My digital identity did not look the way I expected it to. Every few years, I check up on it, and the last time I can remember doing so, about all that showed up was my high school graduation and my facebook. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this time around, the first few … Continue reading Five Things I Learned About My Digital Identity
Author: Adventures in Digital History
Creating a Digital Identity
This week we focused on how to create a digital identity. There is no set format or way to create this identity, giving people lots of options as they try to create a digital portfolio. Some lessons that I have learned while viewing others websites and advice blogs: From Jessica Reingold I learned that my […]
Five Lessons On Digital Identity
The internet knows a lot about me, actually, it know everything. Even in my limited social presence, my personal information like emails, phone number, address, login information, is all traceable, ugh. Tim Herrera’s article, How to See What the Internet Knows About You (And How to Stop It) , eases some tension because it offers ways …
Thoughts on Digital History
I found this weeks bout of readings to be incredibly interesting, especially as many of them dealt with both student and public interaction with digital history. I was intrigued by the thought that digital history has spent a decade trading on the idea that you could do some really cool things with this program and … Continue reading Thoughts on Digital History
Heading in a good directions…
This week has been trying to get back into the group of things. However, we are definitely more ahead than we thought. We are essentially done with the 360 videos and just need to finish recording the rest of the artifacts which we will do this week. Then comes the harder part, editing. We have not […]
Week 7
On week 7, both our classes were inadvertently canceled, but our group met on both days anyway. We were very productive, working on the map and organizing the names of the register. On Tuesday, I spent an hour after class continuing that work. The register was completely digitized ahead of schedule on the Friday of weeks … Continue reading Week 7
Renaming Files and Correcting Errors
This past week, Megan and I spent an hour changing the names of all the documents we have already digitized. They now read FRSP_7700_running#_page#. As I was going through many of the documents, I realized that some of the first blank pages and the index pages where not all correct. On Thursday, I went in … Continue reading Renaming Files and Correcting Errors
Ups and Downs
Tuesday last week seemed to start off on a good note. We were getting our contract settled and we were starting to get our ideas cemented. However, we ran into a small snag when we realized that the HCC did not have a 360 camera available and the one in the art department was potentially […]
Wikipedia History and Creative Commons Licences
1) Look at the History and Discussion tabs of several Wikipedia history entries and write about what you see. I looked up one of my most beloved historical figures, Jane Austen, to see what edits on her wikipedia entry would look like. I found that the majority were cosmetic revisions, undertaken mostly by a few dedicated … Continue reading Wikipedia History and Creative Commons Licences
Digitizing the Register
Two weeks ago, our group began the process of digitizing the cemetery’s register. The volume is large and heavy, with over 500 pages. The National Park Service would like a preservation grade digital copy. Marianne and I sat down for an hour on February 8th to begin the process. We ran into some difficulties because … Continue reading Digitizing the Register