Category: lessons
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42 ideas to include GIS in Education
Fresh from our presentation at the Esri EdUC 2015 with a salute to Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Shannon White and I present 42 ideas and resources that may help educators and geomentors in their quest to integrate GIS, GPS and geography into education, inside and outside. bring a map of the school to examine and interpret map… Read more
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GIS: Your Spatial “Swiss Army Knife”
Educators need a multi-functional tool that can help teach, repair and assist exploration…a “swiss army knife” kind of educational gadget that can allow students to explore, yet gives teachers the necessary substance in required curriculum and high-stakes testing environments. And, hey… it’s just fun (always an appealing characteristic to wrangly middle schoolers)! I often read… Read more
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An English Teacher’s Guide to Mapping: Part 3 of 4
The next installment is in! Have a look at the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lig70Y-ZqOY&list=FL6MOEPeLgU4e7KBGvvyJA8Q&index=1&feature=plpp_video One more video coming your way next week! http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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An English Teacher’s Guide to Mapping: Part 2 of 4, Context & Setting
Check out the latest installment in the English Teacher’s Guide to Mapping video series on YouTube! This video focuses on teaching context and setting using geospatial tools! http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more