MOOC: Skills for the Digital Earth

MOOC: Skills for the Digital Earth

The “Skills for the Digital Earth” MOOC (massively open online course) is appropriate for GIS newbies and also includes more advanced modules for those seasoned GISers. This MOOC is offered by Elmhurst College and sponsored by the GeoTech Center. FREE...
Visit the Winter Weather Center Online

Visit the Winter Weather Center Online

AccuWeather has generated an incredible collection of maps ans stories about our severe winter weather this year. Here are some of our favorite resources from their list: Greatest Great Lakes Ice Coverage Since 1979 Cold Breaks Long-Standing March Record Lows Current...
How GPS Units Actually Work

How GPS Units Actually Work

At GISetc, we work with GPS units, a lot! We looked online for a video that explained how they work for a student and found this excellent animation from Brainpop. Enjoy! At GISetc.com we curate and bring you the best geography and science resources from the web. We...
Stargazing Gallery: February 2014

Stargazing Gallery: February 2014

Space.com is a wonderful resource for monthly photos, maps and articles about what to look for in our night skies. Click here for the February 2014 gallery which has the complete overview. They also have excellent expanded articles about some of the upcoming...
Black History Month Resources

Black History Month Resources

In our search for the best online geography resources for Black History month, we discovered National Geographic’s collection of maps and content. Explore 45 links – everything from activities to articles and maps to videos. Here are some of our favorites:...
Mapping The 2014 Sochi Torch Relay

Mapping The 2014 Sochi Torch Relay

Are you following the torch? The 2014 Winter Olympics are opening in February and the Olympic torch is well on it’s journey to Sochi. When we were researching the torch’s journey, we ran across a beautifully written article on The Aside Blog that perfectly...
Winter Storms of January 2014

Winter Storms of January 2014

This has been a cold January across America. We have had weather on the brain as we’ve been bundling up & staying warm. We ran across this stunning picture of the U.S. east coast from the blizzard that hit in early January and were awed by the extent of the...