by Emily Adams | Jun 26, 2014 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Fill your summer with citizen science adventures. Go outside and enhance your nature experience by engaging with online science sites and apps to transform every outing this summer into a learning experience. Here are our top ten favorite citizen science projects:...
by Emily Adams | Jun 23, 2014 | Free Resources, Our Blog
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=\”http://youtu.be/1YTqitVK-Ts\”][vc_column_text]This summer, start geocaching! It\’s an exciting way to engage your kids with technology and the concepts of mapping. Follow the links below to learn more about...
by Emily Adams | Jun 18, 2014 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Since it\’s summer, most of us are spending a little more time on social media. If you\’re like us, a lot of that means we\’re taking and sharing more photos online of our summer fun – whether it\’s vacations, time spent relaxing or on...
by Emily Adams | Jun 16, 2014 | crafts, Free Resources, Our Blog
Are you crafty? Are you looking for some inspiration for creative projects to fill your summer months? Look no further! We have aggregated a few super cool resources FULL of ideas for crafting with MAPS! Instead of recycling your old maps or atlases, upcycle them! If...
by Emily Adams | Jun 9, 2014 | Geoporter Report, Our Blog
For those of you that follow us regularly, you know we are heavily involved with the Geoporter organization. Today we wanted to share a special story from their community… Margarita Gamboa, a local teacher from Bahia Ballena, Costa Rica, will be traveling to the...
by Emily Adams | Jun 5, 2014 | Our Blog
Every year, the United Nations sets the theme for World Environment Day and raises awareness for their cause. In 2014, World Environment Day is focusing on our rising seas. Learn more about our waters and reflect on what you can do to help change our planet. The...
by Emily Adams | May 30, 2014 | Our Blog
A teachers, each year we watch the graduation rates rise and fall, measuring our success – and sometimes the shortfalls of our system. It\’s very exciting to see graduation rates on a steady rise! Take a look at what this year and the years hold in store...
by Emily Adams | May 29, 2014 | Our Blog
[vc_row][vc_column width=\”1/1\”][vc_column_text]Did you know we are social butterflies? If you found this, obviously, you know we blog. But have you connected with us through social media? Click on the links below to like us on facebook; follow us on...
by Emily Adams | May 28, 2014 | Our Blog
With Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day both falling in May, as a nation, we all reflected on the call to service and sacrifice or our service men and women in our military. Freedom isn\’t free, and we appreciate and recognize all soldiers, whether on active...
by Emily Adams | Apr 29, 2014 | Free Resources, Our Blog
National Geographic has a depth of cartographic resources online! We\’ve been browsing their selection of educational content and found several free resources we thought you would enjoy sharing with your students. Location and Place in Your Classroom...
by Barbaree | Apr 22, 2014 | GIS Happenings, Our Blog
GISetc is wishing all a Happy Earth Day! Today we will post several pics on this blog and our social network channels to NASA to \”create an image of Earth from the ground up.\” Get outside today and take your#GlobalSelfie, help NASA and put yourself on...
by Emily Adams | Apr 18, 2014 | Apps We Love, Free Resources, Our Blog
Tomorrow National Parks week opens! To kick off the celebration, enjoy FREE access to any national park this weekend. Find a National Park near you and explore all the maps the National Park Service has to offer. Follow this link to view the NPS\’ geospatial map...
by Emily Adams | Apr 15, 2014 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Happy tax day! (Is that an oxymoron?) We hope your taxes are filed & you\’re reading our blog, leisurely, with your feet up, eating bonbons. OR maybe you logged on for a break from sorting receipts and searching for an extension form… Either way...
by Emily Adams | Apr 10, 2014 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Interactive maps are wonderful tools to explore data. Ever use them to find others like you in your field? Today we\’re sharing a list of links to interactive maps, full of people like YOU. Whether you\’re a geospatial professional, teacher or student...
by Emily Adams | Apr 8, 2014 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Maps aren\’t just for the geography classroom anymore! More and more, maps are being used to round out other subject matters by communicating data and stimulating critical thinking. Never more so than in the English Language Arts classroom. Some of us are...
by Emily Adams | Apr 4, 2014 | Free Resources, Our Blog
This month kicked off with National Read a Road Map Week! In this day & age it\’s so easy to look up directions in a phone or program them into a GPS, reading a road map is more of an art to kids these days than an essential skill. I may be dating myself...
by Emily Adams | Mar 25, 2014 | Free Resources, Our Blog
It\’s officially springtime, and after thinking of plants and blooms, our thoughts turn to our feathered friends returning from warmer climes. Ask your students if they\’ve noticed more birds lately. Research bird migration patterns in your area and take...
by Emily Adams | Mar 20, 2014 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Today, on the first day of Spring, we want to share maps of springtime. What better way to map the spring than to follow the planting maps? Here in Texas, we\’ve had some lovely spring interludes already. What\’s it like today where you are? If you...
by Emily Adams | Mar 17, 2014 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Hope you\’re wearing green!!! To celebrate St. Patty\’s Day, we went on a dig through the internet for St. Patrick\’s Day maps & geo resources. While we found several amusing links, our favorite map was a print depicting St. Patrick driving the...
by Emily Adams | Mar 13, 2014 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Are you on Instagram? So are we! C\’mon, all the cool kids are doing it…FOLLOW GISetc on Instagram today! At GISetc.com we curate and bring you the best geography and science resources from the web. We hope our sharing will keep you up to date on the...
