Update: Fixed broken QR Code. 9/15/18 6:02am If you’re eager to show your students how GIS is applied to real jobs and the real world, this is a great story […]
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Review: ESRI’s GeoInquiries on NatGeo’s MapMaker 4.0 Platform
If you are a friend of ESRI’s GeoInquiries, this might be for you, as things have changed. If you do not know what they are, they are worth investigating. WHAT […]
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Professional Development: Did You Know that Heat maps aren’t Hot-Spot maps? I didn’t.
I was watching a video about spatial statistics this week and I learned that the beloved heat map is not the same thing as a hotspot map. I don’t expect […]
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INTERACTIVE via ESRI Geoinquiry: Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers
Note: The ESRI Geoinqueries that ESRI produce are amazing, the problem is that you can’t edit their PDFs to remove the pre-written answers for students. Here is a formatted version […]
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INTERACTIVE via ESRI: Migration, On the Move
Note: The ESRI Geoinqueries that ESRI produce are amazing, the problem is that you can’t edit their PDFs to remove the pre-written answers for students. Here is a formatted version […]
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INTERACTIVE via ESRI: Language & Religion Geoinquiry
Note: The ESRI Geoinqueries that ESRI produce are amazing, the problem is that you can’t edit their PDFs to remove the pre-written answers for students. Here is a formatted version […]
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INTERACTIVE via ESRI: Farming, Vegetation, & the Rural Landscape
Note: The ESRI Geoinqueries that ESRI produce are amazing, the problem is that you can’t edit their PDFs to remove the pre-written answers for students. Here is a formatted version […]
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT via Esri Academy: Cartography Mooc
I received an email from ESRI yesterday about a free cartography MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) they are sponsoring from September 5th-October 16th, 2018. I took a computer cartography course […]
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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: Climate Migrants via ESRI Storymaps
The ESRI storymap on climate refugees does a phenomenal job sampling locations in the world that experience migration effects as a result of climate change. Though many times, there are […]
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RESOURCE: AP HuGe Recommended Texts
The following list is taken from the AP Human Geography Teacher’s Guide. The list looks a little dated, nevertheless, the authors have updated versions of their texts. ———————– Textbooks de […]
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NEWS via FCW.com: Why Maps Matter
Why maps matter By Frank Konkel Mar 17, 2014 People used to use maps so they wouldn’t get lost. But in recent years, access to the Global Positioning System and the […]
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NEWS via Time: This Map Shows Where in the U.S. You Have the Highest Chance of Getting Struck by Lightning
This Map Shows Where in the U.S. You Have the Highest Chance of Getting Struck by Lightning PSA of the day By Olivia B. Waxman @OBWaxFeb. 28, 2014 Today, Atlantic Cities points out that […]
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RESOURCE: Geography Related iPad Apps for the Student and Teacher
As I continue to expand my iPad classroom, I am discovering a bunch of content specific apps for geography that will be great to use both in and out of […]
Read MoreNEWS: Urban Observatory comes to life at Esri International User Conference | SmartBlogs
Esri (GIS Mapping Software, Solutions, Service, Map Apps, and Data) just launched an interactive site that allows users to compare/contrast map data between 16 major cities (so far). Themes that […]
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