ArcView and ArcCanada Session

October 6, 2005
ESRI Conference
GIS in the Elementary Classroom
V. Woelders

Welcome to the ArcView and ArcCanada GIS Session. Why use ArcView GIS in the elementary classroom? It can meet the provincial curriculum learning outcomes; allows integration; makes kids present their maps in attractive ways and students feel successful, no matter what level of ability.

1. Introduction to ArcView and ArcCanada
ArcView and ArcCanada was created by ESRI

• ESRI Coursework [username (bctraining) and password (educator)]

2. Mapping 101
The Recipe of Steps
Making a Map

3. Curricular-based Elementary Classroom Examples

Throughout the Kindergarten to Grade 7

• ArcNews Australian school K-12

• (Santa Claus is coming to our Country) Map of Claus

Gr. 4 (Inuit) Nunavut Map

This is an example of a student who is working 3 years below his grade level in his written output. He completed this map, however not successfully. There were many mistakes.

This is the same child who did the first map, however this is wonderfully presented and is legible.

Gr. 7 (Silk Road) Detailed Map of the Silk Road

(Terry Fox) Terry Fox's Journey

(Tsunami) Map of Destruction

Interesting Websites with examples

• Arc News Career Preparation
• Arc News Emergency Services Study
• Arc News Community History
• Arc News Natural Disasters
• GIS Day
• Arc News Articles and Photographs
• St.Michaels Geotechnology Institute
• GIS Online training

Teaching Aids

• Online Map Creation
• Locating a Place
• Printing Maps

Colophon

The image of the children around the globe is from the Center of Innovations in Education: http://www.cise.missouri.edu/images/childrenglobe.gif