GeoTech

THIS BLOG HAS BEEN MOVED!

2009-08-31T17:44:00.001-07:00

The GeoTech for Hawaii Schools Blog has been moved to the following link:
http://geotechhawaii.blogspot.com/

This blog will no longer be maintained as of 8/31/09.

All postings here have been moved to the new blog and will be more accessable via a search feature and more!!

GIS Training for Neighbor Island Teachers Coming Up!

2009-08-14T16:23:00.000-07:00

Mapping Our Future: Using Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) for Place-based Inquiry

This is a professional development opportunity for educators grades 5 -12 on the ArcGIS 9.3 software which was recently licensed for K12 Hawaii. Receive GIS curriculum, Hawaii lessons and data on a jump drive, and a GPS unit! Instructors are Diana Papini Warren, Project Manager at Women in Technology and Joseph Kerski, Education Manager from Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Education Team.

Requirements: This is for neighbor island teachers only. Limited funds available for non-Maui teachers’ travel. Previous experience with GIS, either via a training, work experience, or self-taught.

Oct 6-9 – Kihei, Maui 9:00 – 4:00 Daily
Live Online Follow up Sessions: 10/22, 11/19, and 12/3 3:30 – 5:00 PM

See attached flyer for more details!

REGISTER ONLINE TODAY!:

GIS tool to track Felicia Hurricane

2009-08-10T14:13:00.000-07:00

Launch the Pacific Disaster Center Online Atlas!

Visit http://www.pdc.org, then click on the map right on the home page. It will launch a GIS viewer. Use the Zoom In tool to drag a box around Hawaii, click Show Legend in the upper right.

As this is posted, Felicia is arriving in Hawaii as a tropical storm!

Let's Keep Our Girls in Mind!

2009-07-02T07:36:00.000-07:00

Gender Equity in GeoTech and STEM
If you would like some information and some useful tips on how to promote equity in STEM classrooms and activities, browse these two articles.

Research shows that our girls are self-selecting out of STEM, especially starting at the middle school ages. There are ways we can help!

Gender%20Equity_ClassroomTips.pdf
GenderEquity_Stereotypes.pdf

GIS Software Distribution Center is OPEN!

2009-06-12T09:55:00.000-07:00

All K12 schools, public and private, now can request the ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 software!
FREE!

The software license was purchased this Spring via a partnership between MEDB Women in Technology and the Hawaii Department of Education.

The GIS Distribution Center is all online and managed by MEDB WIT.

To Request the Software for Your School, go here:

Hawaii K12 GIS Distribution Center

http://www.womenintech.com/GISDistributionCenter/

Citizen Science Project on Butterflies and Moths

2009-06-02T18:11:00.000-07:00

Do you have a GPS and a camera and an interest in Butterflies or Moths?

Check out this collaborative geographic inquiry project:

Butterflies and Moths Project
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/
You or your students can submit your own data or just research existing spatial data at this site!!

Community Atlases by Students

2009-05-21T17:09:00.000-07:00

Students are mapping their own communities with GIS!

Visit the ESRI Community Atlas program webpage to learn more:
http://edcommunity.esri.com/commatlas/

GIS for History of Slavery

2009-05-21T17:05:00.001-07:00

Are you a social studies teacher wondering how GIS might be useful in teaching US History and Slavery? Are you curious to see some powerful visual representations of slavery data?

Visit this website to learn more:
http://tcla.gseis.ucla.edu/divide/teachers/lausd_jordan.html

GIS Software for Hawaii K-12!!

2009-04-30T19:33:00.000-07:00

Hot off the press!!

Hawaii K12 schools, public and private, now have access to the real, current, most powerful version of GIS software available by ESRI: ArcGIS 9.3!

Please read the press release at this LINK for more information about this great news.

MEDB Women in Technology (WIT) purchased the software in partnership with the DOE and is the point of distribution. In addition, WIT will continue to provide statewide professional development activities to support teachers in implementing GIS use in the classroom. Stay tuned for more information on distribution.

Molokai Earth Day GPS Treasure Hunts

2009-04-22T15:51:00.000-07:00

Over 120 students from 4th - 6th grade from various schools on Molokai participated in the Earth Day festivities last Friday April 17th.

Women in Technology and Molokai Nature Conservancy partnered to facilitate GPS treasure hunts for all of the students!

The Earth Day events, both morning and evening, were planned and put on by Molokai Nature Conservancy. An excellent series of events!

Hawaii Summer GeoScience Program for Undergrads!

2009-04-16T16:41:00.000-07:00

Do you know any freshman or sophomores in college not yet majoring in the GeoSciences but possibly interested?

Ka Imi Ike has a fabulous program happening in July for them!!

Visit their website for more information:
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kaimiike/

Summer Workshop Series - Intro to GIS

2009-04-14T15:02:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

A Two-Day workshop for Teachers and Students of Grades 6-12.

Please see the attached flyer for more information.

IntroGIS_flyer_2009_ALL.pdf

REGISTER ONLINE TODAY!

Geospatial Revolution Trailer MUST SEE

2009-03-31T14:06:00.000-07:00

A short, compelling video on the Geospatial Revolution Project!

http://geospatialrevolution.psu.edu/

GIS User Groups in Hawaii

2009-03-18T19:12:00.000-07:00

GIS User Groups have Meetings Open to Anyone Interested in GIS!

There is a GIS User Group on each of the main Hawaiian Islands, and it is a wonderful way to learn what's new with software and with local GIS users.

Often meetings fall during a school day, but occasionally, it may fall on a break.

Check the website for the user group closest to you!
http://www.gdsihawaii.com/hawpacgis/

Note: The next meeting on Maui is on March 24, 2009. There is a typo on the attached website.

Map of the Economic News

2009-03-12T16:18:00.000-07:00

GeoCommons Map of the News tool presents current economic news in an online map tool.

The Obamameter
http://news.geocommons.com/obamameter

GIS Curriculum for Middle School Math & Science

2009-02-26T11:56:00.000-08:00

This site has curriculum and accompanying data files ready for download!

James Madison University STEM Geospatial Technology
http://www.isat.jmu.edu/stem/curriculum.html

Even better, they provide versions for both AEJEE and the full ArcGIS software.. you choose.

NEW! Online Course - Intro to GeoTech

2009-02-09T17:42:00.000-08:00

Intro to GeoTech: GPS, GIS, and Remote Sensing
April 9 - May 28, 2009
Eight Thursdays from 2:30 - 4:00 PM

Learn how to integrate GeoTech into the classroom!
Receive a stipend of $100 OR a GPS Handheld!
Receive two GeoTech related books with standards based curriculum and community service project ideas.
Discover the benefits of interactive, online learning!

See attached flyer for more information.

JOIN THE WAIT LIST Space was limited to 22 participants, and
the class has filled up. However, you are welcome to register to be on the wait list.

Intro_GeoTech_flyer_2009.pdf

GPS Waypoints onto GoogleEarth

2009-02-09T14:17:00.000-08:00

Want to put waypoints from your GPS on GoogleEarth?

The feature you want to use is called, “Add a Placemark”, and it looks like a pushpin and rests along the toolbar along the top of the GoogleEarth window.

What you do is, click the placemark anywhere on a GoogleEarth map, then, a window will pop up in which you can edit the fields for the latitude and longitude according to the waypoints you have saved on your GPS.

Note: You will need to choose in your GPS Setup menu the position format for degrees minutes seconds prior to doing this waypoint editing in GoogleEarth.

Climate Change Imagery & Data for Hawaii

2009-02-09T14:00:00.000-08:00

Want to see a model for the possible effects of climate change on Oahu and Maui? The following website provides imagery and information about the data that created it!

Flooding the Islands of Hawaii
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/hmrg/FloodingOahu/index.php

GPS Waypoints to AEJEE

2009-01-26T11:11:00.000-08:00

Do you have ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE) installed on your computer? Do you have GPS waypoints that you want to add to an AEJEE map project?

See the attached file for the steps to manually transfer GPS waypoints to AEJEE.

TIP: Don't forget the negative symbol for the Hawaii longitude coordinate... we are West of the Prime Meridian! (-x, y = longitude,latitude)

7_GPStoGIS_AEJEE_handout.pdf

Math and Engineering Related GPS Lessons

2009-01-22T13:00:00.001-08:00

TEACH Engineering: Resources for K-12 http://teachengineering.org

This website has some excellent lessons that clearly emphasize mathematical concepts in GPS use. When you get to the home page, use the "Curriculum Search" field in the upper right corner and type in GPS to see what they currently have. Or go directly to the GPS lessons by clicking HERE.

When I last looked, here are just a few of the lessons available:
Navigating at the Speed of Satellites
GPS on the Move
Where is Here?
Where Am I: Navigation and Satellites

Fun with GPS Book

2009-01-22T12:33:00.000-08:00

Are you interested in learning more about GPS and some fun ways to integrate it into math and science curriculum?

Check out the book Fun with GPS by Donald Cooke.

For more information on the book, chapter updates, and more, visit the website companion to the book:
http://www.funwithgps.com

Hawaii Math Teachers are Using GPS!

2009-01-22T12:23:00.000-08:00

At the Hawaii Council of Mathematics Teachers T3 Conference held on January 16 & 17, 2009 on Oahu, math teachers learned to use GPS! We calculated the circumference of the Earth, looked at how the latitude and longitude mapping system is based on mathematical coordinate systems, and learned to connect GPS to GIS with Google Earth!

GIS Training for Maui EAST Students

2009-01-16T21:24:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to the students from Baldwin HS, Maui HS, and King Kekaulike HS who completed the two day GIS Training this past December!

Free Online Mapping Tools

2009-01-16T21:06:00.000-08:00

GoogleMaps
http://maps.google.com

National Geographic Map Machine
http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/map-machine

The National Atlas
http://www.nationalatlas.gov

Pacific Disaster Center
http://www.pdc.org

UH SOEST Coastal Imagery & Maps
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/coasts/data