Summer 2018 Workshops
We hope the hints of spring are finding you. We’re delivering a little summer dreaming for you this month. Start planning now for some great geospatial workshop experiences around the US. Each of the workshops has a different focus and require different levels...
Online courses worth a look
Well, February is waning and March is next week! Where does the time go? Within the perpetual motion of our days, we have run into a few more new materials to pass along to you. Don’t let the title of these resources fool you! Any educator who is involved in ArcGIS...
Pearl Harbor Day – 75th Anniversary “Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future”
December 7, 2016, is the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. GISetc has gathered up a short list of powerful resources to introduce this topic to your students. Even if you are not teaching this material in your classroom, we think we all will benefit from a visit to...
Don’t reinvent the map if you don’t have to…
Need some ready-to-use maps for teaching Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer? Looking for ways to make history approachable and current? Recently, we debuted our GeoInquiries page. Some of you might be thinking, “Why make a page of stuff that’s in another place?!” We shared one...
GIS Day 2016: Fight Evil…Make Maps
We believe that Earth is a beautiful planet. As we celebrate GIS Day around the world, many students and professionals alike will be sharing amazing data visualizations, helpful solutions to important issues, and telling stories with geography. Many of you are...
I Voted! 2016 map
Are you on the map? add your sticker join the sticker fun Show off your sticker Add your I Voted! sticker to the map Voting stickers popping up everywhere! So we thought…”hey, we could map those stickers!” We created a Crowdsource Story Map to do just that! Did you...
Using GIS to Teach Common Core
Check out the latest project from Barbaree about using GIS to teach Common Core standards. This summer she added math and has a nifty portal to serve as home base. Click on over to www.barbareeduke.com/ccgis to get all the details. You could be mapping your way...
TCEA 2014
We’d love to see all of our geospatial friends next week at TCEA! We have presentations on Tuesday at the ELA/SS Academy and you can catch us hanging out, being spatial in the exhibit hall at Esri booth 2210! If you’re in Austin, TX for the event, please...
Send a Little Spatial Cheer This Season
Have a little fun with all your spatial friends this season! We have limited quantities of these geospatial postcards. It’s a great way to say hello this season with a little less in postage! https://gisetc.com/product-category/gifts/cards-gifts/
Save a Bundle on Esri Press Books
Did you know that you can make your own Geo-Bargain Bundle in our store?! All our Esri Press books are 40% off regularly. If you want a stack of GIS tutorial related books, you can bundle 3 or more titles for an additional percentage off. Just add the books you...
Maps of Panem: the Hunger Games
Happy summer from GISetc! We’re slowing down our blogging over the summer months, but keep checking back for shared fun summer resources, maps & activities! If you or your students are big fans of The Hunger Games trilogy, set in a futuristic redistricted United...