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

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Category: GIS in Education

  • New Book, Digital Geography-Geospatial Technologies in the Social Studies Classroom

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    Digital Geography – Geospatial Technologies in the Social Studies ClassroomEdited by:Andrew J. Milson, University of North Texas andMarsha Alibrandi, Fairfield University You can order directly from the publisher at http://www.infoagepub.com/products/content/p473c94ace3ef3.php Alternatively, it is also available on Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Geography-Geo-spatial-Technologies-International/dp/1593116721/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201640376&sr=8-1 http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more

  • Great Spatial Thinking Article

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    My friend, Dr. Joseph Kerski, has penned a nice article on spatial thinking in the latest issue of ArcWatch from ESRI. This issue has come to the forefront in recent years, but I believe is at the core of education, regardless of the subject. We need to create communities of thinkers. Thinking happens for students… Read more

  • New Design, New Lessons Available, Next Conference

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    NEW DESIGNMy website has adopted a new design. I hope you find it helpful. I’ll be added RSS feeds and other features soon.http://www.barbareeduke.com/ NEW LESSONS…go get ’em!My work with the good folks at JMU is available at http://www.isat.jmu.edu/stem/curriculum.html. The latest lessons use the 2002 agricultural census data: “Survivor: The Agricultural Challenge” and “Can You Grow… Read more

  • Happy Holidays!

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    As the end of 2007 approaches, I wanted to express THANKS to all the kind folks I’ve met in my journeys this year. Because of you, I’m busier than ever! I’ll be making the usual conference circuit in 2008 to GeoTech in Dallas, ASCD in New Orleans, NECC in July, ESRI in August and NCGE… Read more