Author: Barbaree
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GIS Educator – Winter 2008 edition
Check out my latest article in ESRI’s GIS Educator…page 5.http://www.esri.com/library/newsletters/giseducator/gised-winter08.pdf http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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Coastlines Lessons for My World GIS
Great resources, folks! Science Approach’s CoastLines project has posted the My World-based lessons on its NSF-ITEST sponsored Web site: Environmental MonitoringExploring the EvergladesInvisible BoundariesMatter of InchesMonitoring from AfarStorm Water Pollution Environmental Monitoring, Invisible Boundaries, and Storm Water Pollution are My World adaptations of ArcView 3.x lessons developed for the Center for Image Processing inEducation’s Mapping… Read more
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Spatial Happenings in Hannibal, NY
Kudos to Bob Jones and all his supporters in Hannibal, NY! They’ve launched a great effort to integrate spatial thinking into their schools. Check it out!http://www.hannibalcsd.org/spatial/ELA.htm http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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ESRI Education Users Conference 2008 Debriefed
Okay, so it’s been a couple of months since our annual trek to San Diego, but here’s what I saw this year. Here are my highlights…sorry for the delay! From the Education Team at the opening Plenary Session:The Community Atlas Program is still alive and well.There are some cool things happening with the ESRI Development… Read more
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New Collection of GIS Lessons
We’re happy to announce the publication of the Rural STEM GIS activity collection for AEJEE and ArcGIS. This collection of 12 activities (authored by Barbaree Ash Duke, edited by me and classroom tested by teachers around the country) focuses on middle school science and social studies. Each activity comes with student instructions and worksheet, teacher… Read more
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A Dozen Reasons to Use GIS in Your Classroom
They’re ready! The National Center for Rural STEM Education Outreach-Geospatial Technology has drafted, tested, edited and posted. The lessons as well as a wealth of resources and curricular materials are ready for download. Check out the site: http://www.isat.jmu.edu/stem/curriculum.html GIS lessons are waiting for you! http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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Translating Joined Data Files from ArcMap 9.x to AEJEE
In my curriculum writing for GIS, I often join data files for use in ArcMap 9.x. AEJEE, ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education, is unhappy with these files. However, there are some simple steps to follow so that they work nicely in AEJEE. FIRST, In ArcMap: 1. Join the data files 2. fix the table… Read more
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My Favorite Data Stops
My favorite places to get data for use with classroom activities are:The National Atlas: http://www.nationalatlas.govUSGS: http://seamless.usgs.govNational Historic GIS: http://www.nhgis.org http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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Create Your Own Earth Story with Earth Live
Check out Discovery’s Earth Live. You can view other stories or create your own original with their interactive online tools. http://dsc.discovery.com/guides/discovery-earth-live/discovery-earth-live.html http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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GIS in Education Articles and Resources
The folks at eSchool News teamed up with ESRI to publish a nice collection of online articles. Have a look:http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/gis-and-geographic-inquiry/ http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more