Re: [school-discuss] geography software

["Dr. Rich Wallace" <drwallace@alicebot.org>]

The ALICE A.I. chat bot knows the answers to many simple geography
questions such as, "Where is Brazil?" and "What is the capital of the
Netherlands?"

http://www.pandorabots.com/pandora/talk?botid=f5d922d97e345aa1

> Greetings,
>
> I have a teacher in a middle school looking for something to help teach
> geography to her students. The stuff in seul/edu looks to be too
> advanced for a middle school level (7-8th grade), and I haven't found
> anything relevant elsewhere. I'm thinking along the lines of
> north/south/east/west coordination, maybe US states/capitals, prominent
> US geographical features (mountain ranges, etc), use of
> latitude/longitude. I could make use of programs the students could use,
>  or programs that generate material the teacher can use in class. For
> that matter, even relevant websites may be of use (she flipped when I
> showed her the links built into KStars for astronomy :) ).
>
> I know it's not much to go on. Anything y'all can come up with would be
> much appreciated. The machines are low-end (P1/P-II) linux boxes, but
> there are also Mac and Windows machines nearby that the instructor could
>  use. Even hardware-intensive software is okay- we'll eventually have
> better hardware.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Jake


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