Join us as we begin our final geographic theme, Human-Environment Interaction! Meet geography’s Claudius Ptolemy (he wears many hats) as we introduce the fundamental concept that the environment impacts humans, and […]
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Illustrated Textbook: Time-Distance Decay
Impervious to TIME-DISTANCE DECAY, join the Professor as she tele-transports to Earth. Join us as we continue with the geographic theme of movement and find out how FRICTION OF DISTANCE […]
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Illustrated Textbook: Cultural Diffusion-Slowing it Down
In this episode: Find out how time and space can slow CULTURAL DIFFUSION, how SOCIAL DISTANCE acts as a CULTURAL BARRIER, and what a giant meat wall has to do […]
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Illustrated Textbook: Time-Space Compression
In this edition, we speed up technology with TIME-SPACE COMPRESSION, see how fast humans are “improving,” and yet how far we’ve come in terms of smoke signals. Click to Read!
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INTERACTIVE via Social Progress Imperative: Social Progress Index
From the Social Progress Imperative, a global not-for-profit out of Washington D.C., comes a nice interactive that allows users to see their social progress index visually presented. The social progress […]
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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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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: Language Tree Kahoot
Here is a language Kahoot for the major families and branches. USE OR REFUSE! 21 questions, 20 seconds, all maps.
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Illustrated Textbook: Cultural Diffusion-Speeding It Up
In this episode: With his Snapchat in hand, Dex gets a lesson in the speed of transmission of expansion and relocation diffusion. Click to read!
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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: Agricultural Land Use & Köppen using Quizlet Live
I first played Quizlet Live in a Spanish 4 class, last year. It takes your traditional Quizlet cards and creates a team-oriented, racing game. Depending on the amount of flashcards […]
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LESSONS and WORKSHEETS: Rural Landscape Patterns & Traditional Folk Housing
Last night students read about rural landscape patterns and traditional housing types. Today in class after reviewing the four types of traditional housing, we viewed Google Earth’s, “This is Home,” […]
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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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Illustrated Textbook: Relocation Diffusion-The Jumping Kind
In this edition: find out what Sikh Dastaars and La Catedral de San Juan Bautista have in common, and why every American needs to know a little Puerto Rican history. […]
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Circle Seminars
I couldn’t wait to try this seminar approach after seeing people talk about it on our Facebook group. So thank you for whoever posted it! In my brief research on […]
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Illustrated Textbook: Expansion Diffusion-the Stimulus Kind
In this Episode: See how culture is adapted to meet the needs of new groups, why McDonald’s menus are different around the world, and why it might be hard to […]
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INTERACTIVE: Make a Digital Choropleth Map
If you are looking for a few ways to have students make a quick digital choropleth map, you might consider the following options: Piktochart (A favorite of mine) Log in […]
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VIRTUAL REALITY: List of Current Google Expeditions
I stumbled upon an updated list of Google’s current Expeditions and Augmented Reality experiences. You’ll want to keep this list handy. As of now, it doesn’t appear that Google Expeditions […]
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INTERACTIVES: Esri Geoinquiries
As you get more comfortable and efficient with teaching content, you might find more time for enrichment activities. As the company Esri puts it, “Esri’s GIS mapping software is the […]
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VIRTUAL REALITY: Arming Yourself Against the Cynics
Learning curves and technology are sisters. When working together, nothing can stop them and magic happens. But when either one of them wakes up on the wrong side of the […]
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Illustrated Textbook: Expansion Diffusion-The Hierarchic Kind
See how culture can bypass certain people, why private yoga lessons aren’t for everyone, and put the debate over hierarchic or hierarchical to rest. Enjoy this edition of EXPANSION DIFFUSION: […]
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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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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Typed Course Articulation~Human Geography
For those of you looking for a typed course articulation (learning objectives) in .docx and outline format, there is a download below. I’ve found myself needing one, for one reason […]
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INTERACTIVE via Metrocosm.com: Map Projections
For a quick map projection morph, send your students to Metrocosm.com’s, Eight Ways of Projecting the World. Let them draw some quick conclusions about the differences and similarities between the […]
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Illustrated Textbook: Expansion Diffusion-The Contagious Type
See how CONTAGIOUS CULTURAL DIFFUSION expands from a hearth, how toothpaste hair became all the rage, and why explaining cultural diffusion in terms of virology requires caution. Click to read. […]
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Drawing with your students
The interactive notebook has completely recharged my teaching battery. I adopted it about five years ago after flicking through Pinterest. While the method is loved by elementary teachers, I’ve modified […]
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INTERACTIVE via ESRI: Alexander von Humboldt’s Whole Earth Vision
If you have some time, this ESRI Storymap of Alexander von Humboldt is a good reading assignment or a down-time article if they finish an in-class activty early. And though […]
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