World History
Every year one of the projections we have to teach in the Mercator Map. But it is one to explain that as one moves north or south the continents get bigger. It is another thing all together to drag continental piece, as you can do here, up and down and see them grow or get smaller. Thanks to a Google+ post from Larry Ferlazzo for this tip.
- Force Fitting Technology Into The Classroom
Last week Larry Ferlazzo interviewed me and Susie Boss for his radio show. Ferlazzo is a leading innovator in tech education, a writer for Education Week and a classroom teacher. We discussed the topic of which comes first, technology or content....
- West Wing's Mercator Map Snippet
I know none of our students now know about the West Wing, but I love to show this short clip to my students each year to compare the Peters Projection map with the Mercator projection. Most of our students think Mercator is correct and this video...
- Who Invented Writing?
This is a great, short, Ted Talk on who invented writing. It brings together the Sumerians, Egyptians, Chinese and Mayans and how they independently developed writing. If I haven't convinced you to sign up for Google+, perhaps now you...
- Map Projections
This is why I like this blog. I received it from a reader of it and now get to share this video with you and with my students tomorrow. Above is a three minute clip from the West Wing that explains why the Mercator is not as good a map as...
- Nice Translator
Just two days ago I was talking to an ESOL teacher in my school who had no idea about online translators. I have a number of ESOL kids in my classes and use the translators for essay writing. My thought is that if I am trying to teach the...
World History
Mercator Map Puzzle
- Force Fitting Technology Into The Classroom
Last week Larry Ferlazzo interviewed me and Susie Boss for his radio show. Ferlazzo is a leading innovator in tech education, a writer for Education Week and a classroom teacher. We discussed the topic of which comes first, technology or content....
- West Wing's Mercator Map Snippet
I know none of our students now know about the West Wing, but I love to show this short clip to my students each year to compare the Peters Projection map with the Mercator projection. Most of our students think Mercator is correct and this video...
- Who Invented Writing?
This is a great, short, Ted Talk on who invented writing. It brings together the Sumerians, Egyptians, Chinese and Mayans and how they independently developed writing. If I haven't convinced you to sign up for Google+, perhaps now you...
- Map Projections
This is why I like this blog. I received it from a reader of it and now get to share this video with you and with my students tomorrow. Above is a three minute clip from the West Wing that explains why the Mercator is not as good a map as...
- Nice Translator
Just two days ago I was talking to an ESOL teacher in my school who had no idea about online translators. I have a number of ESOL kids in my classes and use the translators for essay writing. My thought is that if I am trying to teach the...