Abstract

Gaining Student Excitement in GIS with ArcGIS Explorer Online
Track: Education and Training
Authors: Will Davis

GIS Day for the past few years has been a collaborative effort in the effective use of ArcGIS Explorer Online which is now the tool of choice to finally ignite the fire of student interest. The presentation highlights the materials, methods, and techniques utilized to gain the attention of key district administrators and teachers to allow us in the classroom. The presentation also solicits the unbridled support of teachers of various class types with the opportunity to provide the hands-on learning of GIS with desktop and tablet computers. Ms. Diane Reid-Goolsby a 6th grade middle school geography teacher at Tavares Middle School said it best when she told our presenters that she had "rarely seen 100% engagement in any lesson activity as she has with ArcGIS Explorer Online. It was a GREAT success" and trust it can be a great success story for many others for their GIS Day event.