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Not saying that Google Search itself is biased, but that it can reveal the bias of internet users and all of the "information" posted online. Within the proper context, seeing potential searches can be very informative about cultural perceptions, online communities and prejudices. Be cautious and judicious in how (or if) you use this within a classroom setting. See comments for additional results of additional "religious" searches. 
Seth Dixon's comment,
November 13, 2011 2:48 PM
For the search "why are mormons so..." the results were 1) nice 2) happy and 3)rich.
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November 13, 2011 3:40 PM
For the search "Why are atheists so..." the results were 1) angry 2) hated and 3) mean.
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November 13, 2011 3:43 PM
For the search "Why are Hindus so..." the results were 1) afraid of Muslims 2) angry with Avatar 3) cheap and 4) smart.
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The advent of another GIS Day provides a good opportunity to reflect upon the value of GIS. GIS is used, according to some estimates, by 1.5 million people each day, and by over 400,000 organizations. Favorite quote in the article: "GIS is also valuable because it is not one tool but a system containing hundreds of tools in a single environment." Via Andrew Shears, PhD 
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It's amazing to see how helpful GIS can be. Without it, I believe the world would be much less advanced than it is.
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It's amazing to think how people used to have to make maps. Growing up with technology, one doesn't realize what people had to do to convey the same data without GIS
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September 4, 2012 6:57 PM
Until reading this article I would have never known how valuable GIS really is to so many people. 1.5 million people each day,by over 400,000 organizations use GIS, thats amazing. It is also so valuable because it has made the job of those creating maps a lot easier. They now have more time to analyze spatial data, examine patterns, relationships, and trends, and not just spend hours and hours to create one map. Overall GIS is a valuable and useful tool for a variety of reasons not just in map making but also in communicating complex ideas.
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"The past year has seen enormous change and political unrest across the Arab world. But the region's revolutionary wave has largely bypassed Middle East monarchies." Delete the scoop?
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One person's trash is another person’s building material...or so it would seem. In the village of Sabon Yelwa the Developmental Association for Renewable Energies (DARE) has instigated an ingenious scheme to transform the region’s litter problem into a positive future for the community through the construction of new residences. Via Lauren Moss
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November 15, 2011 10:19 PM
This is amazing!! It is wonderful to see people living in poverty coming up with these wonderful inventions. This s not only helping people live in the poor society but also recycling and saving the environment. I think if everyone begins to keep this trend going that many people living in poverty will soon have a better living environment. This is a great way of communities helping one another to become better.
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January 30, 2012 3:10 PM
whats really interesting about this is the twenty times strenth then bricks building which are normally the buildings built in Nigeria and most of Africa. Another interesting fact is the resistance to earthquake which is very important.
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March 11, 7:09 PM
Otro ejemplo de lo que la creatividad e imaginación puede hacer con las construcciones. Delete the scoop?
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NCHV will end homelessness among veterans by shaping public policy, educating the public, and building the capacity of service providers. Happy Veteran's Day! With that is mind I'd like to bring up the serious issue: the geography and demographics of homelessness which predominantly is an urban issue that disproportionately impacts our Veteran population: 23% of the homeless population are veterans 85% completed high school/GED, compared to 56% of non-veterans See their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nchv.org 
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January 30, 2012 2:14 PM
It is a shame that our young can go and fight in wars, just to come home to nothing and be homeless
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API Cartographer Eric Fischer plots language shapefiles of Twitter.
Some other images show how social media cuts across place, time and culture and communications have 'defeated' geography to unite the world. This image (besides looking pretty) shows that culture and place still matter within our increasingly interconnected globalized communications. There are some very real creating obstacles to diffusion and even if the technology exists for "one huge conversation," there are non-intersecting conversations because of cultural and community differences. Via Andrew Shears, PhD Delete the scoop?
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IPEVO P2V is a sleek, affordable ($69) and powerful document camera that is also highly portable. This is very high on my Edtech wish list. If you can't wait for funding to come through for technology into your classroom or an ELMO, this might be a nice solution. Delete the scoop?
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"TED Talks Hans Rosling was a young guest student in India when he first realized that Asia had all the capacities to reclaim its place as the world's dominant economic force."
Regions, cultures and economies are not static in this era of globalization. However, in the United States we are accustomed to a position of prominence that is assumed to be a 'birthright.' The data presented here shows how countries such as India and China might "catch up" to the United States and United Kingdom later in the 21st century (2048?). 
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India could out pace China in the Global Market, but it needs to address its infrastructure, Islam-Hindu conflict and become a first world country not a third world sidekick.
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If supranational governance can't work in Europe, how can it possibly work for the world as a whole? Supranationalism, with the Euro crisis has taken a hit. Will other organizations show that there is "strength in numbers" or that countries should adopt an "every man for himself" perspective? Delete the scoop?
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A fantastic AP Human Geography Teacher is compiling geography education links and thematically organizing them into 'stacks.' It is still a work in progress but is reaching a point of being more useful and organized. Use either the 'stack' or links' to locate websites that are useful for AP Human Geography and other geography courses. Good job David! Delete the scoop?
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This doesn't exist, but as we image geospatial technologies of the future, this is a glimpse into what real-time satellite imagery streaming could potentially look like (I understand some of the technical hurdles, this is sci-fi). This still image is a sorry visual approximation for this dynamic visual rendering; follow the link for the video version of this imaged, futuristic landscape.
Via Frédéric Pouget 
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This future google maps “real-time” application will be very interesting because it will convenience for my thing however in the other side it will be a violation of private. Insurance companies could use it against you or for you defend, the same in the case of FBI or other state office or government Issues. Everyone will uncover and public to everyone. It is something to think about it.
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November 12, 2011 10:27 PM
While I don't think we are anywhere near the satellite coverage to mimic millions of video cameras simultaneously filming earth at high resolution, it is fun to imagine the possibilities. Yet it is also a big concern depending on who could potentially access this data.
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"Green is an unusual film. It is both a hard hitting portrayal of the causes and consequences of deforestation in Indonesia, and a film which captures the tranquillity and calm of wild nature. It contains no narrative or dialogue and yet helps us understand complex commodity chains. Green needs to be taken seriously. In these pages we present a series of short essays in response to the film." 'Green' is a female orangutan in Indonesia, beset with deforestation and resource exploitation of her habitat. This is a non-profit film follows her; watch at the film’s website or view the trailer: http://www.greenthefilm.com/ Delete the scoop?
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"Five men from the remote Pacific island of Tanna arrive in America to experience western culture for the first time, and force us to look at ourselves through brand new eyes..." This cross-cultural experiment reinforces numerous stereotypes, but also seeks to get viewers to look at issues from a variety of perspectives. Folk cultures, modernization and globalization are all major themes of this show.
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November 15, 2011 10:25 PM
This is a great way to demonstrate to other about their cultures. We may think our culture is the right one to believe in but, this gets people to understanding everyone has their own beliefs and ways of doing things. There isn't just one right way. There are many beliefs, many ways of going about life. Showing one another about different parts of the world and what different people are doing opens up peoples views and understandings of one another.
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November 16, 2011 7:13 PM
This shows that all cultures, when seen through a different lens, have an element of strangeness. By the same token, all 'exotic' cultures have the same elements that bind all of humanity.
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This clip reminds me of a much more serious and mature version of Borat. As these men take the "journey of their lives" to America they witness all the cultural differences that one can imagine. However, there must be some ways in which cultures overlap. For example there was a small clip of a roller coaster. In America we see roller coasters as fun recreational activities. The five men from Tanna must have their own fun recreational activities as well. This shows how different we all can be, but upon further examination we really aren't that different.
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A confusion of compliance schemes – 36 in the UK – and inadequate auditing mean organised crime is taking both precious and harmful resources out of our economy (Time to stop our electronic waste being dumped on the developing world #IB #Geography... Via Tony Burton Delete the scoop?
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"Combines information from UNESCO, Google Earth and Wikipedia to deliver visual and written information on over 900 World Hertitage sites." An excellent resource for student projects. Via dilaycock Delete the scoop?
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Find great interactive world history games and activities for kids, listed chronologically by historical topic. Since so many geography teachers also teach history, this is a friendly link for the history teachers out there. Via Bill Murray, Carla Saunders Delete the scoop?
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Written by Harold Miner, the Body Ritual of the Nacirema was written in part to parallel an early 20th century cultural anthropology report on a culture this can be used to discuss culture and different perspectives of culture groups. This could be very fun, especially waiting to see when the "aha" moment comes and they understand just who the Nacirema are (the SPOILER will be embedded in the comment section). It is lengthy and written as academic paper, so for K-12 use, I'd recommend using snippets and having them work in groups to analyze the seemingly bizarre cultural rituals of the Nacirema.
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November 11, 2011 2:17 PM
**SPOILER ALERT** The NACERIMA are is modern American society (American spelled backwards). This little bit of information drastically changes the reading.
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November 14, 2011 4:05 PM
The "Nacirema" are "American" spelled backwards (or interpreted backwards).
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"Thanks to GPS, planes, cars and cellphones can quickly be guided to any destination. The system uses a network of satellites, but how do they relay the correct coordinates from space? GPS is just a big clock in space. By communicating with four time-keeping satellites, a GPS device can determine it's exact position." Delete the scoop?
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Authorities continue to go after women who flout Saudi Arabia's ban on female drivers, but King Abdullah has pledged to give women more political power in the coming years. This article focuses on public space and differentiated cultural norms that created deeply gendered spaces that are onerous to navigate. Gender, Place and Culture are all intertwined. Delete the scoop?
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"Trying to get middle and high school students interested in careers in science and technology? This video is the first in a series targeted at students to show the what's on the cutting edge..." Geospatial technologies explained simply, showing the potential jobs in geography.
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This video shows how GIS systems can integrated into the curriculum of K-12 students. Pretty much every subject discussed in these curriculums can be expressed with geospatial technologies. For example a science class can use maps that represent different data sets such as areas prone to volcanos, areas prone to hurricanes, and other natural disaster locations. A history class can use maps to represent different historical battles. The possibilities are endless, but the main goal is to introduce GIS at a younger age because it is a fast growing topic.
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November 17, 2011 1:17 PM
GIS should NOT just be the private domain of professors and govt. employees...the applications are endless.
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"In the United States, roughly half of today’s classrooms have an interactive whiteboard. As the leading producer of maps and globes for schools, Herff Jones-Nystrom saw in this an opportunity to deliver geography, history and other social studies content to educators and their students in a new and innovative way. StrataLogica® is their revolutionary web-based product that delivers layers of age-appropriate, curriculum-based content for use in the classroom, library or home." Delete the scoop?
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"Kinetic City: Shape It Up"
What forces shape the Earth? What timeframe is necessary to create these changes? This is a powerful tool, especially for the elementary school and middle school teachers to use. Delete the scoop?
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Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates displays an image that is hyper-modern, sophisticated and technologically advanced. The "Mall of the Emirates" even has a ski lift in it. Dubai is now home to the tallest skyscraper in the world, matching that image perfectly.
But is this perception that is carefully choreographed the full picture? When you flush in this magnificent building, the waste is removed by truck. This jarring juxtaposition of cosmopolitanism and under-developed infrastructure shows an intriguing glimpse to the inner workings of urban and economic geographies of the UAE. Delete the scoop?
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A fun thought exercise touching on the themes of energy, resources, consumption and sustainability. We all know that we are consuming resources quickly; if we (globally) continue at the same rate of consumption, how long with certain resources last? If a is child born now, what resources would be gone when s/he is a middle aged? A senior citizen? See the animated version here: http://www.amanda-warner.com/samples/whatleft/ Delete the scoop?
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Flood Map shows the map of the area which could get flooded if the water level rises to a particular elevation.
Still in work in progress, but in essence this is a GIS layer showing which areas are at risk for flooding. You can set the elevation level to monitor where the threat is greatest and where it will infrequently occur as well. Delete the scoop?
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