Comments on: Easy Drag’n'Drop QuikMaps http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/07/11/easy-dragndrop-quikmaps/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:37:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Graham Wegner http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/07/11/easy-dragndrop-quikmaps/comment-page-1/#comment-2274 Graham Wegner Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:45:35 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/07/11/easy-dragndrop-quikmaps/#comment-2274 I have to insert them manually and Toronto was one I just fixed at the last minute. The idea I had was to zoom in at city level, put the marker on but then as I zoomed out, the markers would move away from their destination (someimes out into the ocean in the case of New Zealand!) Moose Jaw is a bit of a guess on my part as well. I was at the stage where I just wanted to finish the map off with the idea to show my workshop attendees how wide a spread of comments could be across the world. Being 100% accurate wasn't my goal and so I dragged a few around at the world view into a position where they could be seen. I had to drag a few outside the actual spot (i.e.Melbourne) so that someone viewing the map wouldn't just see one marker with the others behind it. I need to play with Frappr as that would be more accurate but for students who want to construct something within a short timeframe, it is pretty easy to use. So in summary, the accuracy of the markers depends on the zoom level you are viewing the QuikMap on. It's not just that Australians are lousy at geography! I have to insert them manually and Toronto was one I just fixed at the last minute. The idea I had was to zoom in at city level, put the marker on but then as I zoomed out, the markers would move away from their destination (someimes out into the ocean in the case of New Zealand!) Moose Jaw is a bit of a guess on my part as well. I was at the stage where I just wanted to finish the map off with the idea to show my workshop attendees how wide a spread of comments could be across the world. Being 100% accurate wasn’t my goal and so I dragged a few around at the world view into a position where they could be seen. I had to drag a few outside the actual spot (i.e.Melbourne) so that someone viewing the map wouldn’t just see one marker with the others behind it. I need to play with Frappr as that would be more accurate but for students who want to construct something within a short timeframe, it is pretty easy to use. So in summary, the accuracy of the markers depends on the zoom level you are viewing the QuikMap on. It’s not just that Australians are lousy at geography!

]]> By: Dean Shareski http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/07/11/easy-dragndrop-quikmaps/comment-page-1/#comment-2261 Dean Shareski Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:20:40 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/07/11/easy-dragndrop-quikmaps/#comment-2261 Graham, Did you manually names or were they generated from something like frappr? Not to be picky but some of the locations are a bit out, i.e. Toronto is about 400km northwest of where it should be. That's what made me wonder. Graham,

Did you manually names or were they generated from something like frappr?

Not to be picky but some of the locations are a bit out, i.e. Toronto is about 400km northwest of where it should be. That’s what made me wonder.

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