GPS vs. Smart Phone

Part 2!

Click the GPS vs. Smart Phone 2 in the links section to read the blog. Were you surprised?

How has Your Spatial Thinking Changed?

At the beginning of the semester we played Sequence utilizing strategies that you believed could let you win the game every time. Now you are playing the game again. What have you noticed about your spatial thinking as result of the activities we have experienced in class?

GPS vs. Smart Phone

Interesting research regarding GPS. What do you think?

http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/gisedcom/archive/2011/04/15/gps-vs-smartphone-part-1-of-2.aspx

Brainstorm Ideas for a Project

Read the information on the link below then brainstorm and record some ideas for a class project.

http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/gisedcom/archive/2011/04/01/what-should-i-do-for-my-gis-project.aspx

GPS Article Review

Post your GPS article review here.

Japan Earthquake

Visit the Japan Earthquake link and record your thoughts of what you observed.

New Zealand Earthquake Map

What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a live open source map available for people to report information? How could this help or hurt emergency personnel?

How did you Describe That?

Today you described a figure to a partner for them to draw. Describe your strategy for describing the figure. Was your strategy successful, why or why not?

Sequence Strategy

Describe you strategy to win the Sequence game every time. Did your strategy work? Why or why not?

Optical Illusions

We spent some time looking at and describing optical illusions. Then we compared our descriptions with a classmate's description. What did you learn about space, other people's view and our own way of seeing the world?