Author: Barbaree

GIS Day is upon us tomorrow November 15th. This day coincides with National Geography Awareness Week. For all the educators our there, the resources are bountiful.Some great ones are listed here:ESRIhttp://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/education/gaw.html http://www.gisday.com Googlehttp://www.google.com/educators/gaw.html National Geographic’s Mapmachinehttp://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/index.html My Wonderful World (.org)http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/mywonderfulworld/docs/ http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more

Text Mapping Project-another excellent tool for literacyhttp://www.textmapping.org/overview.html Google for Educatorshttp://www.google.com/educators/index.html http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more

Last day of the conference ends on a high note. I attended the Literacy Task Force discussion. This group of dedicated geography/literacy teachers is moving forward to further awareness and integration of literacy elements in other curricular areas. As a former English Language Arts teacher myself, I’m excited about being involved with this part of… Read more

You cannot help being impressed with views like this one. Much like the Grand Canyon in AZ, you can’t take a bad picture here. http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more

A special thanks to those folks who attended our session! Shannon and I hope you found it helpful. After seeing Shannon off to her next journey, the UK…I headed off to an ESRI session. Ann Johnson did a great job showing us how to use ArcGlobe, Spatial Analyst and ArcScene to give a 3D view… Read more

One more thought…you just gotta checkout the latest from our friends at ESRI…ArcWeb Explorer! Zowie it’s cool!http://www.arcwebservices.com/awx/index.jsp http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more

WOWZA! If you are an educator, then this conference is for YOU! The sharing of ideas is the number one focus of this group of dedicated folks…sure they love geography, but there’s geography in everything, RIGHT! After last night’s reception, where I met some fantastic folks, today brought sessions and exhibits a plenty. My conference… Read more

Next week, I’m headed west to Lake Tahoe, NV for the National Council for Geographic Education Conference. I’ll relay here my experiences as well as any resources that I find for the GIS in Education community. This conference is a boost in the arm for educators and those who support geographic education. The ideas and… Read more

What other GIS resources are available to me as an educator? by Shannon H. White, Ph.D. Courses and other training Colleges, universities and community colleges Many educational institutions offer courses in GIS. There are few courses designed for educators and integration of GIS in the K-16 setting. Check with your local college, university and community… Read more

Great information at http://www.netsquirrel.com http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more