World Mapper

I'm reading Don Tapscott's Grown Up Digital which is, by the way, an amazing read so far. But one of the maps in the book is from a source called World Mapper . I'm sure others have seen the site before, but it is amazing to me. It's a collection of maps that can are resized according to different categories such as land mass, distribution of wealth, internet usage, and the like. There are animated maps as well. It's a fun site to explore and would be a great resource in all different types of classes.

Colonial and Revolutionary America

Open Culture has pointed out another internet gem -- this time a free course on Colonial and Revolutionary America through Stanford University's ITunes University section. It's taught by Jack Rackove, a Puliter-Prize winning historian.

Using Google Maps in the Classroom

Speaking of History has a post about a project that used Google Maps to examine the role of Liberty, Missouri in the Gold Rush.