GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography
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Technology and maps (all types) play an integral role in the teaching of Geography - from apps to stand alone GIS programs.
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World Map

World Map | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
MapsofWorld.com provides free World map, high resolution digital map of the World, vector World maps & World Atlas for iPad, iPhone & Android phones. Maps of continents, countries and cities for students, teachers & travelers alike.
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Human activities are changing the face of the earth

Human activities are changing the face of the earth | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
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Series of 12 maps for which change over time can be seen from the images. A variety of landscapes are used.

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Information Is Beautiful | The True Size Of Africa

Information Is Beautiful | The True Size Of Africa | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
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Stratocam: Google Earth Imagery

Stratocam: Google Earth Imagery | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc. (GTAV)'s insight:

Aerial photography via Google Earth screen shots.

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Google Earth Fractals

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Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc. (GTAV)'s insight:

Gallery of fractal patterns found while exploring the planet with Google Earth. Each is provided with a KMZ file so the reader can explore the region for themselves. 

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Help! I’m new to using an ipad!

Help! I’m new to using an ipad! | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
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How to Restore Deleted Apps on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Easy Way

How to Restore Deleted Apps on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Easy Way | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Deleted an app accidentally? Here is how you can recover and re-install deleted apps on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Apple has made it pretty easy to re-downloading accidentally deleted apps without paying for them again.
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What Is Geocaching?

Learn about the high-tech treasure hunting game being played around the world by adventure seekers! Learn more at http://www.geocaching.com Subscribe to this...
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Life with Moore Babies: Our Place in the World

Life with Moore Babies: Our Place in the World | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc. (GTAV)'s insight:

Great activity for students to get an idea of place and how 'their place' fits into everything else.

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Create QR Codes for GPS Coordinates to Create Scavenger Hunts

Create QR Codes for GPS Coordinates to Create Scavenger Hunts | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
QR Droid is my favorite free QR code reader for Android devices. QR Droid website offers a free QR code generator that makes it very easy to create a QR code for just about anything. This weekend I...
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What is GIS?

A brief introduction to what geographic systems are.
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West Wing - Why are we changing maps?

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From West Wing Season 2 - Episode 16 "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail"


It's "Big Block of Cheese" Day, which means that Leo sends grumbling staffers to meet with organizations who are not usually heard from at the White House. C.J.'s assignment is the Cartographers for Social Equality.

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What is Remote Sensing?

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Four minute video to answer the question:

"What is Remote Sensing and how it is used to study our planet?"

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Top 9 Mindmapping and Brainstorming Apps for the iPad

Top 9 Mindmapping and Brainstorming Apps for the iPad | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Top 9 Mindmapping and Brainstorming Apps teachers can use to create diagrams and charts, to use to create mind maps and to brainstorm ideas.
Tony Hall's curator insight, February 4, 2013 10:30 PM

Useful tools or not? Love to hear what others are thinking about these or other tools.