1. Monday Session 1 – Introduction to the MYTC Forum Registration – Introduction to the ESRI Training Site Registration Starting a Course Learning Pathways – What is GIS?

2. Introduction to the MYTC Forum http://igre.emich.edu/dityp/

3. Introduction to the MYTC Forum http://igre.emich.edu/dityp/

4. FirstName.LastName Introduction to the MYTC Forum http://igre.emich.edu/dityp/ Use Email from Registration Card Use Your Student ID

5. Introduction to the ESRI Training Site http://training.esri.com

6. Registration User Name: First.Last Password: Student ID Organization: DPS Department: Your High School Title: Student/Teacher Phone: Your Phone Number What High School did you go to? Use Email from Registration Card

7. Starting a Course Use Course Code From Registration Card

8. Learning Pathways A learning pathway defines a set of ESRI training courses, both Instructor-led and Virtual Campus, that focus on a particular aspect of GIS. Within a learning pathway, participants can choose some courses based on their own interests. A pathway certificate is awarded upon completion.

9. Learning Pathways Fundamentals of ArcGIS Desktop Learning Pathway — This pathway is designed for users who are new to GIS and ArcGIS Desktop. GIS Data Production and Editing Learning Pathway — This pathway is designed for GIS technicians, specialists, and others responsible for creating and editing spatial data. GIS Analysis Learning Pathway — This pathway is designed for GIS analysts and others performing vector and raster analysis. Geodatabase Management Learning Pathway — This pathway is designed for GIS end-users, managers and administrators who are responsible for using, designing, implementing, or administering a multiuser geodatabase.

10. What is GIS? GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems GIS is a mapping technology that allows the user to create and interact with a variety of maps and data sources. GIS integrates databases with georeferenced spatial data.

11. BUT REALLY What is GIS? A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – It integrates data from multiple data sources – It integrates many data formats – It integrates tabular, spatial, and graphic information Main Entry: in·te·grate Pronunciation: \ ˈ in-tə- ˌ grāt\ Function: verb Inflected Form(s): in·te·grat·ed; in·te·grat·ing Etymology: Latin integratus, past participle of integrare, from integr-, integer Date: circa 1586 transitive verb 1 : to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : uniteunite 2 : to find the integral of (as a function or equation)integral 3 a : to unite with something else b : to incorporate into a larger unit 4 a : to end the segregation of and bring into equal membership in society or an organization b : desegregate intransitive verbdesegregate

12. BUT REALLY What is GIS? A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – Spatial Analysis – Attribute Analysis Main Entry: anal·y·sis Pronunciation: \ə- ˈ na-lə-səs\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural anal·y·ses \- ˌ sēz\ Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from analyein to break up, from ana- + lyein to loosen — more at loselose Date: 1581 1 : separation of a whole into its component parts 2 a : the identification or separation of ingredients of a substance b : a statement of the constituents of a mixture 3 a : proof of a mathematical proposition by assuming the result and deducing a valid statement by a series of reversible steps b (1) : a branch of mathematics concerned mainly with limits, continuity, and infinite series (2) : calculus 1bcalculus 4 a : an examination of a complex, its elements, and their relations b : a statement of such an analysis 5 a : a method in philosophy of resolving complex expressions into simpler or more basic ones b : clarification of an expression by an elucidation of its use in discourse 6 : the use of function words instead of inflectional forms as a characteristic device of a language

13. BUT REALLY What is GIS? A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – Map Documents – Tabular Reports – Charts and Graphs Main Entry: 1 re·port Pronunciation: \ri- ˈ p ȯ rt\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from reporter to bring back, report, from Latin reportare, from re- + portare to carry — more at farefare Date: 14th century 1 a : common talk or an account spread by common talk : rumor b : quality of reputation rumor 2 a : a usually detailed account or statement b : an account or statement of a judicial opinion or decision c : a usually formal record of the proceedings of a meeting or session 3 : an explosive noise See a map of "report"See a map of "report" in the Visual ThesaurusVisual Thesaurus