Archive for the 'The Geoweb' Category
GIS and Geographic Inquiry
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Great resource from eSchoolNews Though GIS technology appears in the National Geography Standards, teachers in earth, environmental, biological, and general science also are incorporating geospatial technologies into their lessons. The growing use of these tools in an array of social studies and STEM subjects supports authentic, problem-based instruction, helping students tackle real social and environmental [...]
Gigapans in Google Earth
Sunday, April 5th, 2009A few days ago I wrote a post on my photoblog about my first gigapan photo. It is a lousy shot, but enough to get me started on learning the process. Today I was on the gigapan site, and decided that I would use their tools to geotag my photo in Google Earth. This site [...]
John Rappold and the Mystery of the Old Hollywood Location
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009Note: I thought this might be a decent way to show some Internet Research methods. In 2010 I’m planning on taking a two-week road trip to the Southwestern United States. The two prime sites I want to visit are Monument Valley on the border of Utah and Arizona; and Lone Pine/Alabama Hills in California. If [...]
Google Earth Tour Feature
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009Beginning with Google Earth V5, users have the ability to view and create animated/multimedia tours that include narration from within the software. The great team at ilovemoutains.org have put together an Appalachian Mountaintop Removal tour that demonstrates the vast area that a strip mining site requires, and the steps involved with mining the coal. Download [...]
New flickr Geo Feature – “nearby”
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Here’s a small, but nifty new Flickr feature for geotaggers and map viewers called nearby. To use it follow these simple steps: Go to flickr, find a geotagged photo and click the map link located near the bottom of the right column. The following window will open: At the bottom of this window, click the [...]
Two New Web Pages
Monday, September 29th, 2008This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the SCOCA Conference. I decided I would redesign the conference web site, mainly as a test to gauge user reaction to new features I want to add when I redesign the entire SCOCA web. As a regular reader of this blog, you can preview the new conference site [...]
GIS and Geographic Inquiry
Thursday, September 4th, 2008GIS and Geographic Inquiry This is a nice resource from eSchoolNews. Lots of cool ideas. “When most people hear of geospatial technologies such as geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), and remote sensing (RS) tools, they often think about car navigational systems or mapping tools. But these applications can be used as learning [...]
Sony Picture Motion Browser 3.0
Thursday, July 31st, 2008PMB (Picture Motion Browser) Update Program If you have Sony’s Picture motion Browser either for your camera/camcorder or with the Sony GPS-CS1 Photo tracker, check out the above update. New features include: Upload function for network services Images can be uploaded from PMB to a photo/video sharing website. Labeling / Rating function Labels and ratings [...]
Use flickr Photo Notes on Your Own Site
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Place your mouse over the photo below, and then move over the squares to see the photo notes: Photo with notes <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrappold/2476575869/” mce_href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrappold/2476575869/”><img src=”http://static.flickr.com/2326/2476575869_079d208bca.jpg” mce_src=”http://static.flickr.com/2326/2476575869_079d208bca.jpg” /></a> This has great potential in Geography classes for detailing geographic features, or in History classes for either noting details in an historical photograph or to point out features [...]
Google LatLong: Extra! Extra! Discover the world’s news in Google Earth
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Google LatLong: Extra! Extra! Discover the world’s news in Google Earth . Wow. Don’t these guys ever stop? This is a great feature for classroom use for students to see on a map where a story takes place. Tags: googlemaps, geography, social studies, geoweb, k-12
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