Baseball: A Game for Every Subject
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!...
View ArticleMapping the Holidays
Today I was thinking about sharing a Christmas map resource. I envisioned maps of trees or Santa’s track for Christmas Eve. I started with ArcGIS Online and typed in the search word “Christmas.” The...
View ArticleReading, Writing and Thinking for Any Gadget
I’ve been busy making books accessible in multiple formats over the last few months. My book is now available in digital PDF, Kindle and of course the good ol’ print version. In the coming weeks look...
View ArticleInteresting Facts: Authors, Words and Books
Thanks to a recent email from a friend who knows I love cool and quirky facts, I found yet more…cool and quirky facts from the fun folks at Mental Floss. Some of these could be excellent fun as we...
View ArticleOh Canada!
Happy Victoria Day to our northern neighbours! (That’s a day celebrating Queen Victoria’s birthday with merriment and festivities!) I have the honor of hearing many great geographers and scholars in my...
View ArticleWhat Do GIS and Short Stories Have in Common?
These two concepts might not be considered close cousins at first glance but surprisingly they have quite a bit in common, making GIS an excellent tool for telling and analyzing stories. A few years...
View ArticleThe Power of Questions in Lesson Planning
Because much of my work these days is based in geospatial technologies, the notion of questions and problem solving is common among my colleagues’ discussions; however, that’s not the same elsewhere....
View ArticleQ & A: How can I hold students accountable for reading?
A great online resource, We Are Teachers, often posts questions for the general community to assist our colleagues. With Common Core, NCLB and other initiatives, we need to get creative and push...
View ArticleShakespeare Goes to Camp T3G
As part of my week of fun at Esri’s #esrit3g week, I made a quick map to share a bit of Shakespeare. http://bit.ly/13VbjcM So for all you literature fans, here’s a quick little peek at Shakespeare....
View ArticleStory Maps #3: Using Esri’s Story Maps to Address Common Core Reading Standards
Reading and thinking are skills that we expect students to master and hone throughout their education careers and beyond. Good readers and thinkers are lifelong learners. As a former English teacher,...
View ArticleGIS: A Poet’s Tool
The world of GIS and data may seem like an unlikely tool for your reading, literature or writing class but with a little creative wit you can invent some great connections with data tools....
View ArticleUpdates…part of the cloudy process
In the 21st Century we must embrace the notion of cloud-computing and all that comes with it. (Not that we really had a choice.) My iPhone has a fresh new face, my Gmail is always changing…and so is...
View ArticleTech ‘n Twenty: Read, Write, Map…What!?! Webinar Links
Thanks to the cozy crowd that joined me this evening at the TCEA Tech ‘n Twenty webinar. Here are the links for all those that couldn’t be there. Reading Dickens: http://bit.ly/1gYBtW8 Verne’s 80...
View ArticleGet Inspired! at TCEA 2014
Thanks to everyone who is joining me today at the first ever TCEA ELA/SS Academy! Resources from Earth Wind and Fire_TCEA 2014 Resources from Teaching English Language Arts with GIS More cool...
View ArticleChocolate Caper
In time for Valentine’s Day, I have a little GIS and a sweet mystery to engage your students. This Left-handed Chocolate Caper is a reprise of an old favorite with updated ArcGIS Online maps. Here’s...
View ArticleJohn Steinbeck and His Novels
I’m often asked the question, “Do you have a GIS lesson for …..?” These come in many varieties and I keep a running list of those requests. One came today from a colleague, who was sure that I had...
View ArticleEsri EdUC 2014: GIS for Common Core
Each year, I’m challenged to continue creating resources and materials that are relevant and useful. Last summer, I debuted my correlation between using Story Maps from Esri to using in Common Core...
View ArticleNCGE 2014: Teaching Standards…and cool new story map
Thanks to all the folks that came to my session this morning. We had fun talking about maps, apps and how we use geography as a “universal language” to create valuable connections for students....
View ArticleThe Watsons Go To Birmingham-a story map update
Here’s an update http://bit.ly/1s6nOC6 to my lesson on The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis. I have created an update that utilizes the new map journal template. This new...
View ArticleFake Geocaching
Geocaching is so popular. We love it too! When you want to take that fun idea and make it educational and on your school campus, there are some obstacles. First, you can’t put official caches on the...
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