K-12 Education in GIS

Tuesday July 01st 2008
Filed Under Education, K-12, Link Library 

Collection of references and tutorials on how to teach GIS to K-12 level students. Find lesson plans, user groups and more in the category.

ArcLessons
GIS lesson plans for K-12 level. Excellent source of basic step-by-step lessons to introduce GIS to the classroom. You can also upload your own lesson plans to share with others.

ArcVoyager Special Edition
A free package designed expressly for school use, based on ESRI’s ArcView, and available for both Windows and Macintosh systems. ArcVoyager Special Edition contains runtime ArcView and come with pre-packaged data.

Exploring GIS in K-12 Education
An Annotated Bibliography by Emily Rynerson on literature concerning teaching GIS in schools.

Gateway into Bali
Gateway into Bali is a browser-based MapInfo application that teaches middle and high school students how to use GIS. This well designed teaching aid was developed by Stereo Aids, an Australian based company.

GIS Access
Project ideas, presentations and more GIS related lesson goodies from this site. Web site managed by Lisa Keys-Mathews of the University of North Alabama’s Geography Department.

GIS and Environmental Science
GIS lessons for a variety of topics involving GIS and the education of environmental science for K-14.

KanGIS
KanGIS provides lessons, training, articles, data, and other resources for K-12 teachers interested in using GIS in the classroom.

NYGPS List - Using GPS for Math, Science & Social Studies
The NYGPS group list is primarily for K-12 educators in New York State who are exploring the use of GPS (the Global Positioning System) for math, science, and social studies instruction. We welcome professional GPS users, college faculty, and educators from other states who would like to join us.





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