Knowledge Wednesdays – At Aspengrove College, we take part in a school-wide Professional-D occasion 3 times a 12 months, referred to as Knowledge Wednesday. Right here, we share observe, concepts and functions that we expect are related and can impression positively upon our on a regular basis instructing. At the newest session, I resolve to current on utilizing ArcGIS StoryMaps within the classroom.
Why use a GIS within the classroom?
Following on from earlier weblog posts regarding what a GIS truly is, a classroom that integrates geospatial problem-solving instruments throughout all its instructing and studying practices is a GIS-enabled classroom.
I consider that academics ought to make this their objective as a result of a GIS-enabled classroom:
- Develops problem-solving abilities
- Cultivates important pondering abilities
- Fosters information literacy abilities
- Employs cutting-edge expertise to deal with real-world issues
- Helps collaborative studying
- Encourages the transference of studying throughout a spread of educational disciplines
- Produces lively and interesting studying experiences for college students
- Is energetic and enjoyable
I’ve used ArcGIS StoryMaps in lots of my lessons as a way of presenting a specific unit of labor, and my college students have used StoryMaps for quite a lot of causes:
- Mapping international distributions | Grade 8 | Social Research
- Making a timeline or narrative for WWI| Grade 10 | Social Research
- Making a residing resume | Grade 10 | Profession Life Schooling
- Displaying the outcomes from a venture or experiment | Grade 8 | Social Research
Under is the StoryMap presentation that I used within the two workshops. This outlines data concerning:
- What StoryMaps are.
- How they can be utilized.
- Examples of StoryMaps utilized in different colleges.
- Examples of particular options akin to Categorical Maps, Guided Flyover Excursions, and Thematic Maps.
- Hyperlinks to different helpful Esri assets.
Knowledge Wednesday StoryMap Presentation
March’s GIS Ambassador for Esri Canada
To seek out out extra about I used the Knowledge Wednesday Program to advertise GIS at my college, and to see some examples of StoryMaps created by my college students, please click on on the hyperlink under:
March’s GIS Ambassador Natasha Parsons promotes GIS use throughout curriculum