Hi all, Last week Google added a new functionality to its spreadsheets. You can read about it at http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2008/02/stop-sharing-spreadsheets-start.html. Basically, you can create a form to have people populate the spreadsheet with data without having to allow them access to the spreadsheet.
I wondered if I could use this with my work on Exhibit and timelines for my classes. The result is what I'm calling the Google Forms Timeline: http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/bcroxal/www/Portfolio/GoogleFormsTimeline.html. Feel free to test drive it yourselves by filling out the form at https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pgVTGTpzTQgu8Xk5EFT1zew. I think there are some advantages and disadvantages for using the form in a classroom setting, and I discuss these on my blog at http://ecitadventures.blogspot.com/2008/02/making-timelines-easier.html. One question for this and the Victorian Age Timeline that I've posted about previously: when I load the timelines into a browser (generally FF, but also IE and Safari), when I click on an event with a picture, the first time the event bubble generates, it is far too small for the picture (horiz. and vert. scroll bars are the result). Closing the bubble and immediately re-opening the bubble causes the bubble to scale appropriately. Is there a way around this? Brian -------------------------------- Brian Croxall English Department and Emory Center for Interactive Teaching (ECIT) Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 30322 404.630.5271 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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