Google Maps has been out for 10 years now. Digital maps…starting with Mapquest has been out since 1996Â (technically 1993 but mapquest was the first main stream map most people remember). For those of you keeping track that puts us almost 20 years into the digital mapping word. 20 years we have been using digital maps and yet for some reason […]
Replacing Skills
I haven’t been blogging here much as my time has been spent working with teachers in their schools, Learning2 and COETAIL…which I love! Replace is my new word of choice when talking about the skills of technology. I have done the word dance on this blog. Going from integrate, to embed and now to replace. However, I think it’s just the […]
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I Might Never Use A Paper Map Again
In the middle of completing my month long work/vacation tour of Europe and Asia (as I sit on a plane on my way to Doha), I keep reflecting on the experience that has been these past couple weeks hopping around from London, to Amsterdam, to Switzerland and Ireland and never relying on a paper map. I didn’t have data on […]
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