Barbaree Duke: Incorporating geospatial technologies and geography into traditional subjects.

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Baseball: A Game for Every Subject

Barbaree

October 26, 2012

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I read an article today by Matt Davis that prompted me to update my Baseball Unit. It’s baseball for every subject in this unit…even English class! Here are the details of the Out of Bounds Baseball Unit, if you don’t want the PDF: Back Story Integrating GIS into core content is easy if you take… Read more
GIS: Your Spatial “Swiss Army Knife”

Barbaree

October 12, 2012

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Educators need a multi-functional tool that can help teach, repair and assist exploration…a “swiss army knife” kind of educational gadget that can allow students to explore, yet gives teachers the necessary substance in required curriculum and high-stakes testing environments. And, hey… it’s just fun (always an appealing characteristic to wrangly middle schoolers)! I often read… Read more