Author: Barbaree
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The Watsons Go to AGX 900
I’ve designed an ArcGIS Explorer 900 version of my “1963-A Journey North to South” lesson that explores topics inspired by the novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis. You can download from my website at http://www.barbareeduke.com/downloads/downloads.htm and will follow soon on ArcLessons. Additionally, I shared the data on ArcGIS online (http://www.arcgisonline.com). Search… Read more
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Got GIS?
A recent blog post at Computer World magazine interviews Jack Dangermond of ESRI. If you’re wondering how GIS applies to you, this gives a good overview. Check it out! http://blogs.computerworld.com/14561/gis_as_game_changer http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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Quote for the Week
“Words are tools which automatically carve convepts out of experience.” – Julian Sorrell Huxley http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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Mapping Hurricanes
It’s that time of year again! One easy way to map and analyze tropical storms and hurricanes is with the National Hurricane Center Data. All maps from the website are available for GIS applications. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis/ http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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New Version of ArcGIS Explorer Available
Check it out! All the details on their blog. http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/arcgisexplorerblog/archive/2009/08/13/what-s-new-in-arcgis-explorer.aspx Want to go directly to download… http://resources.esri.com/arcgisexplorer/900/index.cfm?fa=download Happy Mapping! http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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Assessment and Grading Resources
This topic is challenging for every educator. There are some free resources at the Assessment Training Institute Resource Center http://www.assessmentinst.com/resources/resource-center/ along with other places like the STAIRS project http://205.213.162.11/stairs_site/assessment_resources.html and Rubric collections http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/rubrics.shtml. http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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Quote for the Day
“By words the mind is winged.” -Aristophanes http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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Geospatial Revolution
I had the priviledge of hearing Fred Hoffman from the Roanoke Governor’s School this summer at the National Summit for GIS in K-12 Education at JMU discuss remote sensing. He shared a resource with us from Penn State called the Geospatial Revolution Project. I heard it again at the the ESRI Users Conference this July.… Read more
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Go Baylor!
For anyone interested, Baylor has a cool virtual tour online at http://www.baylor.edu/virtualtour/. http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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Focusing the Spatial Lens in the Classroom
My good friend and colleague, Dr. Shannon White, has written an article in the latest edition of the ASCD Express. Have a look at “Focusing the Spatial Lens in the Classroom” at http://www.ascd.org/ascd_express/vol4/421_newvoices.aspx http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more