by Barbaree | May 16, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Crowdsourcing projects have one thing in common: they harness the power of large, undefined groups to accomplish specific tasks. Participants pool their money to support a new company, brainstorm ideas to solve an industrial problem, contribute photos and videos, and...
by Barbaree | May 15, 2012 | Cougar's Corner, crafts, Our Blog
Ok, yes -this is kind of a girly post. But in our quest for outrageous map art and fun map art projects we ran across these nifty nails on tumblr. They were so stunning we absolutely HAD to share them! We did some more digging and found the instructions, but never...
by Barbaree | May 14, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
NASA created these visualizations to show ocean surface currents around the world during the period from June 2005 through December 2007. The goal was to use ocean flow data to create a simple, visceral experience. Visit all of their perpetual ocean pictures here....
by Barbaree | May 11, 2012 | Apps We Love, Our Blog
Explore your planet as never before with the mobility of EarthObserver. Use your fingertips to travel through terrestrial landscapes and across the ocean floor. Visit frozen icecaps, study geological maps, scout mountains to climb and trips on coastal waters and...
by Barbaree | May 10, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
This website, Scale of the Universe, is TONS of fun to browse. They have categorized and compared everything from a planck length (that\’s beyond microscopic) to the vastness of infinite space, put it all in size order and made each element clickable with...
by Barbaree | May 9, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Explore a collection of maps where the war on women is still being fought. This collection includes statistics on: discrepancy in education, inequity in family law, government participation by women, child marriage for girls, maternal mortality rates, women\’s...
