New 'Pinning' Ideas and Tools
Tonight I participated in the webinar, Pinning Your Family Tree , by Thomas MacEntee. This was MUCH MORE than I expected! The first part of the webinar was on how to use Pinterest -- particularly for sharing of family pictures and heirlooms. One suggestion was to scan the fabric memorabilia that has been passed down. I would have never thought of that, but it would be a way to document those heirlooms. Besides using a scanner to get a picture of the heirloom, a cell-phone or tablet could be used with scanner apps such as Shoebox. By using a phone or tablet, it would be possible to obtain an image of a quilt or other large heirloom. The second part focused on a lot of other tools similar Pinterest - many of which were new to me. Google Collections allows one to add scanned images to create a visual storyboard for a family member. Based on the presentation, it might not be possible to make them public. Google My Maps -- This tool allows you to add pins at various lo...