HARTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Back in Chapter 4 of “Principles of Convergent Journalism,” the text talks about Google Earth and discusses how journalists in Chicago have used crime data to make interactive maps with Google, showing crimes on a block-by-block basis. In Chapter 10, we're once again talking about adding multimedia.
One of your assignments this week is to make a simple Google Map. I've done one which you can view below the help video. It shows where I have run marathons (As a reporter, I had A LOT of stress covering Flint City Hall and dealing with editors, so I became a runner. I lost a lot of weight, too). I did it by creating a Google account and following their instructions in the video below.
Next is a wide shot of where I have run marathons. My dad likes to tease me about where I have gone, saying if I want to run 26.2 miles, all I need to do is put on my shoes and run out my front door. Why travel thousands of miles? I hope to run a marathon again in Detroit on Oct. 18, but I will bail if my wife is in labor.
View My marathons in a larger map
Lastly, we have a zoom of New York, where I ran the marathon in 2007 (I created both of these images using the customize embed feature). I thought I could run with Lance Armstrong and I blogged about my experience while I worked for The Flint Journal. I was wrong, but I did get a cool medal. Click on the placemark for a photo that I accessed through Flickr. We'll focus on Flickr more in a few weeks, but if you want to put a photo in, you'll need a place to host your images, so I set up my own account there.
View My marathons in a larger map
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Thank you so much for clarifying the map assignment this week. I probably missed the details somewhere, but I appreciate the help!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on being a daddy ;) That is so exciting - so, when is she due? And, do you know if you are having a boy or a girl?
Thank you for sharing a little part of your life with us this week - seems as though you are quite passionate about running. I hope you are able to run in the Detroit marathon, but if not, you do have a good excuse!
I'm glad you found this post helpful.
ReplyDeleteTo answer your question, we're having a girl. The due date is Oct. 29, making marathon day (Oct. 18) awfully close. It truly is a race against the clock (that I don't mind losing, of course).