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I believe that they were all from Saudi Arabia, including Bin Laden...;)
Hi Paula,
It is a frustrating time for social studies teachers these days. I do feel that geography and basic geographic knowledge is essential across the curriculum. It is a skill that will be useful throughout life.
I worked in marketing researc…
What are some of the ways you might employ GPS in your classroom?
There is an organization in Franklin County (I think it is called The Ben Franklin Society) that is interested in marking all of the historic locations within the county. It would be…
Hi Jessica,
To answer your question, yes! I think there needs to be a change. At least in my district, once the student gets to high school, education turns into a game of catch-up. When I started teaching, I tried to link my class curriculum to kn…
That is awesome! I would love to see that. Someone posted a world map on voicethread and invited everyone to mark where they are from and describe the area. I thought that was a neat project idea.
Google Earth
One thing that seems to confuse my students year after year is the fact that land may not change, but the borders and country names can and do change. Wars, natural disasters, border disputes, genocide, imperialism – and history all le…
How are geographic technologies used in Education?
How does the use of GPS/GIS contribute to the development of higher-order thinking skills?
One activity that my students enjoy each year is when we design and plan our own cities. If we had GIS sof…
"Fifty, nifty United States from thirteen original colonies..."
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