PRESENTED BY JUDITH BOCK JENNI DAHL GEOSPATIAL EDUCATION CONSULTANTS USING GIS IN THE CLASSROOM

Introductions Name Affiliation Any 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 /00:00:00

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

MAKING ORDER OUT OF OUR COMPLEX WORLD

What can you do with GIS? Map Where Things Are Map Quantities Map Densities Find What's Inside Find What's Nearby Map Change Google maps

Geospatial Technology Career Pyramid

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

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 question Step 2: Acquire – Find data Step 3: Examine – Examine and organize the data Step 4: Analyze – Investigate, evaluate, question Step 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 Access information that lives behind your map Maps are powerful ways to communicate Maps are powerful ways 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 

Collections: Gallery, Story Map Apps – Ready to Use Use of Created Maps: Gallery, Story Map Apps

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 Public Organizational  K-12 State License – ArcMap Desktop  ConnectED  IL Org  LearnGIS 30-day Trial ProGIS Enterprise GIS GPS Remote Sensing Virtual Globes  Google Earth  ArcGIS Globe ArcExplorer – 3-D maps Many Types of Licenses

Instructional Strategies How could you use GIS in a classroom? etail&courseid= etail&courseid= Interdisciplinary ideas?

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. 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. Teaching with GIS: Introduction to Using GIS in the Classroom – Free 1-module long course for more instruction about how to teach with GIS. 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. Learn GIS – another Esri site that has a 2.5 hour tutorial to learn key ArcGIS Online functions; an organizational account

LearnGIS

Summing It Up: GIS: Mapping Your World How is GIS used? What courses might you need? rel=0 Really an advertisement for Shasta College, but has an excellent overview of what GIS is and what skills are part of GIS (11 minutes)