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The Productive Scholar: Ben Johnston on using maps in teaching.

Posted on April 23, 2012 by John LeMasney

Thursday, Thursday, April 19, 12:00 noon, Frist Mul­ti­pur­pose Room A Using Maps in Teach­ing with Ben John­ston In this ses­sion we will inves­ti­gate the use of Google Maps and Google Earth as a teach­ing  tool. Google Maps have become so com­mon on the Inter­net … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Interactive Maps with Data About the United States

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Angel Brady

National Atlas.gov is a place where you can find maps from dif­fer­ent time peri­ods. Along with the maps, you can add dif­fer­ent amounts of data to see visual rep­re­sen­ta­tions on the map. The map is inter­ac­tive and at times gives … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Five Map Sites to View the World

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Angel Brady

I recently found this post on the Mash­able site about 5 map sites that can allow you to view all over the world. Some have 3D pic­tures, some have video. These are great sites to use in the class­room to … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Google Maps Now Has Earth View

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Angel Brady

If you use Google maps and you like the 3D look and fly­ing capa­bil­i­ties of Google Earth, you can now have the 3D look of Google Earth in your Google Maps. It makes it easy to switch between the two … Con­tinue read­ing →

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View Historical Imagery in Google Earth

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Angel Brady

Google Earth (ver­sion 5) allows for you to view  his­tor­i­cal images over a period time for cer­tain places. Some places allow for you to view images from World War II and com­pare the area before and after an attack on … Con­tinue read­ing →

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