Category: GIS
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Great Spatial Thinking Article
My friend, Dr. Joseph Kerski, has penned a nice article on spatial thinking in the latest issue of ArcWatch from ESRI. This issue has come to the forefront in recent years, but I believe is at the core of education, regardless of the subject. We need to create communities of thinkers. Thinking happens for students… Read more
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ESRI User Conference 2007: DAY 2
Day 2 for me started with Environmental Learning projects. The folks at Science Approach (http://www.science-approach.com/) shared their work with CIPE, Ocean Explorers and the Teams. Check out their work at http://www.exploreoceans.org/Team. They were followed by Lauren Young from Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi who shared her Master’s project work. She’s created lessons and experiences for… Read more
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ESRI User Conference 2007: DAY 1
It’s another great trip to San Diego, CA this year!Day 1: We started with great presentations by the ESRI staff on the latest and greatest with their efforts. Ann told us that the licenses will include more extensions. ArcGIS online is a great resource: http://services.arcgisonline.com/. The folks from the ESRI Mapping Center shared their new… Read more
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Shannon’s List of Resources
A *.pdf of this document is available for download at http://www.barbareeduke.com/resources.htm What other GIS resources are available to me as an educator?by Shannon H. White, Ph.D. Courses and other trainingColleges, universities and community collegesMany educational institutions offer courses in GIS. There are few courses designed for educators and integration of GIS in the K-16 setting.… Read more