cultures and societies, economics and natural resources. It means conjuring up a mental map in your mind that is both accurate, and empathic. It is the key to effective virtual collaboration and can be taught through geosocial networking. |
posted Jul 19, 2014, 3:59 PM by justin b farrow
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updated Jul 19, 2014, 4:11 PM
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Surveying and Street Art Gallery
posted Jul 18, 2014, 4:19 PM by Jaybird Farrow
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updated Jul 19, 2014, 4:24 PM by justin b farrow
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If You Like Wine, You're in Good Company!Members of the Australian Wine Tasting Community are not all from Aussie Country..they are from all around the world! We have both professional and amateur wine tasters, grape farmers, winery owners, Wine Vendors and More! If you happen to have a taste for wine, but need to brush up on the terms used for describing the wine you are drinking, we've got you covered. I have built in a custom Wine Dictionary App which can be accessed from the toolbar on every page of the network.
This is a great tool for learning more about Wine Terminology, which will obviously make you sound a lot cooler at the next local wine tasting event.
| Rate Your Wine BottlesLet's picture a nice evening with friends. You're about to open that bottle of wine that you've been saving for a special occasion. Before you pull that cork, you remember that you can preserve this moment forever by simply snapping a photo of that bottle and uploading it to AWTG Wine Bottle Photos. But wait, it gets better! After you've finished the bottle, you can come back and Rate Your Wine Bottle! You can then search and find other bottles shared by members and rate how those tasted as well! Just bookmark AWTG.org on your mobile browser and you'll never forget those moments again. | Learn About Wine From the ProsThere are several areas of the community where you can ask questions about wine and get answers from the pros. One of the best ways to keep up with trends in wine is to brush up inside the Wine Taster's Theatre, where only the best wine related channels from Youtube and Vimeo have been conveniently imported all in one place for you. |
posted Mar 15, 2014, 5:44 PM by LoftnInja UNrealtor
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updated Mar 15, 2014, 6:08 PM
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Rare Bob Marley SongsNo where else online will you be able to find some of the rare version of Bob Marley Songs played in this episode. And don't forget to check out Ras Dave's Lullu Dubs, reggae music for babies! | |
posted Feb 12, 2014, 4:51 PM by LoftnInja UNrealtor
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updated Jun 21, 2014, 2:32 PM by Jaybird Farrow
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Jquery Mobile RSS Feed Reader | ZFeed RSS Feed Import Pen |
posted Feb 10, 2014, 12:02 PM by LoftnInja UNrealtor
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updated Feb 15, 2014, 7:51 PM by Jaybird Farrow
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Step One: Add the Following Code to a Text Box <form> <ul> <li> <input id="rad1" type="radio" name="rad"> <label for="rad1">1</label> <div class="jfslide"> <h2>Slide 1</h2> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent euismod ultrices ante, ac laoreet nulla vestibulum adipiscing.</p> <img src="http://lorempixum.com/420/200/city/1" alt=""> </div> </li> <li> <input id="rad2" type="radio" name="rad"> <label for="rad2">2</label> <div class="jfslide"> <h2>Slide 2</h2> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent euismod ultrices ante, ac laoreet nulla vestibulum adipiscing.</p> <img src="http://lorempixum.com/420/200/city/2" alt=""> </div> </li> <li> <input id="rad3" type="radio" name="rad"> <label for="rad3">3</label> <div class="jfslide"> <h2>Slide 3</h2> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent euismod ultrices ante, ac laoreet nulla vestibulum adipiscing.</p> <img src="http://lorempixum.com/420/200/city/3" alt=""> </div> </li> </ul> </form> Step Two: Add the Following CSS to Design Studio/*BASIC*/
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
background: #eee;
}
/*HEADER*/
.header {
height: 25px;
background: #222;
color: #eee;
text-align: center;
font: 10px/25px Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;
}
.header a {
color: #999;
}
/*LIST*/
ul {
list-style: none;
}
/*FORM*/
form {
margin: 50px;
}
input {
position: absolute;
top: -9999px;
left: -9999px;
}
label {
display: block;
height: 330px;
width: 50px;
background: #999;
text-align: center;
font: 14px/50px Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;
margin-bottom: 10px;
float: left;
overflow: hidden;
-webkit-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
-moz-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
-o-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
-ms-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
}
#rad2 + label {
background: #888;
-webkit-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
-moz-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
-o-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
-ms-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
}
label:hover, #rad2 + label:hover {
background: #232323;
color: #fff;
cursor: pointer;
}
/*SLIDES*/
.jfslide {
color: #333;
display: block;
height: 330px;
width: 0px;
background: #fff;
font: 12px/1.5 Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;
padding: 10px 0;
float: left;
overflow: hidden;
-webkit-transition: all 1s ease;
-moz-transition: all 1s ease;
-o-transition: all 1s ease;
-ms-transition: all 1s ease;
transition: all 1s ease;
}
.jfslide p, h2, img {
width: 420px;
padding-left: 10px;
}
.jfslide img {
margin-top: 10px;
}
input[type="radio"]:checked+label ~ .jfslide {
width: 450px;
}
| Play with Code on Codepen |
posted Jan 29, 2014, 6:51 PM by Jaybird Farrow
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Grid and List ViewsEmbed Google Drive Folder into a Ning Webpage
Google Drive folders can be embedded and displayed in list and grid views:
List View
<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/embeddedfolderview?id=FOLDER-ID#list" width="800" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe>
Grid View
<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/embeddedfolderview?id=FOLDER-ID#grid" width="800" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe>
Sharing the Folder for EmbedSimply share your Drive Folder to "Anyone with the Link" so that it
shows up in the page you embed it in. Now look in the address bar for
the FOLDER-ID and replace it in the cod above.
Example: If you have a folder address like this:
https://drive.google.com/?tab=mo&authuser=0#folders/0B4wHVemz7IveTFRBTnRHcHBmTEU
Folder
ID will be: 0B4wHVemz7IveTFRBTnRHcHBmTEU Example for List View:
Example of Grid View:Google Drive Embed Grid View | Embed Google Drive Folder into a Google Sites Page
Just open the Sites editor, Insert>Folder and select the checkbox
next to the folder you want to appear. Modify the gadget properties box
to meet your requirements, click Save and then Save your page and you're
done.
Here is a short video on how to embed a Google Drive Docs List into a
Google Site. Embed a Google Drive Folder into Google Sites
Further LearningPhilridout also has a tutorial on how to accomplish this using Google Apps Scripts here. |
posted Jan 5, 2014, 4:57 PM by Jaybird Farrow
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updated Feb 7, 2014, 12:21 PM by LoftnInja UNrealtor
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Steps for Mapping Your Members:
Short Steps for Mapping Your Members:
- Export your member data
- Import the CSV to google docs
- Convert spreadsheet into a fusion table
- Geocode the Location Column
- Set privacy to anyone with link
- Embed in a page..
Steps for Mapping Explained:
Export your member data
- Go to the admin dashboard of your network and go to the Member
Management section, scroll to the bottom right and you'll see a link to
"Export Member Data". In a few minutes you'll recieve an email with
your member data. Download that spreadsheet/csv file to your computer.
Import the CSV to google docs-
Now import that spreadsheet to google drive/google docs converting it
into the google spreadsheets or CSV format. Try to make sure that ALL
COLUMNS HAVE AT LEAST SOME DATA IN THEM because if you have too many
empty cells in the spreadsheet, it will not process in the next step.
Now assuming you do not want all of your member data to be public,
you'll want to delete a few of the columns such as Email,Recieving
Broadcasts, Date Joined, Age, Gender... these will be entirely up to
you. Now click Share> Anyone with the Link
Convert spreadsheet into a fusion table- Create a new fusion table like so:
*If you do not have fusion tables you can add them as a Drive app by clicking Create>More Apps and find Fusion Tables App.
*Sometimes when creating a fusion table and trying to import strait
from Google Docs, you'll get an error. When this happens, go to the
spreadsheet and click File> Download As> CSV File then reupload
that csv file to the Fusion Table Interface.
| Geocoding the DataGeocode the Location Column-
Now that you have your spreadsheet converted into a Fusion Table, click
File> Geocode and select either the column for "Location" or
"Country" and let this process run while it converts the Location names
into Latitude/Longitude. Networks with many members will obviously take
longer than smaller networks. Setting privacy to anyone with link will
allow you to embed your map into a page on your network.
Embed Map into a Page - Now you can embed your map by clicking Map of Locations>Publish and grab the HTML to embed as Iframe.
Updating the Member Map
- From time to time, you'll want to repeat this process again to update
the map. The best way to do this is to repeat the process and then go
to File>Merge and merge the new table with your former table.
Customizing Your Info Boxes for Member Map
There are a variety of ways that you can customize the display of
your map and placemark info, which I can cover in future posts, if
requested in the comments below. In fact I can think of a few follow up
posts which could be helpful such as Exporting the Data as KML for
Google Earth, Adding custom icons, styling the info window, adding a
search field...the sky is the limit! If this process looks daunting to
you, I am happy to help you map your members for you for a small fee and
you can send me a request through my profile.
Enjoy Creators and let me know your thoughts below...
Oh yeah.. the final result:
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posted Dec 20, 2013, 12:20 PM by LoftnInja UNrealtor
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updated Feb 7, 2014, 11:33 AM
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Profile Customizations Ning 3.0
Customizing Ning 3.0 Profile Cover Photos
Changing Ning 3.0 Profile Cover Photos
Feature Tabs for New Profiles in Ning 3.0
| Ning Groups 3.0Adding Page to Groups DashboardImporting Youtube Channels to Social Pages in Groups 3.0
A Creative Example of a Ning Group turned Theatre
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posted Nov 26, 2013, 12:47 PM by Jaybird Farrow
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updated Feb 7, 2014, 11:34 AM by LoftnInja UNrealtor
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Connecting Students to Their World- Beautiful Nation Project | | About the Crew and KrewOur QualificationsThere is not another all-female
sailing crew on the planet with the skills, passion, resources and
experience necessary to launch a global expedition for education! This
is a vetted model, first launched in 1997 by the founder of Reach the
World, and 3 of the 4 crew members participated in the last
circumnavigation of Makulu. Through our education partners, our
content has a strong framework of internationally-recognized best
practices for global competence instruction and hands-on science. Plus,
we already have hundreds of schools ready to participate! In
addition to having the professional skills and expertise needed to
produce the content, we are conscientious of the logistical challenges
in order to get content up online in a timely manner. The ship
has been generously donated for the voyage and we have spent over a year
diligently planning. In other words, we’re not quitters! This is our
labor of love, and we will do everything we can to make it happen. But
we can't do it alone, and need your support. Help bring news about the
beauty and diversity of our world into the homes and classrooms of
children and make a donation today! |
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