Re: [Edu-sig] notes from django con

2009-09-10 Thread kirby urner
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 10:26 PM, kirby urner wrote: << snip >> > Anyway, it's all way cool and math related. GIS is all about > polygons. If you're a math teacher looking for applications, here > they are. But then a school needs strong IT to move into these areas. > Who on faculty wants to t

[Edu-sig] notes from django con

2009-09-09 Thread kirby urner
Some of you may have been peeking at my blogs, where I'm packing in details re DjangoCon, ongoing in Portland. I'm getting a lot of validation for this idea of bringing GIS / GPS closer to the core curriculum (talking high school servers) with all these local data sources about real world concerns