Snazzy sorting with Sheets + getting fannatical with Forms, DFI Session 7

6th September 2019: Dealing with Data, DFI #7

Great to get back into Mymaps, having attended Gerhard's Toolkit about Geotools last week.  Nice to have another play and see how simple it is to add markers, and lines and little icons too.  I plotted some of the top mountain biking spots around the globe, and played around with importing data from a google sheet.





Had a play at creating my second ever Google Form.  Managed to use a range of different question types, from multi-choice to short answer responses, and now have embedded results below.  Sushi and Sunshine Brewery for the win!

A highlight for me was exploring Sheets.  Have learned some tips and tricks, including freezing a column... super helpful around data time.  Also, double clicking to use the same formula as you'd already programmed into a target cell... what a time saver.

The manaiakalani kaupapa we dived into was CONNECTED, and I have to say it's got to be a fave for me.  Forever stamped as an extroverted people person (which as an aside, I completely dispute), I highly value connecting with others, especially in our highly relational, interpersonal profession.  Definitely heartening to hear Dorothy affirm that there's no replacement for face-to-face interactions.  Sure, technologies help us to connect in times where we otherwise would not be able to.  I agree with Dorothy in that there's no replacement for in-person connections... looking into someone's eyes changes the whole conversation.

On that connected note, as much as I'd love to visit Splash Planet with you all: