Barbaree Duke: Incorporating geospatial technologies and geography into traditional subjects.

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  • 42 ideas to include GIS in Education

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     Fresh from our presentation at the Esri EdUC 2015 with a salute to Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Shannon White and I present 42 ideas and resources that may help educators and geomentors in their quest to integrate GIS, GPS and geography into education, inside and outside.   bring a map of the school to examine and interpret map… Read more

  • Common Core Reading & StoryMap

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     I’ve tied the reading standards to story maps to give students an unique opportunity to engage with the standards. There is one activity for each main standard. Central Ideas Compare Approaches Read and Comprehend Delineate and Evaluate Developing Ideas Inferences and Evidence Integrate and Evaluate Interpret and Analyze Point of View and Purpose Structure and… Read more

  • The Great Watermelon Conundrum of 1978

    The Great Watermelon Conundrum of 1978

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     Summers were great fun in the deep south! Afternoon stiflingly sticky heat was often quenched with the timely arrival of the ice cream truck as you hear “The Entertainer” tune from far away…plenty of time to plead with Mom for 50 cents! Often those summers included family journeys to the lake house or our family farm.  My Popie, my… Read more

  • Creativity: The Road to Curiosity

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    After reading a blog post at the Esri Education Community today, I offer my thoughts to the question, “Is curiosity cool again?” Curiosity, much like critical thinking and analysis, is an elusive quality…tough to teach and challenging to elicit from teenagers.  I’m not sure that curiosity became “less than cool,” or if we stopped allowing opportunities… Read more

  • Telling Your Story with Confidence

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    How many people feel like they aren’t good writers?  “English isn’t MY subject!”   “Do I have to write it in a sentence?”  “Couldn’t I just tell you about it!”   “I hate writing!”   It’s quite common for people to struggle with communicating their stories, opinions and research in written words and then translate… Read more

  • Q & A: Adding Charts and Graphs to My Layout

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    Question: How can my students add graphs and charts to their layouts in ArcGIS 9.3? Answer: Adding Charts and Graphs to an ArcGIS (9.x) Layout 1.       1. Create the Graph a.       Click the Tools menu, select Graphs, select Create. b.      There are two customization screens.  On the first one you primarily select the information… Read more

  • Nice Math Resource!

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    Algebra 1 – Solving Rational Equations – The Official Thinkwell Blog http://blog.thinkwell.com/2010/10/algebra-1-solving-rational-equations.html http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more

  • Hurricane Tracker

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    Hurricane Tracker – Weather – msnbc.com http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more

  • GeoCool: Exploring with GeoTechnologies

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    Curious about geospatial technologies, this article gives a good place to start! Learning and Leading – September/October 2010 – Page 28-29 http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more

  • PAPER AIRPLANE LESSON PLAN 2010 | ONE FOOT IN REALITY

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    What a great idea for you English Language Arts teachers! That’s right, ENGLISH! Hook them with permission to build paper airplanes and fly them in class! PAPER AIRPLANE LESSON PLAN 2010 | ONE FOOT IN REALITY http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more