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Ideas & tips for using spatial technology in the classroom
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Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others.
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Quantum GIS - Open Source Geographic Information System Delete the scoop?
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Hate flying? Google Earth could keep you visiting attractions anyway for the next, oh, rest of your life or so, thanks to 100000-plus new tours it just. Delete the scoop?
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In praise of maps that fold Delete the scoop?
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Google Street View, a Google maps function that gives a ground-level, stereoscopic view of your local roads, has grown exponentially since its 2007 launch.
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And how about @AtmosNews Aug 2012 article: Mapping hurricane vulnerability http://t.co/QTuqhK1h http://t.co/Rb4JQdZW...
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Create QR Codes for GPS Coordinates to Create Scavenger Hunts...
Not everyone was access to a full class set of GPS units. As more students have smart phone capabilities, this is just one idea on how to leverage that technology. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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An OverlapMap is a map of one part of the world that overlaps a different part of the world. OverlapMaps show relative size.
This is an very simple way to demonstrate the true size of places, and 'bring the discussion home.' This site is as simple and intuitive as it is powerful and easily applicable. This is a keeper. Via Seth Dixon, Jarett Schiebel, dilaycock 
Hannah Provost's comment,
September 9, 2012 9:23 AM
This is a very useful tool because as illustrated in our class activity with the oranges and trying to flatten it out onto a flat piece of paper, it doesn't work. This causes distortion with most maps in most textbooks because they are Mercator. This tool will help people realize the actual size of countries in comparison to other countries.
Michael Grant's comment,
September 12, 2012 4:07 PM
This toll will and can provide a reliable mapping source to geographers everywhere. It is useful and fun. A neat way to learn cartography
Josiah Melchor's comment,
September 12, 2012 11:31 PM
The OverlapMap is a very useful tool that will allow a user to compare different places and parts of the world. Having a more accurate size of a place is critical when comparing 2 or more places. I think that many users besides me will find this very convenient when other resources are not available.
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These are some teaching ideas to accompany the Digital Explorer presentations at the Playful Learning Zone at BETT this year. Come and see us to find out more. Via Tim Stahmer, juanchosierrar, ContourEducation Delete the scoop?
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HistoryHas Google Earth Revealed Lost Egyptian Pyramids?HistoryIf only Indiana Jones had a web browser and Google.
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Some useful resources to get you started
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and mapping their use against the Australian Curriculum: Geography
More useful tools from Malcolm McInerney for Geography teachers. Delete the scoop?
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Minecraft player lentebriesje is mapping and recreating the continents of Earth in a 1:1500 scale model. Delete the scoop?
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GIS in a Technology-Driven Future: Why GIS is important in education. A presentation given to a GIS conference. How can universities and students prepare for the future? How can GIS play a key role in a student's career path? Delete the scoop?
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RT @CanGeoEdu: MT: @JamesGIS What is the Economic Impact of #Geo Services? #Careers #k12curriculum #geospatial #geoint #geography #gis http://t.co/6LO3E3cp Delete the scoop?
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Now you can get a taste of what it's like to experience the breathtaking wonder of the Grand Canyon, right from your computer chair. Delete the scoop?
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Google Releases Earth 7 With New 3D Image DataTom's GuideGoogle released a major update for Earth. Now in version 7, the application comes with sightseeing tours as well as new 3D imagery that replaces Earth's legacy 3D image data.
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Resources for enhancing fieldwork with the use of technology. Delete the scoop?
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What would you do in 75 minutes to introduce your colleagues to spatial thinking and analysis? Recently I had the opportunity to do just that, when my Esri colleague Laura Bowden and I conducted a spatial thinking technical workshop at the 2012 Esri International User Conference. I share our outline and reflections in the hopes that it will be of assistance as you plan your own workshops and classes.
First, we were greatly encouraged by the inclusion of such a workshop in the conference for what we believe was the first time. Second, we decided to structure the workshop by introducing how several scholars have defined spatial thinking, plus our own reflections from the standpoint of GIS in education, and followed this with demonstrations of how to use spatial thinking in grappling with real world situations and data using several different tools. In essence, then, we sought to demonstrate “research into practice.”..... Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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Super-cool website with all sorts of links for Spatial Science. Lots of links and information for students, parents & teachers. Also has links to the Australian Curriculum: Geography. Well worth a look for all teachers of Geography & Spatial information Delete the scoop?
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Some great resources here to help you explore GIS in the classroom. GIS technology can be, and is easily accessible. Delete the scoop?
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Teachers are wild about maps. Students are wild about maps. Delete the scoop?
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This GIS tutorial by Naveen Sidda looks at Google Fusions Tables, how to import geographic data from a web page, and how to create map ...
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Mind mapping can be used for all levels of education and it is a great tool for both teachers and students alike.
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cool post, mind mapping seems to be a really amazing tool to use in the class
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"Now that it is easy to gather tracks and waypoints on a smartphone and map them in a GIS, it provides a good opportunity to remind students about the importance of being critical of and paying attention to data. I recently went on a walk around a local reservoir and used the Motion X GPS app on my iPhone to collect my track and a few waypoints. I emailed the data to myself and added the GPX file to ArcGIS Online so I could map and examine the track. I made my results public and made it visible below to feature some teachable moments......" Via Seth Dixon 
Jesse Gauthier's comment,
September 2, 2012 1:20 PM
Mapping and examining your tracks of direction on the move, you can't get any more "real time" than that! And I have been witness to a change in school settings, in regards to cell phone use in school. I can remember before students had advanced cell phones, and cell phones were not allowed to be seen out of one’s pocket in a classroom. But now I am seeing cell phones being an advantage to classroom studies.
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