Author: alanranzheng
How to Use ZotPress
We got introduced to Zotpress during class to help us create bibliographies on our wordpress webpage. Zotero is a powerful tool that can help us…
Final Project (Carleton Expansion) Week 8 Update
Progress: We looked at GIS map layers that contain historical aerial images of Carleton College. We also looked at the story maps that Austin recommended…
Where in the US was Charles W. Cushman? (1940)
I created a story-map, recreating Charles W. Cushman’s 1940 experience. The link to the blog post is here.
Starting Spatial Humanities
It was extremely interesting to work with maps and spatial humanities. Being able to look at how different historical patterns interact (or coincide) with each…
Struggles Relating to Databases/ Setting up new Blog
Stephen Ramsay’s debrief on databases was an interesting tour for me. The description was very intuitive (because database storing are intentionally supposed to help its…
Thinking Critically with Code Literacy
I have enjoyed my first week of coding. Learning how to understand and write commands for the computer was challenging at times, but it was…
I tried to build Carleton’s website (in 1997)
I took the beginner’s course for both HTML and CSS, and I enjoyed working with them. I have had some experiences before in graphic design…
Virtual Angkor Review
The Virtual Angkor project attempts to reconstruct the medieval Cambodian city, Angkor, through a wide range of visualization techniques that include 3d modeling, simulation, and…
Rhythm of Food, in class
What is the goal of the project? “Together, we explore the hidden patterns in Google search trend data. This project sheds light on the many…
Trying Out Sketchup
The basics of Sketchup was very intuitive, the drag and drop technique it employs allows users to create 3D items very quickly. Modification of objects…
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