Hi, all! Here’s how to create the nifty timeline that I demonstrated in class on Monday, 4/22:
- Open the appropriate Google spreadsheet from the list below. (I copied them all from a template available on the timeline.js website, just to save time getting the groups set up; if you want to create timelines on your own eportfolios, it’s pretty easy.)
- Without changing the headings in the file, add data one line at a time.
- Leave the examples in to see what each row should look like, then delete them at the end.
- The only required fields are Start Date and Headline, but it would be great to add a one-sentence explanation of the event and some kind of media (an image, a web page, a video) — in which case, you’ll definitely want to add a credit for your source.
- Because this is a google spreadsheet, all your group members can edit — at the same time (or not, no worries).
And that’s it! I’ll already have the timeline posts created, and they’ll automatically pull in data from your spreadsheet. But for the record, for when you want to create your own timelines, what I did was this:
- In the spreadsheet, click File > Publish to the web.
- Go to http://timeline.verite.co/#embed. Type in the URL of your spreadsheet in the appropriate box. Make any other font/style adjustments you like. Leave the “wordpress plugin” box unchecked, since it’s a little broken right now.
- Copy the “embed code,” including the iframe tags, and go back to WordPress: paste this on the Text tab of any post or page. Wherever that code goes, your timeline will appear!
Here are the links to your spreadsheets:
Chinese: Nomi, Polina, SiHun, and Tom
Dominicans: Brandon, Daniel, Nastassia, Yamel
Haitians: Alessandra, Ben, Jeffrey, and Michael
Jamaicans: David, Jackie, Jennafer, Sarah
Mexicans: Jon, Konstantin, and Zara
