From janderson at uen.org  Thu Jun 17 14:07:35 2010
From: janderson at uen.org (Jessica Anderson)
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:07:35 -0600
Subject: [Gis] Fwd: [EdGIS] Two New GIS Activities Books from GISetc
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I thought some of you may be interested in these books.

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Jessica Anderson
Utah Education Network
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> From: Barbaree Ash Duke <barbareeduke at gmail.com>
> Date: June 17, 2010 1:32:56 PM MDT
> To: "edgis at list.terc.edu" <edgis at list.terc.edu>
> Subject: [EdGIS] Two New GIS Activities Books from GISetc
> Reply-To: "barbareeduke at gmail.com" <barbareeduke at gmail.com>
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> Not one, but two new books from GISetc!
> Reading, Writing and Thinking Around the Globe: Geospatial Technologies for the English Language Arts Classroom and Beyond
> By Barbaree Ash Duke
> 
> If you?re looking for realistic ideas for implementing 21st Century tools into your classroom, then this is the book for you.  Harness the power of online mapping, virtual globes and online content!  Spotlighted areas, reading and writing, foster ways to teach thinking in a tradition-laden subject.  Ready-to-use lessons, practical ideas, suggestions on collaboration and research make this book a must-have for many classrooms.
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> Curriculum Integration and GIS in Education
> Covington, LA | 571.239.9093 
> barbareeduke at gmail.com
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From janderson at uen.org  Wed Jun 23 14:23:06 2010
From: janderson at uen.org (Jessica Anderson)
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:23:06 -0600
Subject: [Gis] Fwd: [EdGIS] New GPS activity online
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Those of you using GPS with your students you may be interested in this lesson.
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Jessica Anderson
Utah Education Network
Web Services
http://www.uen.org
(801) 585-6849

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> From: Joseph Kerski <jkerski at esri.com>
> Date: June 23, 2010 8:25:18 AM MDT
> To: "edgis at list.terc.edu" <edgis at list.terc.edu>
> Subject: [EdGIS] New GPS activity online
> 
> Folks:
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> I created a new GPS activity on ArcLessons:  
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> Get Outside with GPS!  
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> http://edcommunity.esri.com/arclessons/lesson.cfm?id=533
> 
> Get outside with GPS is an activity where students are asked 22 questions that requires them to use their GPS receiver. How fast can you run? Can you draw your name as a track? How far is it to the Royal Observatory? What feature is at specific latitude and longitude coordinates? These and other questions are designed to help students understand history, mathematics, geography, geodesy, Earth Science, and to get outside! 
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> Joseph Kerski
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> Joseph J. Kerski, Ph.D
> Education Manager
> Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.- ESRI
> 1 International Court
> Broomfield CO 80021-3200  USA
> E:  jkerski at esri.com
> V: 303-449-7779 x 8237 
> http://edcommunity.esri.com            
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> ? Please do not print this unless you really need to.
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