K-16
Education
K-16
Education |
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| Imagine your high school contemporary math class, learning about the theory and operation of GPS receivers and performing a community service, marking the location of fire hydrants ... | |
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Or explore your local subwatershed with your science class, discovering how much land is suitable for forest interior birds, or for turtles, and determining what activities threaten this land ... |
| Or watch the excitement on your elementary students' faces as you click on a map with locations of historic sites in your community, and a picture of each site appears on the screen, along with the students' reports, linked to each site. Your students GPSed the locations, took the digital photos, and wrote the reports, you just put it all together ... |  |
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Services Offered: |
* Overview presentations to your staff |
| * GPS equipment and GIS software training | |
| * Technology integration workshops, customized to meet your curriculum requirements and tied to NY state standards of learning | |
| * Consulting, including but not limited to, development of spatial technology integration modules for classroom use, data preparation, mapping and analysis work, liaison for school/community partnerships | |
| All services are provided at your school's site and scheduled for the convenience of your staff |
Testimonials |
| Linda has done a great job introducing the concepts of GPS & GIS to both students and teachers in the North Country. Her presentation style makes complex material easier to understand and apply to project-based learning. |
Kevin
Shyne, Director, North Country School to Career Regional Partnership |
| Linda was instrumental in facilitating the technology integration training for elementary school teachers implementing GPS into their curricula. Taking a difficult topic and making it understandable and relevant is a skill Linda exemplified throughout the several weeks we spent with her. |
Chris
Adams, Instructional Computing Specialist, Mohawk Regional Information
Center |
| Linda is extremely competent with outstanding computer skills. She has excellent teaching skills to relate spatial techologies concepts to anyone. I highly recommend her! |
Paul
Williams, workshop leader and educator, Profile School, Bethlehem, NH
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| Helpful Links | |
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ESRI Schools and Libraries (GIS software vendor) http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/index.html |
| Fulton Montgomery Community College spatial technologies program http://www.sitc.cc | |
| FMCC Spatial Technology Summer Camp 2004 picture highlights | |
| TERC listserv for GIS in education http://list.terc.edu/mailman/listinfo/edgis | |