USGS Historical Maps
Every once in a while we run across a MEGA resource for you to use in your classroom. The link to the article below by Cheryl O’Brien will unlock an entire archive of historical maps to integrate into your lessons. “Historical maps can be the last piece...Where Are the Spoiled Cats?
Since Cougar’s now in charge of our fun links, she decided to share a great article and map that shows where the (other) spoiled cats are. Be sure to follow the link to learn how this map was created and interact with the map to explore your area. “More...Super Tuesdays: NBC Politics iOS App
A very useful app for following the upcoming elections has been developed by the group at Method for NBC. We actually discovered this app through a web developer and design site (Dexigner), and were impressed by the way they visually organized and presented data. It...MyCOE Global Connections and Exchange Program
At the IGC (International Geography Conference) this summer we learned about the MyCOE Global Connections and Exchange Program from our friend and colleague, Niem Huynh from the Association of American Geographers. She was kind enough to send us information on their...Apps We Love: Geocaching
We attended GSA’s first ever Mega EarthCaching event in Maine this summer and had a wonderful time (check out the pictures here). Ever since then we’ve had geocaching on the brain! When selecting our app this week, we were surprised to find we...Incredible Optics Gallery
I’m a long time subscriber to Wired and am addicted to their rich science and technology content. While perusing the Wired Science blog recently we discovered a collection of stunning optic photos and wanted to share them with you. Below are excerpts from the...Impact on Jupiter
Did you see what happened on Jupiter this week? An amateur astronomer caught the impact on video as he was scanning the skies. Just another example of the power of the citizen science movement. Below is an article about the event by science writer Alan Boyle....Super Tuesdays: Map the Vote
To kick off our Super Tuesday resources, we selected a superb article and links written by our friend and colleague, Charlie Fitzpatrick from ESRI. We hope this will help your students connect geography to their every day lives. “Two simple questions comprise a...Super Tuesdays
We will be publishing a link to a map resource that relates to the upcoming elections every Tuesday through election day, November 6th, 2012. We came up with this program to provide a weekly resource for your students to explore to spark a conversation on how...