This page contains resources created for the Seminar 2 taught by Prof. Karen Williams (Brooklyn College, Spring 2016):the PowerPoint (as embedded PDF file) used for a presentation about eportfolios and WordPress and then a compilation of digital/online resources that students could use for their research projects. All students were required to conduct an ethnographic study of a New York City neighborhood that would be presented as an eportfolio and archived at the Seminar 2 Encyclopedia. I’m very proud of the two groups from this class whose eportfolios about Brighton Beach and Downtown Brooklyn were chosen as “Featured Sites” for the Spring 2016 semester.

Seminar 2: Tech Day – Intro to WordPress

After soliciting student feedback about what they wanted to learn, I created a presentation that focused on the basics of eportfolios and introduction to WordPress in preparation for their own research eportfolios.

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Seminar 2 Projects & WordPress Help

• Seminar 2 Encyclopedia This site showcases work done by MHC scholars in their second honors seminar, The Peopling of New York City. The project gives our students an important opportunity to conceptualize their material in unique and creative ways. Moreover, with the city as their classroom, the project allows them to present their work to an audience outside the school’s doors. Come see New York through their eyes.
• Eportfolios@Macaulay: Eportfolio or blog? – This page contains helpful information such as the function of an eportfolio, adding a post, and adding images and other media to your posts.
• WordPress Support – Get practical advice and tips for your questions about using the Eportfolio/WordPress system
• WPMadeSimple.org – Just like the site title says.

General Research and Citation

• Brooklyn College Library Subject Guides
  • Anthropology & Archaeology
  • Sociology
• Fair Use Evaluator An online tool designed to help users determine the “fairness” of their source based on U.S. Copyright Code.
• Did I Plagiarize? Beautiful and useful chart designed to explain different types of academic plagiarism by The Visual Communication Guy via Lifehacker

Mapping, Data, and Making Your Posts Look Awesome

• How to create a map and add it to your post
• Maps Marker Tutorial – “Maps Marker is a WordPress plugin that allows you to create a map with marked points of interest. You’ll see a menu item called Maps Marker on the left-hand side of the Dashboard. If you hover over or click this item, you’ll see the full submenu for Maps Marker.”

Online Tools for Collaboration, Creative Storytelling and Data Organization

• Twine – “Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.”
• RealTimeBoard | Video Introduction – “An endless digital whiteboard for teams to collaborate on projects.” Note: email Alexis for free access to RealTimeBoard
• Dipity -“Dipity allows users to create free timelines online.”