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Current Event Connection, Geography In the News

Geography of Happiness

GEOGRAPHY The Saddest Tweeters Live in Texas Researchers analyzed ten million tweets to map happiness in the U.S. Congrats, Napa. Buck up, Beaumont. Discussion Ideas: In their academic study, researchers analyzed individual words used in tweets across the nation. Can students list some “positive” and “negative” words? How do those words match up with the words researchers analyzed? Most positive: laughter, happiness, love, happy, laughed, … Continue reading Geography of Happiness

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Geography Awareness Week, Take Action

Help GAW Go Viral!

Happy Tuesday of Geography Awareness Week, everyone! Last week we told y’all to update your Twitter and Facebook accounts today with your latitude and longitude… so help GAW go viral and hop to it! Here’s how: On Twitter, copy and paste the following message (make sure to insert your own lat/long!) to your status: My lat/long is 38.9, -77.0…what’s urs? RT w/ your lat/long, and … Continue reading Help GAW Go Viral!

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Geography Awareness Week

How to Update your Twitter and Facebook Accounts

  In our “Top 10 Ways to Celebrate Geography Awareness Week” post, we asked you to update your Facebook and Twitter accounts on Tuesday November 17th. Here’s how: On Twitter, copy and paste the following message (make sure to insert your own lat/long!) to your status: My lat/long is 38.9, -77.0…what’s urs? RT w/ your lat/long, and celebrate Geography Week with @lovegeography! findlatitudeandlongitude.com   On … Continue reading How to Update your Twitter and Facebook Accounts

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Classroom Ideas

Meet Summer Intern Kirsten Dobson!

Hi guys, My name’s Kirsten and I’m the new public engagement intern here at My Wonderful World for the summer!  I can’t wait to experience all that the National Geographic Society has to offer. In particular, I’m ready to play my role advocating geography and its importance in education and in understanding the world around us! Last summer I worked with the American Chemical Society’s … Continue reading Meet Summer Intern Kirsten Dobson!

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