Aluka Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes. Training on how to navigate through the website and use the powerful tools.

1. Aluka
Cultural Heritage
Sites and Landscapes
3.14.2008
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2. I can change the language to
English, French, or
Portuguese at anytime
I can see some of the browse
categories for the Cultural
Heritage Sites and
Landscapes content area
Exercises:
1. Go to Sites in Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes
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3. I can always see how many
objects are left to browse
I can also view Rock Art sites
by clicking this tab
I can go to any of these
Heritage Sites by clicking the
name or by clicking the
number of objects next to the
name
Exercises:
1. Go to Elmina
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4. This is a Site Page. I can see
all the tabs across the top
Each Site Page will have an
introductory essay written by a
scholar in the field. These
essays are excellent
introductions for students and
teachers to the importance of
the site.
Exercises:
1. Explore the tabs for the Site Page
2. Go to Diagrams Copyright 2008 Ithaka Harbors 4

5. A Diagram map will outline all
the scanner, camera and
video renderings of the site. I
can click on any part of the
map to see an image taken
from that location
I can always View last Browse
Results at anytime
Exercises:
1. Click on part of the map to find images taken from the site
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6. How can I save the book?
I can see some information
about the book. If I want to
see the complete information,
I can click on Metadata.
I can download the entire
book in PDF form if I want
If I have a slow Internet
connection, I can click Text
Pages to see a text only
version of the book
Exercises:
1. Click Add/Edit tags
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7. If I want to use the same tag
again, I can just click it here
I can enter tags and
comments to save the book
Exercises:
1. Enter tags and comments and click Save
2. Where is this information saved?
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8. Site Pages also have 3D
Objects, Geographic
Information Systems (GIS)
and Video
I can click on the Aluka logo at
anytime to go directly to the
homepage
Exercises:
1. Open Book in Viewer
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9. The name of each tool will
appear if I hold my cursor over
it
The Index tool will show me a
thumbnail sized image of each
page, making it much easier
to scan
Exercises:
1. Explore the tools of the Book Viewer
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10. I can also Save a view of any
page by clicking Regions
I can click on any of the
thumbnails to go directly to
that page
Exercises:
1. Go to a page of the book using the Index
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11. Since the Viewer opens in a
separate window, I can close
it here
I can zoom in on the page by
simply clicking on it
Exercises:
1. Close Viewer window
2. Go to Homepage Copyright 2008 Ithaka Harbors 11

12. I can access the Rock Art
sites directly from the
homepage
Exercises:
1. Go to Rock Art Sites
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13. I have the same viewing
options as before
The metadata is very
important for Rock Art; often,
there is a description of the
Rock Art itself
Exercises:
1. View the metadata for Rock Art
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14. I can see that the man is
carrying a bow and arrow
I can open multiple Viewers
and compare them side by
side
Exercises:
1. Open two Rock Art examples in the Viewer and compare
them
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2. How do I move the Viewer?

15. I can drag the Viewers into
any position I want them.
Viewers open in separate
windows so they never
interfere with my browse
The same tools are available.
I can zoom in to see the Rock
Art more closely
Exercises:
1. Zoom on object
2. Click Regions and Save Current View Ithaka Harbors
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16. I can make separate
comments for this image as
well. What is painted on his
chest?
I can Save Regions. I can use
Comments as my notes. I
want to know what kind of
animal is this and why is it so
important
Exercises:
1. Enter name and comments and click Save
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17. I can Save my Browse so I
don’t have to create it again.
This will save me some time
later
I can see the name of the
Collection above the
examples
I can see the Advanced
Search on the left
Exercises:
1. Go to Save Browse
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18. I can save a browse the same
way I saved other materials; I
add tags and comments as I
did before
Exercises:
1. Enter tags and comments and click Save
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19. I can see all my tags and the
number of times I have used
them
I can share tags, but first I
have to choose which one to
share. So I choose the
University of Ghana tag
I can see all the objects
associated with my tags
Exercises:
1. Click University of Ghana
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20. I can share my tag by clicking
here
Exercises:
1. Go to Share this tag
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21. I can enter up two 20 email
addresses or I can copy and
paste the URL into something
else, like a class assignment
or a syllabus
I can change the message
any way I would like
Exercises:
1. Share tag with classmate or michael.gallagher@aluka.org
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22. I can see this is a different
person. This is the person I
sent the tag to
My colleague can see the tag
in her Community Tags. It will
not interfere with My Tags
She can see who shared the
tag with her
Exercises:
1. Explore Community Tags tab
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23. If you have any questions,
take a look at the Help
menu or contact Aluka User
Services at
user_services@aluka.org
Any questions?
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24. Exercises
1. Create your own User ID
2. Save an object and add comments
3. Open the Book Viewer and Save a Region
4. Open the Viewer and investigate a specimen
5. Share a tag with
michael.gallagher@aluka.org or with a
colleague
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