When developing online content it may be useful to integrate javascript to add functionality and interactivity to your web site. When developing the A'o Makua Ka Na'i Aupuni course I used javascript to solve many issues. After researching many javascript sites, I came across the W3schools JavaScript website that provided a good background on the topic as well as examples. So, if any of you find yourself needing a javascript reference, you can go check that site out. Also, on the same site they also cover other topics such as CSS, HTML and SQL too.
A "wouldn't it be nice" idea that's been around a while is the ability to tag a map with images that are linked to more information about the site. Kelly C suggested it as a way for students to share knowledge about a cultural/historic site or the geographic area they live in with classmates. (right, no addresses!) There are now cameras and even storage media that embed latitude and longitude into images as they are shot. But you don't need fancy new toys to do this. I tried Flickr's geotagging map and it's fun and supereasy. Want to try it? Log in to Flickr http://www.flickr.com Sign in as " techedine " password " wist101 " yea, corny. Click the " You " tab then the " Your Photostream > Map " or Organize > Your Map links. Click the Satellite link in the upper right. Cool view! (you may need Google Satellite downloaded). Images along the bottom of the screen with colored dots have already been droppe...
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