I’ll admit, I instantly loved this project because I grew up at the National Aquarium in Baltimore which has an amazing Atlantic Puffin exhibit. I was intrigued.
Puffin with a Mk 14 Geolocator from the British Antarctic Survey. Cute AND high-tech! Photo by D. Boyle.Robin’s project is beautiful and simple. He’s seeking funds to put tracking devices on Atlantic Puffins from Wales to discover how variability in climate affects their migratory routes. The great thing is that this is an established technique that his group has published on before in the open access journal PLoS One.
Couple the simplicity with the project with the gorgeous footage of adorable puffins and Robin’s understated smooth discussion of the project, and you’ve got something wonderful. Seriously, I re-watched the video five times.
Go to Facebook and fill out the “Create a New Account” section. You can change everything later, so feel free to be honest about your name and everything else and if you want to change the account to represent an organization later, you can. Once you’ve submitted that information, you’ll have to verify your identity by entering a code sent from Facebook to your email address or phone. Following the code verification, Facebook will walk you through how to set up your profile. You will definitely want a profile picture (which you can change later), but finding people you know is optional at this point, as is touring privacy settings. Either of these activities can be done later, once your account is set up. I’d recommend taking the privacy tour, though, because it’s only 4 short screens to look through and the first screen is especially useful- it shows you how to set viewing privileges for every post you will make.
And that’s it- you’re ready to go!
Facebook’s frontpage, viewed from a computer’s internet browser.
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A. Computer view: click on your profile picture and your first name at the very top of the screen (the red box in the image below). Then read the address bar in your browser, which should say something like “facebook.com/username”. Please send us the “username” part of that address.
The top of the Facebook profile page for Virginia Schutte, viewed from a computer’s internet browser. There is a red box around the profile icon, which can be used to return to the profile at any time.
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