{"id":766,"date":"2010-02-26T22:37:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-27T04:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/geneablogger-games-final-tally\/"},"modified":"2013-07-10T19:10:48","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T00:10:48","slug":"geneablogger-games-final-tally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/geneablogger-games-final-tally\/","title":{"rendered":"GeneaBlogger Games \u2013 Final Tally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s the final tally.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\"><strong>Status<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task 1A<\/strong> \u2013 50 source citations<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\">Complete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task 3A<\/strong> \u2013 Organize at least 20 hard files or ancestral items (books, fabrics, inherited items) into file folders, boxes, envelopes, containers, etc.; archival-quality where appropriate.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\">Complete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task 3B<\/strong> \u2013 Organize at least 20 digital files into folders, label, add metadata, add descriptions, add tags, etc.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task 3C<\/strong> \u2013 Organize at least 20 photos into photo albums, scrapbooks, collages, protective holders, boxes, etc.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\">Complete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task 3E<\/strong> \u2013 Create at least 20 data entries in your database, or scan 20 photos, or scan 20 documents.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\">Complete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task 4A<\/strong> \u2013 Use <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/\">Google Maps<\/a> to map out an ancestral location.\u00a0 Create a map that you can then embed into a blog post.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\">Complete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task 4B<\/strong> \u2013 Create a timeline related to one of your lines of research, a specific ancestor or location.\u00a0 Get creative using a free application such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timetoast.com\/\">TimeToast<\/a>. Post your timeline on your blog.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\">Complete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task 4C<\/strong> \u2013 Create a memorial page for an ancestor using either <a href=\"http:\/\/www.footnote.com\/createnewfootnotepage.php\">Footnote\u2019s Create A Page<\/a> feature or their Facebook application <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.facebook.com\/i_remember\/\">I Remember<\/a>.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\">Complete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task 4D<\/strong> \u2013 Visit tutorial and learning pages of popular websites such as <a href=\"http:\/\/learn.ancestry.com\/Home\/HMLND.aspx\">Ancestry.com<\/a> or FamilySearch\u2019s excellent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/eng\/search\/RG\/frameset_rhelps.asp\">articles repository<\/a>.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\">Complete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task 4E<\/strong> \u2013 Create a surname visualization using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordle.net\/\">Wordle<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/worditout.com\/\">Word It Out<\/a> or a similar application.\u00a0 Post the graphic to your blog.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\">Complete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task 5A<\/strong> \u2013 Write a summary of what your blog is about and post it on your blog \u2013 you may not have done this since you started the blog and it is a great way to have new readers learn more about your site.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\">Complete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task 5C<\/strong> \u2013 Prepare several posts in draft mode and pre-publish them.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\">Complete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"399\"><strong>Task 5D<\/strong> \u2013 Write a brief biographical sketch on one of your ancestors.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"101\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" 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