A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. Much to our surprise, Winnie came home tonight. She was very weak, and would only drink water. She refused milk, her favorite food, and even cheese. She wobbled when she walked, and even though she had returned, we knew it wouldn’t be for long. As happy … Read More “The Cat Came Back” »
I seem to be doing more and more workshops on Google Earth and Google Maps. I had been placing all of the handouts and supporting materials on my school district webspace at http://teachers.spart5.k12.sc.us/taylorte/googleearth/. Unfortunately, that’s a bear of a URL to remember. Therefore, I’ve acquired the doman www.geopackrat.com, and have pointed it to those materials. … Read More “New website – Geopackrat.com” »
While consulting on the RiverVenture project, I expressed my concerns that some school districts wouldn’t be able to participate because of their blocking policies. Specifically, I was thinking of my colleague who had asked me if we blocked blogs in general. The original plan was to use freely available resources – Google’s Blogspot and YouTube … Read More “Blocking Blogs, revisited” »