Wednesday, January 30, 2008

New Book, Digital Geography-Geospatial Technologies in the Social Studies Classroom


Digital Geography - Geospatial Technologies in the Social Studies Classroom
Edited by:Andrew J. Milson, University of North Texas and
Marsha Alibrandi, Fairfield University

You can order directly from the publisher at http://www.infoagepub.com/products/content/p473c94ace3ef3.php Alternatively, it is also available on Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Geography-Geo-spatial-Technologies-International/dp/1593116721/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201640376&sr=8-1

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Great Spatial Thinking Article

My friend, Dr. Joseph Kerski, has penned a nice article on spatial thinking in the latest issue of ArcWatch from ESRI. This issue has come to the forefront in recent years, but I believe is at the core of education, regardless of the subject. We need to create communities of thinkers. Thinking happens for students when they see connections and purpose in their world. Have a look at Joseph's article and send along comments for discussion.

http://www.esri.com/news/arcwatch/0108/spatial-thinking.html

Well done Joseph!



Wednesday, January 23, 2008

New Design, New Lessons Available, Next Conference

NEW DESIGN
My website has adopted a new design. I hope you find it helpful. I'll be added RSS feeds and other features soon.
http://www.barbareeduke.com/

NEW LESSONS...go get 'em!
My work with the good folks at JMU is available at http://www.isat.jmu.edu/stem/curriculum.html. The latest lessons use the 2002 agricultural census data: "Survivor: The Agricultural Challenge" and "Can You Grow Money?" Coming soon: Invasions: Attack of the Plants and Attack of the Animals!

NEXT CONFERENCE...come see me!
I'll be in Dallas, TX at the end of February at GeoTech 2008. http://www.bdhs.org/geotech I'll be talking about updates in Literature Latitudes and utilizing geospatial technology in English Language Arts classes.