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Abstract
GIS in Schools: What Can Professional Users Do?
Track: K-12 Education and Library Science
Author(s): Christine Voigt, Lyn Malone, Anita Palmer
GIS is the ideal tool for achieving the goals of educational reform that are sweeping the country. GIS engages students in active hands-on learning, fosters critical thinking, involves students in the investigation of relevant real-world issues, employs problem-based learning, and advances technology literacy. This session will introduce GIS users to an exciting new book from Esri Press, Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators. By providing lessons, data, and software, this book gives teachers all the tools they need to bring this powerful technology to their classrooms. For Professional GIS users, Mapping Our World is the ideal tool for building bridges to community schools.
Christine Voigt
Compass Educational Technologies
8507 Falconet Circle
McKinney , TX 75070
USA
Phone: (972) 567-5708
E-mail: clvoigt@attbi.com
Lyn Malone
World Views
53 Riverside Drive
Barrington 02806
USA
Phone: 4012454395
E-mail: lynmaloneb@aol.com
Anita Palmer
GIS Educational Technology Consultants
615 N. 39th St. #304C
Grand Forks 58203
USA
Phone: (701) 792-3312
Fax: (701) 255-4465
E-mail: gisetc@aol.com