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Sharon Bakar's curator insight,
April 5, 2016 4:11 AM
The app highlights long, complex sentences and common errors; if you see a yellow sentence, shorten or split it. If you see a red highlight, your sentence is so dense and complicated that your readers will get lost trying to follow its meandering, splitting logic — try editing this sentence to remove the red. You can utilize a shorter word in place of a purple one. Mouse over it for hints. Adverbs are helpfully shown in blue. Get rid of them and pick verbs with force instead. Phrases in green have been marked to show passive voice. You can format your text with the toolbar. Paste in something you're working on and edit away. Or, click the Write button to compose something new.
April Laramey's curator insight,
December 14, 2016 2:39 AM
The app highlights long, complex sentences and common errors; if you see a yellow sentence, shorten or split it. If you see a red highlight, your sentence is so dense and complicated that your readers will get lost trying to follow its meandering, splitting logic — try editing this sentence to remove the red. You can utilize a shorter word in place of a purple one. Mouse over it for hints. Adverbs are helpfully shown in blue. Get rid of them and pick verbs with force instead. Phrases in green have been marked to show passive voice. You can format your text with the toolbar. Paste in something you're working on and edit away. Or, click the Write button to compose something new.
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Sharon Bakar's curator insight,
April 4, 2016 10:59 AM
"If it takes maggots or farts to get people interested in a certain subject, so be it."
StacyOstrom's curator insight,
April 4, 2016 2:18 PM
Some of these maps are more compellling than others (like all lists like this) but some are really telling. The map above shows the dense concentration of tech corporate headquarters in Silicon Valley/San Francisco.
Tags: technology, map, map archive.
macellomedeiros's curator insight,
April 4, 2016 3:18 PM
Some of these maps are more compellling than others (like all lists like this) but some are really telling. The map above shows the dense concentration of tech corporate headquarters in Silicon Valley/San Francisco.
Tags: technology, map, map archive.
Lynne Stone's curator insight,
August 31, 2016 1:08 AM
Everything posted by Seth Dixon really contributes to our understanding to the world.
Maricarmen Husson's curator insight,
April 2, 2016 12:56 AM
This visually spectacular (but in terms of damage, fairly harmless) eruption is a sight to behold...especially knowing that Puebla and Mexico City aren't too far from the smoldering giant. If your students have ever asked, "What does a volcanic eruption look like?" then you've got something ready to go.
Tags: disasters, Mexico, physical, volcano.
Leoncio Lopez-Ocon's curator insight,
April 3, 2016 11:42 AM
This visually spectacular (but in terms of damage, fairly harmless) eruption is a sight to behold...especially knowing that Puebla and Mexico City aren't too far from the smoldering giant. If your students have ever asked, "What does a volcanic eruption look like?" then you've got something ready to go.
Tags: disasters, Mexico, physical, volcano. ![]()
Ivan Ius's curator insight,
April 3, 2016 5:01 PM
This visually spectacular (but in terms of damage, fairly harmless) eruption is a sight to behold...especially knowing that Puebla and Mexico City aren't too far from the smoldering giant. If your students have ever asked, "What does a volcanic eruption look like?" then you've got something ready to go.
Tags: disasters, Mexico, physical, volcano.
Denise Klaves Stewardson's curator insight,
March 31, 2016 7:15 PM
Route 66 holds a special place in the America’s collective soul and taps into a feelings of nostaglia for a bygone era...but we don't really want to go back to that time (hence the economic decline of these withering small towns). "In 1956, Eisenhower's Interstate Highway System effectively bypassed Route 66. The straight-lined, speedy interstates often bifurcated cities. They also cut paths far from Route 66's small, idiosyncratic towns. The rise of modern air travel also diminished the appeal of the winding, open road. Yet it was not only new modes of transportation that faded Route 66; it was also a changing definition of 'vacation.' Disneyland and Las Vegas staked their claims to the American travel budget in the mid '50s. Suddenly, the 'there' took precedence over the 'getting there.'"
Tags: mobility, transportation, place, tourism, historical.
ismokuhanen's curator insight,
March 31, 2016 7:47 PM
Route 66 holds a special place in the America’s collective soul and taps into a feelings of nostaglia for a bygone era...but we don't really want to go back to that time (hence the economic decline of these withering small towns). "In 1956, Eisenhower's Interstate Highway System effectively bypassed Route 66. The straight-lined, speedy interstates often bifurcated cities. They also cut paths far from Route 66's small, idiosyncratic towns. The rise of modern air travel also diminished the appeal of the winding, open road. Yet it was not only new modes of transportation that faded Route 66; it was also a changing definition of 'vacation.' Disneyland and Las Vegas staked their claims to the American travel budget in the mid '50s. Suddenly, the 'there' took precedence over the 'getting there.'"
Tags: mobility, transportation, place, tourism, historical.
Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks's curator insight,
April 1, 2016 5:18 AM
Route 66 holds a special place in the America’s collective soul and taps into a feelings of nostaglia for a bygone era...but we don't really want to go back to that time (hence the economic decline of these withering small towns). "In 1956, Eisenhower's Interstate Highway System effectively bypassed Route 66. The straight-lined, speedy interstates often bifurcated cities. They also cut paths far from Route 66's small, idiosyncratic towns. The rise of modern air travel also diminished the appeal of the winding, open road. Yet it was not only new modes of transportation that faded Route 66; it was also a changing definition of 'vacation.' Disneyland and Las Vegas staked their claims to the American travel budget in the mid '50s. Suddenly, the 'there' took precedence over the 'getting there.'"
Tags: mobility, transportation, place, tourism, historical.
Trish Harris's curator insight,
March 31, 2016 12:40 PM
"Yes, globalization. For many people, that word conjures up, at best, images of container ships moving manufactured goods from far-flung factories. At worst, it harkens back to acrid debates about trade deficits, currency wars and jobs moving to China. In fact, since the Great Recession of 2008, the global flow of goods and services has flattened, and cross-border capital flows have declined sharply. But globalization overall isn't on the wane. Like so much in our world today, it has reinvented itself by going digital."
Tags: technology, globalization, diffusion, industry, economic.
malbert's curator insight,
April 4, 2016 9:15 PM
"Yes, globalization. For many people, that word conjures up, at best, images of container ships moving manufactured goods from far-flung factories. At worst, it harkens back to acrid debates about trade deficits, currency wars and jobs moving to China. In fact, since the Great Recession of 2008, the global flow of goods and services has flattened, and cross-border capital flows have declined sharply. But globalization overall isn't on the wane. Like so much in our world today, it has reinvented itself by going digital."
Tags: technology, globalization, diffusion, industry, economic. ![]()
Raquel Oliveira's curator insight,
October 9, 2018 5:00 PM
Eu esccolhi esta notícia porque penso explicar perfeitamente o que tem sido a globalização no que toca ao mundo digital nos últmos anos comparativamente ao que costumava ser no passado. É muito mais fácil chegar a diferentes pessoas por exemplo apenas publicando um "olá" através da internet.
Nevermore Sithole's curator insight,
April 1, 2016 1:12 PM
With 11 superb articles from leaders in the APHG community, this issue of the Journal of Geography is a MUST HAVE for all APHG teachers (all NCGE members can digitally access it). If you aren't an NCGE member yet, this alone is reason to become one today).
On Saturday, July 30, 2016, members of the AP Human Geography Development Committee will present a workshop for high school AP teachers during the annual conference of the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE). The workshop will take place between 8:00 A.M. and 12:15 P.M. at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel. The cost of the workshop is included in the NCGE conference attendance fee. A special conference rate is available for Florida teachers. Early-bird registration ends April 1st so act now.
Tags: NCGE, APHG, geography education, teacher training.
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Ivan Ius's curator insight,
April 3, 2016 5:04 PM
With 11 superb articles from leaders in the APHG community, this issue of the Journal of Geography is a MUST HAVE for all APHG teachers (all NCGE members can digitally access it). If you aren't an NCGE member yet, this alone is reason to become one today).
On Saturday, July 30, 2016, members of the AP Human Geography Development Committee will present a workshop for high school AP teachers during the annual conference of the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE). The workshop will take place between 8:00 A.M. and 12:15 P.M. at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel. The cost of the workshop is included in the NCGE conference attendance fee. A special conference rate is available for Florida teachers. Early-bird registration ends April 1st so act now.
Tags: NCGE, APHG, geography education, teacher training.
K Rome's curator insight,
October 7, 2018 12:54 AM
With 11 superb articles from leaders in the APHG community, this issue of the Journal of Geography is a MUST HAVE for all APHG teachers (all NCGE members can digitally access it). If you aren't an NCGE member yet, this alone is reason to become one today).
On Saturday, July 30, 2016, members of the AP Human Geography Development Committee will present a workshop for high school AP teachers during the annual conference of the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE). The workshop will take place between 8:00 A.M. and 12:15 P.M. at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel. The cost of the workshop is included in the NCGE conference attendance fee. A special conference rate is available for Florida teachers. Early-bird registration ends April 1st so act now.
Tags: NCGE, APHG, geography education, teacher training.
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Seth Dixon's curator insight,
April 4, 2016 3:56 PM
On April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Shared above is his last speech given the day before he died in Memphis, Tennessee.
Tags: historical, race, poverty.
Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks's curator insight,
April 5, 2016 1:59 AM
On April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Shared above is his last speech given the day before he died in Memphis, Tennessee.
Tags: historical, race, poverty.
StacyOstrom's curator insight,
April 4, 2016 2:19 PM
A huge wage gap between American and Mexican workers stands center in the debate over how the U.S. has lost so many blue collar jobs. We can bemoan the loss of manufacturing jobs in the United States, but it is incredibly unlikely that low-skilled manufacturing will become a viable means to achieve a middle class income in the future because of fundamental shifts in economic geography.
Tags: industry, manufacturing, economic, North America, labor, USA, Mexico, globalization, technology. ![]()
BrianCaldwell7's curator insight,
April 4, 2016 8:16 PM
A huge wage gap between American and Mexican workers stands center in the debate over how the U.S. has lost so many blue collar jobs. We can bemoan the loss of manufacturing jobs in the United States, but it is incredibly unlikely that low-skilled manufacturing will become a viable means to achieve a middle class income in the future because of fundamental shifts in economic geography.
Tags: industry, manufacturing, economic, North America, labor, USA, Mexico, globalization, technology.
Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks's curator insight,
April 5, 2016 2:00 AM
A huge wage gap between American and Mexican workers stands center in the debate over how the U.S. has lost so many blue collar jobs. We can bemoan the loss of manufacturing jobs in the United States, but it is incredibly unlikely that low-skilled manufacturing will become a viable means to achieve a middle class income in the future because of fundamental shifts in economic geography.
Tags: industry, manufacturing, economic, North America, labor, USA, Mexico, globalization, technology.
Fernando de la Cruz Naranjo Grisales's curator insight,
April 2, 2016 12:08 PM
Great application of digital technology.
Lynnette Van Dyke's curator insight,
April 2, 2016 12:19 PM
Great application of digital technology.
Renato P. dos Santos's curator insight,
April 3, 2016 12:43 PM
What’s that fossil? A free off-line app has answers.
ThePlanetaryArchives - BlackHorseMedia - San Francisco's curator insight,
April 5, 2016 8:05 PM
Sure they can. They are sometimes referred to as "Gods" by primitive beings.
Seth Dixon's curator insight,
March 8, 2016 8:39 PM
The network of geographic alliances will be working on a BioBlitz national initiative in 2016. This article highlights two mobile apps that will enable users to use their smartphones to explore and archive the natural world around them and run an awesome BioBlitz.
Tags: National Geographic, physical, biogeography, environment, edtech.
Yves Carmeille "Libre passeur"'s curator insight,
March 27, 2016 5:31 PM
The network of geographic alliances will be working on a BioBlitz national initiative in 2016. This article highlights two mobile apps that will enable users to use their smartphones to explore and archive the natural world around them and run an awesome BioBlitz.
Tags: National Geographic, physical, biogeography, environment, edtech.
Denise Klaves Stewardson's curator insight,
March 28, 2016 5:31 PM
The network of geographic alliances will be working on a BioBlitz national initiative in 2016. This article highlights two mobile apps that will enable users to use their smartphones to explore and archive the natural world around them and run an awesome BioBlitz.
Tags: National Geographic, physical, biogeography, environment, edtech.
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jorden harris's curator insight,
April 4, 2016 2:52 PM
to me it is mind boggling how we can pay more attention to countries with national threats than others especially with ISIS being so prominent which is a war that is going to take help from not only the united states but the other affected countries - J.H
Logan scully's curator insight,
April 4, 2016 3:11 PM
It somewhat bothers me how that terrorist attacks outside of Europe and North America is pretty much just ignored by the social media while people are sitting in the hospital for crimes in which terrorists and other religious radicalists have done to their area and country.-L.S.
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Brealyn Holley's curator insight,
April 7, 2016 3:20 PM
For the question "Do terror attacks in the Western world get more attention than others?" In my opinion the answer would be yes because a lot of the terror attacks in the Western world are bigger and are expected more than terror attacks near us. ~BH
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