Some great food for thought for those of you who enjoy Death by Power Point!
Archives for August 28, 2009
Finally, another 7 Cool things!
Yes indeed, it’s been some time since I’ve shared my 7 cool things… and so, by popular request, another edition of 7 Cool things that I’d like to share with my readers… enjoy!
1. iPhone App of the day – WHERE is a fabulous app that is always listed in the Top Free apps in the iTunes store. I’m pleased to say I was a fan long before the app hit the iPhone platform as it was a staple on the deck of my Nokia N95 8GB, Where enables users to access local information albeit in a location-aware context. Use the app (and supporting widgets) to locate a Starbucks nearby, find the cheapest gas (think GasBuddy), read local news stories, and have the local weather at your fingertips. Search “WHERE” in the App store or jump to http://www.ulocate.com/ for corporate information
Encouraging GIS and Geo Education in Schools – some fine lesson plans
I really dig how ESRI serves up so much great EDU material just for the taking… really, apart from a school maybe having a lack of hardware, there’s really no reason why any high school geography class (or club) can’t get up and running with a GIS and do some really fun lessons. Case in point, Joe Kerski from the ESRI EDU team in Boulder, CO has just today reminded us via Twitter (see @josephkerski) about an interesting lesson available where students use GIS (perhaps the free ArcGIS Explorer or an affordable or Free ArcGIS EDU license) to select wind farm site locations in Colorado – check out the lesson HERE and maybe think about downloading a lesson or two for yourself to share with the kids som time – you could be on your way to becoming a GeoMentor
