For the last 10 years the Tibetan community in Queens has been growing exponentially. As the now older Indian diaspora moves out of their old enclave in Jackson Heights and out into the New Jersey suburbs and other parts of the nation, their shops and the feel of the neighborhood has been revitalized by other South Asian groups: Bengalis, Nepalese and Tibetans.
The Taiwanese artist community in New York is tightly knit and very dynamic. During the last 15 years the government of Taiwan has invested heavily in contemporary art, and as a result a comparatively large number of Taiwanese artists … Continue reading Symbols, Movement and Surroundings
1. What is QR Code? QR Code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) first designed for the automotive industry. More recently, the system has become popular outside the industry due to its fast … Continue reading ESOL Class 6; Google Maps Studio, Introduction to QR codes
Presentation / Q&A Present your Google Map you have created so far. Exercise 1.Review your own map. Only leave placemarks that are meaningful and important to you, and delete the rest of them. 2. Categorize your placemarks based on chronology of … Continue reading ESOL Class 5; Presentation, Studio, Q&A
Geotagging (also written as GeoTagging) is the process of adding geographical identification metadata to various media such as a geotagged photograph or video, websites, SMS messages, QR Codes[1] or RSS feeds and is a form of geospatial metadata. This data usually consists of latitude and longitude coordinates, though they can also … Continue reading ESOL Class 4; More on Geotagging Options
1. America Revealed http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2161488/Secret-corpse-flights-pizza-boy-delivery-routes-daily-commute-Stunning-aerial-images-reveal-seen-America.html Links to the tutorial documents 1. Creating your own maps in Google Maps] 2. Adding photos to your placemark 3. Embedding videos on your placemark In-class Exercise 1. How did you come to QMA today? … Continue reading ESOL Class 3; Creating Your Own Map, Adding Multimedia
