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USING GIS IN THE CLASSROOM

Introductions

NameAffiliationAny special interest regarding GIS

Geographic Information Systems - Agenda

The Geographic Context of GIS

What is GIS?

Think Geospatial!

Setting Up a ConnectED Account

Explore GIS

Applications

Gallery and Collections

Additional Websites

What is GIS?

Geographic Information System integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing,

managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information

helps you answer questions and solve problems by looking at your data in a way that is quickly understood and easily shared

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What is GIS?

Geographic Information Systems

• Capture Images• Store data• Analyze• Graphic Form• Data Tables

Three Functions That GIS Serves

Data Collection and Management Gather data from existing sources GPS and other sources Maintenance of the data Accessing the data via geographic databases

Analysis Combine geographic data Extract information from the data Answer questions like

What if . . . ? What are the benefits of . . . .? What are land uses of this property . . .?

Display Basic level: maps Interactive maps, changing scales Mobility of maps http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop12028/images/fig51.jpghttp://www.caliper.com/Graphics/Maptitude_Mapping_Software_Screen.png

MAKING ORDEROUT OF OUR COMPLEX WORLD

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What can you do with GIS?

Map Where Things Are

Map QuantitiesMap DensitiesFind What's InsideFind What's NearbyMap Change

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Geospatial Technology Career Pyramid

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GIS in Illinois Curriculum

Identify ways GIS fits into IL Core Curriculum, ISBE Technology Plan Illinois Pathways

We need to make the fit to these plans. How do we do this? What roles does tech play in these plans? Where does GIS fit into the plans? How might we leverage and integrate GIS into

the plans?

GIS Is STEM

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math)

fields require the abilities to collect and analyze data while asking and answering questions based on the

data

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The Geographic Approach

Geography is the science of our world. The Geographic Approach—a new way of thinking and

problem solving that integrates geographic information into how we understand and manage our planet.

Step 1: Ask – Frame a questionStep 2: Acquire – Find dataStep 3: Examine – Examine and

organize the dataStep 4: Analyze – Investigate, evaluate, questionStep 5: Act – Solve problems, make decisions, share the results

Map Skills

Maps Map Skills

Scale Directionality/Orientation Reference System (Grid) Key/Legend – Symbols Selecting Media

Projections Map Reading

Decoding Encoding Creating/designing

Geographic Information Systems

Global Positioning System Remote Sensing and Digital

Imagery

Why GIS? Why not Google Earth?

GIS is based on data tables Attribute Data Allows analysis between layers Leads to solving problems, making decisions

The Power of Maps

Access information that

lives behind your map

Maps are powerfulways to

communicate

Maps make it easy to explore analytical

results

Applications

Adding layers

Applications

Adding data from csv file or a spreadsheet Must have “address” – latitude/longitude, street

address Databases and Excel files can be slid from desktop

onto map – populates on the fly Shapefiles must be zipped

Applications

Adding Map Notes Designing the pop-up box Selecting symbols

Applications

Using Spatial Analysis Tools Summarize Data Find Locations Data Enrichment Analyze Patterns Use Proximity Manage Data Filter Buffer

Applications

Create a Story Map http://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/

Collections: Gallery, Story Map Apps – Ready to Use

Use of Created Maps: Gallery, Story Map Apps

http://www.arcgis.com/home/search.html?q=fire%20maps&t=content&focus=maps

Where is your content stored?

My Content Web maps Web applications Feature layers

Saving/Sharing Depends on account/license

Public Accounts Private With everyone

Organizational Accounts Within your class group Publically

Professional Business Accounts Shares with social media, create apps Shares within class, create apps

License Types Geospatial Technologies

PublicOrganizational

K-12 State License – ArcMap Desktop

ConnectED IL Org LearnGIS

30-day TrialProGISEnterprise

GISGPSRemote SensingVirtual Globes

Google Earth ArcGIS Globe

ArcExplorer – 3-D maps

Many Types of Licenses

Instructional Strategies

How could you use GIS in a classroom?http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=catalog.web

CourseDetail&courseid=2198http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/education/educators

Interdisciplinary ideas?

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Websites for ArcGIS Information

ConnectED – Website for teachers to create a free organizational AGO account. An organization account allows you to have more options (analytical functions, more layers, create accounts for your students to use, etc.). This website shows many features and options for using as an educator, as well as the link to Start by registering yourself for the online, in-the-cloud, free organizational account.http://connected.esri.com

  Esri K12 GIS Organization – Website for teachers to understand more about the

organizational account and how to get (free to K-12 educators) ArcMap Desktop (professional level of GIS) when needed.http://k12statelicense.maps.arcgis.com/home/

  Teaching with GIS: Introduction to Using GIS in the Classroom – Free 1-module long

course for more instruction about how to teach with GIS.http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=catalog.webCourseDetail&courseid=2198

  Think Geospatial – Developed and maintained by a former Illinois teacher, this site will keep

you current with what is happening in the state, upcoming workshops/training opportunities, and ideas of how to incorporate GIS into your classroom.http://thinkgeospatial.education

Learn GIS – another Esri site that has a 2.5 hour tutorial to learn key ArcGIS Online functions; an organizational accounthttp://learngis.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html

LearnGIS

Summing It Up:GIS: Mapping Your World

How is GIS used?What courses might you need?

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Really an advertisement for Shasta College, but has an excellent overview of what GIS is and what skills are part of

GIS (11 minutes)