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K-12 Students in Arkansas Get Access to ESRI GIS Technology

With the recent signing of a statewide license, all 266 school districts in Arkansas now have access to ESRI’s full complement of geographic information system (GIS) technology. The software is available for both administrative and classroom use. Jim Read More...

Posted Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:10 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: State License, Schools

Fun with GIS #32: It's All in the Questions

My last two blogs have been about GIS as a " powertool for STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics] education " or GIS as an analytical tool for STEM . As exciting as it is to work with powerful tools and skilled users, it's even more enjoyable Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:00 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: GIS Day, GAW, math, STEM, Science, Schools

Geography Awareness Week 2009!

Since 1888, the National Geographic Society has worked to build and spread geographic knowledge. Geography Awareness Week began in 1987 as a celebration of the importance of geography in our lives. Every year, National Geographic creates a set of activities Read More...

Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 12:33 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: GAW, Community, Geography, Schools, GeoMentor

The Geospatial Semester

The Geospatial Semester is a unique project where high school seniors in Virginia study geospatial technologies and do locally-based projects as they earn college credit from James Madison University. They learn cutting edge 21st Century Skills as they Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:54 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: GIS Program Resources, Schools

Earth Science Week 2009

October 11-17 is Earth Science Week ("ESW"), organized by the American Geological Institute . The purpose is to encourage people to learn about the natural world and examine the geosciences. This year, particular attention is being given to climate. ESRI Read More...

Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 8:16 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: EdComm, webmapping, ArcGIS, ArcGIS Explorer, Video, ArcView, GIS Program Resources, Maps, Projects, Earth Systems, Out And About, Climate, Community, ArcGIS Online, School Administration, STEM, Science, Schools, GeoMentor

GIS, Geography Education, and the NCGE

Teaching with GIS fits well in many disciplines, but one of its “homes” is in geography education. One might argue that for a geography educator not to use maps is like a chemistry teacher not using the periodic table. And the spatial analysis possible Read More...

Posted Monday, September 28, 2009 2:02 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: ArcGIS, ArcGIS Explorer, higher education, Out And About, Community, Schools, NCGE

Traveling with Henry Hudson: A GIS Starter on the 400th Anniversary

Over a week ago, I discovered that this year is the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s landing at Manhattan and exploration of the river that now bears his name. More specifically, I learned that in the early weeks of September 1609 Hudson and his crew Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 15, 2009 4:30 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: ArcGIS Explorer, Spatial Thinking, History and GIS, Digging Deeper, Schools

Attachment(s): Henry Hudson 1609 voyage.kml

GIS Workshops at the National Conference on Geography Education

Investigate the Caribbean, GeoTag Your Photographs, Analyze Hurricanes, and More in the GIS Workshops at the National Conference on Geography Education Come explore your community, region, and world using GIS in a series of hands-on workshops at the upcoming Read More...

Posted Friday, September 11, 2009 3:58 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: webmapping, software, GIS GPS, Ed Research, Training, Maps, Out And About, GeoTagging, Schools, geoweb, NCGE

Alaska School District Implements ESRI GIS Site License

Plans Include Geomentoring by Local Agencies and Visiting Scientists Redlands, California—The North Slope Borough (NSB) in Alaska has used ESRI's geographic information system (GIS) software for more than 30 years. Recognizing the potential of the technology Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:52 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: ArcGIS, Spatial Thinking, Community, Schools

Follow ESRI Education News on Twitter

Many of the ESRI Education Team is now Twittering - to pass on regular news regarding what is happening "on campus" at ESRI in Redlands, as well as some of the things we are hearing around the world regarding the GIS education community. Some Tweets will Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:47 AM by tbaker | 3 Comments

Filed under: EdComm, Museums, higher education, Out And About, Community, Libraries, Schools, GeoMentor

The GeoMentor Program, from National Geographic and ESRI

The GeoMentor Program was launched this past week by National Geographic and ESRI. This free international program is in response to the troubling lack of geographic literacy among youth in the U.S. and around the world. The program relies on the geographic Read More...

Posted Monday, July 20, 2009 6:59 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: EdUC, EdComm, UC, Community, Schools, GeoMentor

Fun with GIS #23, Using the Web: Sketch-A-Map

The ESRI EdCommunity is now hosting another cool tool for educators using GIS! This one is based on the power and speed of high-performing base maps from ArcGIS Online. On the Community Web Mapping Tools page, webmeister Tom Baker has built some nifty Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 2:52 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: EdComm, webmapping, Maps, Community, ArcGIS Online, Schools

Students go high-tech to map disaster shelters

While other ninth-graders were using their computers for homework or video games, students at Pearl-Cohn spent the past year using high-tech mapping software to plot the position of every Red Cross Emergency Shelter in Nashville. Read more . Read More...

Posted Monday, June 15, 2009 3:05 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: Projects, Community, Schools

The World’s Most Remote Island Group: Hawaii?

In a separate blog post at the ESRI Education Community , I investigated a claim that Bouvet Island is the world’s most remote uninhabited island using ArcGIS . At the same time, I mentioned that the definition of “remoteness” is subjective and therefore Read More...

Posted Friday, June 12, 2009 6:01 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: ArcGIS, Data & Maps, ArcView, Science, Schools

ESRI Community Atlas

The bulk of the 2008-2009 entries to the Community Atlas have been checked and posted. Remember that this project challenges schools and youth groups to put together a profile of their community, with 10-20 maps and 1000-2500 words. Groups that complete Read More...

Posted Monday, June 08, 2009 4:38 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Filed under: GIS Program Resources, Maps, Projects, fieldwork, Community, Geography, Schools