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GIS in Your Classroom: Incorporate Mapping Activities to Increase Real-World Applications

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Julie Erickson

Instructional Designer

Lan Crew Colorado
@fabricandbooks
@fabricandbooks

Julie Erickson is a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Fellow and an MIE Trainer. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and a Master of Information Resources and Library Science from the University of Arizona.

Session description

ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based mapping program freely available to all K-12 schools, and it's a proven method to help students gain technical skills for further education or employment. This session explains GIS and provides background knowledge and analytic skills for tackling local and global challenges through ready-made lessons and more!

Purpose & objective

ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based mapping program freely available to all K12 schools. GIS is a proven method to help students gain 21st century technical skills for further education or employment. It provides the background knowledge and analytic skills for tackling local and global challenges. Learn ways to incorporate this free ArcGIS Online School account into your classroom. We will explore lesson plans provided by ArcGIS, plans created by other educators and more. Bring a laptop to participate in this interactive session.

After attending the session, participants will be able to:
Sign-up for and set-up a free ArcGIS Organizational account for their school
Identify lesson plans that they can use with their students
Identify other learning opportunities to use ArcGIS with their learners, including storymap creations

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Outline

0:00-0:05 Overview of the content
0:05-0:10 Define GIS and why it is important
0:10-0:20 Explore ArcGIS Online through a scavenger hunt / padlet sharing
0:20-0:35 Participate in a GeoInquiry / hands-on
0:35-0:50 Learn how storymaps work /hands-on
0:50-0:55 Next steps and reflection (padlet)
0:55-0:00 Wrap-up and questions

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Supporting research

Thomas R. Baker (2015) GeoInquiries: Maps and Data for Everyone, The Geography Teacher, 12:3, 128-131, DOI: 10.1080/19338341.2015.1119055

Kerski, J.J., Baker, T.R. (2019). Infusing Educational Practice with Web GIS. In: de Miguel González, R., Donert, K., Koutsopoulos, K. (eds) Geospatial Technologies in Geography Education. Key Challenges in Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17783-6_1

“GIS for Schools: Online Maps for Classrooms & Administration.” GIS for Schools | Online Maps for Classrooms & Administration, www.esri.com/en-us/industries/k-12-education/overview?rsource=www.esri.com/en-us/industries/education/schools/educator-support.

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Session specifications

Topic:

Emergent technologies

Grade level:

6-12

Skill level:

Beginner

Audience:

Curriculum/district specialists, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators

Attendee devices:

Devices not needed

Subject area:

Science, Social studies

ISTE Standards:

For Students:
Knowledge Constructor

Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions.

Computational Thinker

Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.

Related exhibitors:

Esri - Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.

GIS in Your Classroom: Incorporate Mapping Activities to Increase Real-World Applications

, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom Lobby, Table 27

Presenters

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