Maps101 Blog – News Highlights of 2011.

Posted on December 15, 2011 by RB

Following hot on the heels of the Google Zeitgeist, here are the highlights of 2011 as told in the Maps101 Blog – Tunisian protests lead to a change of  Government - http://maps101blog.com/2011/01/25/tunisia-a-sign-to-the-region/ 21st Anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s freedom - http://maps101blog.com/2011/02/10/on-this-day-2111990-nelson-mandela-freed/ Japan hit by huge earthquake & Tsunami - http://maps101blog.com/2011/03/11/huge-earthquake-sends-tsunami-waves-across-the-pacific-ocean/ 2 Corpse Flowers in rare blooming event - http://maps101blog.com/2011/04/27/a-pretty-big-stink/ How [...]

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Now available – Maps101 News Network and Free Demo Site

Posted on December 7, 2011 by RB

Maps101 Blog readers will have noticed a rather quieter blog than usual recently. That’s because we have been working on a new way to link our blog articles and Maps101 content. To make the most of the great resources within Maps101, many teachers in the Social Studies and Science arenas like to take real world, [...]

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Maps101: K-12 Schools can visualize,compare 2010 Census Data with interactive maps.

Posted on September 7, 2011 by RB

Maps101 now includes an interactive Bing Map featuring 2010 Census Data. This 2010 Census Data Map is a great tool for K-12 Teachers to use in the classroom teaching Geography, History, Earth Science, Civics and more using the online classroom resource.

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Don’t Miss Maps101′s Dr Neal Lineback Live with NCGE

Posted on June 1, 2011 by RB

Dr Neal Lineback will be talking live about his weekly Geography in the News column presented by Maps101. This is a great opportunity to hear the passion and experience that he puts into each and every edition of GITN, and perfect for professional development.

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Maps101 Upgrade: Morning of Friday May 6th 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by RB

This Friday will see Maps101 move to a new internet platform which will enable us to provide greater reliability and much larger quantities of more sophisticated support materials.

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Celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Stephanie

Today is the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day. International Women’s day is a global celebration of women. The celebration of women is recognized differently all over the world and ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women for causes and achievements from the past, present and future.

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175 Years of Texas Independence!

Posted on March 2, 2011 by RB

Today we celebrate a special anniversary for the state of Texas!

On March second, 175 years ago, Texas declared its independence from Mexico and became the Republic of Texas.

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A date which will live in infamy

Posted on December 7, 2010 by RB

December 7th is the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a shocking attack on US soil that pushed the superpower into World War II almost 70 years ago.

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Christmas around the globe Pt 2: Finland

Posted on December 3, 2010 by RB

The Christmas traditions of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland) have their roots in old Viking festivities, who would celebrate the winter solstice (December 21st). The Fins also celebrated an ‘end of harvest’ festival in November called Kekri, which was incorporated into the holiday season when Christianity arrived in the 12th Century.

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Award Winning! – Maps101 Bing Explorer

Posted on September 14, 2010 by RB

Maps101′s Bing Explorer was last night awarded ‘Gold’ in the International Map Trade Association industry awards. The program, which uses Microsoft’s Bing Maps to locate and display Maps101 content for different parts of the world, received the highest commendation in the ‘Best Use of Technology’ category. Maps101 Explorer was introduced earlier this year and enables [...]

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