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Over three years of an experimental course entitled GIS in Education, we have consistently engaged student participants as collaborative co-constructive partners in designing instruction. With a class website that facilitates communication between...

The Great Ghana Website is part of a larger project, Going Global: Cross Cultural Conversations Around the World. The website project seeks to help graduate and undergraduate students enlarge their global perspective while developing technology...

Abstract: This study identified factors that promoted and hindered technology integration during the practica experiences of preservices social studies teachers. The case study studies the findings of two classes of preservice teachers enrolled in a ...

GIS (Geographic Information Systems) is computer software system that blends mapping, data manipulation and spatial analysis. This technology has great potential for interdisciplinary projects in K-12 classrooms. Students using this software...

This paper introduces Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology as a useful addition to other technologies being introduced in K-12 classrooms in the context of an experimental teacher education course. In the iterative course design,...

Abstract: This panel addresses the following questions. What is the status of Geographic Information systems (GIS) in education? How is GIS integrated into classrooms across the nation? What are the associated benefits and problems? What are the...

This paper will focus on the Interdisciplinary uses of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technology in K-12 classrooms. Discussion will include Educators as students; the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of GIS projects; community...

MiddleData project, a PT3 study, at North Carolina State University is based in standards based teaching and learning. Teaching in the middle grades programs are facilitated by data driven decision-making and integration of computer technologies. ...

Educators are experts in content area knowledge and learning pedagogy whereas students are experts in using computer technologies. How do we take advantage of these combined strengths when designing GIS (Geographic Information Systems) curricula and ...

Florida's "Leveraging Laptops: Effective Models for Enhancing Student Achievement" grant competition is funding 11 districts to implement ubiquitous computing. The initiative is also supporting a multi-university research team to evaluate the...

This paper will provide an overview of the common infusion strategies, for geospatial technologies in the pre-service science, social studies, and instructional technology classrooms. Geospatial software, hardware, and data will be reviewed,...