Spatial Thinking With Geotechnologies

Sara DamonStillwater Junior High School Minnesota Alliance For Geographic Education (MAGE)GeoJourneys K-12 GIS

Presentation and Resources

http://geotechk-12.wikispaces.com/home

Thinking Spatially …

Considering how people, places, phenomena are

organized and arranged on the surface of the Earth.

The “Whys” of “Where”

At A Variety Of Scales …

Where? Why There? Why Care?

http://tinyurl.com/aarl92s

http://www.esri.com

Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

Remote Sensing

What Are Geotechnologies?

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Everyday Geotechnologies

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Remote Sensing• Gathering information

about something without touching it – Aerial photos– Satellite photos

Geographic Information SystemSoftware that captures, stores, analyzes,

manages and displays spatial data

Virtual Globes Web Maps Desktop GIS

http://geospatialrevolution.psu.edu/trailer/

Intro to HuGPopulationCulturePoliticalAgriculturalEconomic Urban

Teach With

Geotechnologies,

Not Just About

How To Get Started?

• Google Earth

• Google Map Engine

• Internet Map & Image Servers

Google EarthCreating Tours, Adding GPS Waypoints

https://www.google.com/earth/

Google Map Engine

https://www.google.com/maps

New York Times Interactive Maps

Also Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Forbes, The Guardian …

http://tinyurl.com/nul9p4u

http://tinyurl.com/oov9ao4

http://tinyurl.com/kpn33ue

Population Reference Bureau

http://tinyurl.com/kn9ua8m

U.S. Census Data Mapper

http://tinyurl.com/qjkwzjo

http://tinyurl.com/ov8z97d

U.S. Census Language Mapper

http://tinyurl.com/qcpm9sx

http://tinyurl.com/kb3hnq4

http://tinyurl.com/o64zzk4

Reapportionment

http://tinyurl.com/2566fu7

http://tinyurl.com/5o623

http://tinyurl.com/yz2bcrh

USDA Interactive Maps

http://tinyurl.com/pugtpdk

http://tinyurl.com/o66wese

World Bank Interactive Maps

http://tinyurl.com/nw9p66p

U.S. Department of Labor Interactive Maps

http://tinyurl.com/3hycufy

http://tinyurl.com/lped9t7

Lots Of Minnesota Maps Too!

http://tinyurl.com/obxs9mw

Minnesota Legislature GIS Services

http://tinyurl.com/ppss6vf

How To Get Started?

• Google Earth

• Google Map Engine

• Internet Map and Image ServersLimited Analytical

Capabilities

How To Get Started?

• Google Earth

• Google Map Engine

• Internet Map and Image Servers

• ESRI GIS Products

ESRI =Environmental Systems

Research Institute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84L7zP7YQs0

“ArcGIS” Is Not Just One Tool

Pre-Made ArcGIS Maps

http://tinyurl.com/p5o3hz2

Story Maps

http://tinyurl.com/o3yl6wf

“Scripted Activities”

http://tinyurl.com/pvrdtcl

ArcGIS Online

http://tinyurl.com/nntdjtk

ArcGIS Online

http://tinyurl.com/nzuhahp

“ArcGIS” Is Not Just One Tool

ArcGIS Desktop

http://tinyurl.com/nzuhahp

K-12 ESRI State of Minnesota Site License Agreement

http://tinyurl.com/o7rjnsu

• Organizational Account (vs. Public)• ArcGIS Desktop• ESRI Virtual Campus Courses

MDE Partnering With GIS Professionals To Offer Teacher

Workshops This Summer

MN Now Has A Statewide ESRI License

http://tinyurl.com/pcd3hd3

Connect ED

http://tinyurl.com/mtv6hmn

http://tinyurl.com/no599yn

ESRI Education User Conference

http://tinyurl.com/n8tn7y5

ESRI T3G Institute Summer 2016

http://tinyurl.com/mqz2bqr

ESRI Geomentors

http://tinyurl.com/pcd3hd3

http://tinyurl.com/cczqmvn

Online Courses

http://tinyurl.com/owjpvsv

MOOCs

http://tinyurl.com/c686fma

http://tinyurl.com/qy7hn6e

U-Spatial

http://tinyurl.com/nzno99k

http://tinyurl.com/qykh5eb

http://tinyurl.com/p2u3c3j

MAGE Professional Development Opportunities

http://video.esri.com/watch/3665/connecting-gis-with-education 4:35

Questions?

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Day 1 Activity #1

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Day 1 Activities #2 and #3

For Tomorrow

YES OR NO?Would you like to collect GPS data outside?

If NO, I will have an activity with prepared data for you.

If YES, would you like to collect data AT HOME TONIGHT using the Runkeeper App

(instructions on Wiki - a little more complicated) OR collect data HERE TOMORROW using the

Compass app on your Smartphone or iPad?

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Day 2 Activity #1