Through a Digital Lense

For my final project, I decided to do a data visualization of the population of Alexandria, Virginia from as early as 1700s to present day.  I would want to show visualizations of how the population in general differed each year and break down the different races during that time.  The data would give an idea to people how the Alexandria differed from years ago to now.  So far I have 3 online resources, but I could always use resources from the local library.  I have also been suggested to contact a colleague of my professor to get any information.  This is going to be an interesting project because using HTML coding will be difficult.  But I am up for the challenge!

(1)  Consider the technology involved in digitizing the map of St. Petersburg Zoomify is the name of the company that the St. Petersburg map was digitized.  It states on their website that they "make high-quality images of any size zoom-and-pan for fast, interactive viewing on the web."  After zooming in to test it out, I noticed that it would take some time to focus on the image, but the quality was not bad.  The wording was legible and I was able to zoom in and out as much as I want of the map.  I was also able to slide over the map to look at different parts without having it zoomed out.  They also had a thumbnail version, which I was able to zoom in and out but not move the map over.    (2)  Think about the sources for digital materials--they can be commercial (Ebay, YouTube), social (Flickr, Tumblr, Wikipedia), or do you have to digitize your own personal materials or items that you have located in archives In regards to Tumblr, the technology being used is

(1)  Explain your understanding of some of the major points of copyright considerations when it comes to digital projects Copyright protections is a major issue in the digital world.  Not everyone understands that when material is taken from someone and it is not cited for the owner than people can lose lots of money.  People out there tend to take other people's work and pass it off as theirs.  Copyright protection is a serious issue and can put the person in trouble as well.  It's sometimes hard since some websites tell people that it is ok to print or copy for certain uses, like classroom use, but what about copyright protection for videos.  YouTube is probably one of the ones that a lot of people will post videos from others.  However, in most cases (from what I've seen) the videos are taken down since YouTube is one of the sites that protect copyright laws.  As long, in my opinion, things are cited like they should to give credit to the owner then nothing can go wron

(1)  Consider the unit 4 websites with an eye to design considerations All of the sites from the previous unit were very easy to navigate and appealing to the eye.  One that was very interesting in design, which I didn't catch the first time, was  The Valley of the Shadow .  After you click Enter the Valley Archive , the first thing that caught my eye was the design of the page.  It is broken up to 3 sections (displayed down below) and each section has a link to click on to bring up the information needed.  The 3 sections look like tombs which is a very cool feature.       (2) Think about some web creation tool options, from complicated to simple Some sites that would be great for designing websites would be any Google sites, Wix, Squarespace, and Bluefish.  Squarespace would probably be the easiest to use.  I've never used it myself, but I've seen commercials regarding the usage of Squarespace and how easily it assists with creating your own website.  If I have to