Abstract
GIS4schools: A Modern Approach in GIS Education
Track: User Presentations - Teaching
Authors: Timo Demharter, Ulrich Michel
The project "GIS4schools" is located at the University of Education in Heidelberg, Germany. The goal is to develop intuitive and well-designed web-applications for schools in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The use of curriculum relevant topics and the scientific exchange with the GIS-Station, an institution for training students, trainees and teachers, sets this project apart from any other. GIS is utilized as a tool to communicate academic content. "GIS4schools", which is funded by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for Science, Research and the Arts and ESRI, is also about the development of applications and services which can be reached via different platforms like mobile devices and Desktop solutions. Several schools support the development of these applications by testing them in class. After the first stage of the project, teachers and students evaluate the applications and the corresponding teaching materials. Based on their feedback we adjust the apps and the teaching materials.