by Barbaree | Sep 27, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Social media maps are a tool that can instantly connect your students to trends in current events. By leveraging them you give them an identifiable context for news as it\’s happening in their world. Below is an intro to an excellent, in-depth tutorial on...
by Barbaree | Sep 26, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
The following contains excerpts and links from an article about graduation rates across the United States. Another great interactive map by our friend Charlie Fitzpatrick at ESRI. \”Data and more data! It’s a challenge for today’s students, educators,...
by Barbaree | Sep 25, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog, Super Tuesdays 2012
We have a lesson completely pre-written for studying the election in our book, 20 Minute GIS. Today we are sharing a link to the interactive web map we created to go along with that lesson, and all the data it holds. It is the perfect overview to teach students about...
by Barbaree | Sep 24, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
A link to this information rich interactive map was sent into us by our friend and colleague, Dr. Diana Sinton from University of Redlands – thanks for the heads up, Diana! Be sure to view the map on its original website so you can explore all the interactive...
by Barbaree | Sep 20, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Every once in a while we run across a MEGA resource for you to use in your classroom. The link to the article below by Cheryl O\’Brien will unlock an entire archive of historical maps to integrate into your lessons. \”Historical maps can be the last piece...
by Barbaree | Sep 17, 2012 | Conferences, Free Resources, GIS Happenings, Our Blog
At the IGC (International Geography Conference) this summer we learned about the MyCOE Global Connections and Exchange Program from our friend and colleague, Niem Huynh from the Association of American Geographers. She was kind enough to send us information on their...
