Apps We Love: SayHi Translate

Apps We Love: SayHi Translate

In Texas, GISetc HQ, Cinco de Mayo is a BIG DEAL. Mexican heritage and culture is an important part of our society and we wanted to take this week to celebrate Mexico and everything Spanish in our own geospecial way! This week\’s app is a perfect fit –...
Teaching GPS in SPANISH

Teaching GPS in SPANISH

In Texas, GISetc HQ, Cinco de Mayo is a BIG DEAL. Mexican heritage and culture is an important part of our society and we wanted to take this week to celebrate Mexico and everything Spanish in our own geospecial way! Did you know we have created GIS curriculum in...
National Geographic’s Guide to Mexico

National Geographic’s Guide to Mexico

In Texas, GISetc HQ, Cinco de Mayo is a BIG DEAL. Mexican heritage and culture is an important part of our society and we wanted to take this week to celebrate Mexico and everything Spanish in our own geospecial way! Visually travel through Mexico in only the way...
Mexican Map Portal

Mexican Map Portal

In Texas, GISetc HQ, Cinco de Mayo is a BIG DEAL. Mexican heritage and culture is an important part of our society and we wanted to take this week to celebrate Mexico and everything Spanish in our own geospecial way. Click here to explore an impressive map portal of...
Teachers are Fearless!

Teachers are Fearless!

We salute the brave folks that are passionate about teaching, learning and empowering students!  Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to the fearless teachers who make a difference every day, whether it feels like it or not!   Like our buttons? We\’ve got lots...
Cinco De Mayo on the Map

Cinco De Mayo on the Map

In Texas, GISetc HQ, Cinco de Mayo is a BIG DEAL. Mexican heritage and culture is an important part of our society and we wanted to take this week to celebrate Mexico and everything Spanish in our own geospecial way! For a better explanation of the holiday itself, we...

How to Get Your Voice on the GPS

There’s a  “fifth week” of blogging this month. We know, it’s technically a week spanning over April and May. We’re seizing the opportunity to declare this a WEEK OF GEO-FUN!!! Every link this week will feature something fun and unexpected, relating to geography...
First Listen: the GEOplaylist

First Listen: the GEOplaylist

Welcome to our GEOplaylist! All of us here at GISetc love music. We listen while working, traveling, relaxing…basically all the time. We decided to compile a list of our favorite songs regarding geography, travel, direction & destinations and were surprised...
Apps We Love: My Green Apps

Apps We Love: My Green Apps

GISetc is going GREEN this week in celebration of Earth Day! Every day this week we’ll be sharing resources about our wonderful planet. Not only is there an app for that, there are HUNDREDS of apps for that! Instead of just sharing one app with you today, we found the...
The History of Earth Day

The History of Earth Day

GISetc is going GREEN this week in celebration of Earth Day! Every day this week we’ll be sharing resources about our wonderful planet. We all care about our planet and celebrate earth day, but this year we wanted to share a bit about the history of the holiday for...
Apps We Love: EconClassroom

Apps We Love: EconClassroom

This week our theme is taxes and economics.  As our tax deadline rolls around once again, we wanted to share some great map and teaching resources to help visually share economic concepts with your students. And, of course – there\’s an app for that!...

West: Mapping a Tragedy

We have such heavy hearts this week. So much sadness already in Boston, and now we can\’t turn away from the coverage of the tragic explosion in West, Texas. For our readers outside of Texas who don\’t know, West is beloved. This small town is directly on...

Where Federal Tax Dollars Come From

This week our theme is taxes and economics.  As our tax deadline rolls around once again, we wanted to share some great map and teaching resources to help visually share economic concepts with your students. A Revealing Infographic Shows Where Federal Tax Dollars Come...