Geography and all that Jazz

I wonder whether anyone I know is heading to America to see this event... A good swathe of the country will be heading to areas along a long strip of land stretching across the country, where they will be able to see a total eclipse on August the 21st... It may well be the chance of a lifetime for many to see such an event. There's a fantastic ESRI StoryMap made by Mike Zeiler of ESRI below, which tells you all you need to know about eclipses, and this one in particular...

Geographical Association and ESRI (UK) announce sponsorship agreement Leading organisations join forces to help schools introduce GIS into lessons 23 March 2010 - The Geographical Association (GA), the geography subject association, and ESRI (UK), the UK’s leading GIS software provider, today announce that ESRI (UK) has become the GA’s first corporate member and strategic partner. This new partnership brings together ESRI (UK)’s expertise in GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and the GA’s understanding of the learning and teaching of geography. With GIS now a compulsory part of the national curriculum, the organisations will combine forces to help teachers respond to the curriculum changes and introduce GIS into geography lessons. The signing of this first partnership agreement is a new departure for the GA. With funding in place for the next three years the GA can plan ahead, working with ESRI (UK) to introduce the power of GIS technology to schools as part of its mission of ...

Those people who are concerned about the new requirement to teach about GIS in the new KS3 curriculum should visit the ESRI site for plenty of materials. First of all is a powerpoint which explains ALL ABOUT GIS Another page has links to a load of resources , including an interactive movie outlining the connections that you have with GIS through the day. Check these resources out !