Happy GIS Day from GISetc
To celebrate GIS Day, we want to highlight three things that make us happy: 1. We have launched a new section on our website – MAP PORTALS! Through these portals discover rich free resources of map data in earth sciences, agriculture, English and language arts...Super Tuesdays: Swing Votes – How States Have Shifted Over the Years
Explore one of the cooler interactive graphics we’ve shared in a while! Follow 60 years of voting history. This graph provides an amazing historical perspective on how states have shifted over past elections. Each wavy stripe represents a state. Scroll over each...Superstorm Sandy: Interactive Before and After Images
Our thoughts and prayers are still with the East Coast as they face monumental reconstruction from devastating hurricane Sandy. These images compiled by ABC news show the scope of the destruction and can be used to illustrate the theme of change-over-time-and-space to...Apps We Love: 205 National Anthems, Maps, Flags, Facts
After a week of watching news and politics we looked for a “patriotic app” to share. What we found exceeded our expectations – patriotism for EVERYONE! We found an app with a comprehensive collection of 205 national anthems, maps, flags, facts and...Planning Ahead: Building a Map & the Mayflower
With the holidays quickly approaching, we wanted to share a Thanksgiving lesson idea early enough for you to implement it in your classroom. The link to the lesson we’re highlighting is for an elementary classroom – but use your imagination and think about...Mapping External Data via ArcGIS Online
We are friends with and big fans of Charlie Fitzpatrick from Esri. Today, we are sharing one of his great tips on how to create maps that can help students recognize and understand data through maps. Be sure to follow the link at the end of this excerpt to read his...Super Tuesdays: Get Real Time Election Result Maps Tonight
Election day is finally here. We exercised our right to vote (and we never exercise…it was exhausting! LOL) and we hope you voted too! Our resource today is POLITICO. Have your students visit that website tonight to follow real time maps with election results...Why We Fall Back
So thankful for that extra hour of sleep this past weekend as daylight savings turned back our clocks. In honor of falling back we wanted to share an excerpt from an excellent article about the history of, as well as the pros and cons of daylight savings time. How...Apps We Love: Around Me
AroundMe quickly identifies your position and allows you to choose the nearest bank, gas station, hospital, hotel, movie theater, restaurant, supermarket, and taxi. It shows you a complete list of all the businesses in the category you have tapped on along with the...