Geographic Information Systems: Empowering Kinds to Make a Difference.

Michelsen, Michael W., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ516638

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Geographic Information Systems: Empowering Kinds to Make a Difference.

Michelsen, Michael W., Jr.

MultiMedia Schools, v3 n1 p26-29 Jan-Feb 1996

Describes ArcView, a Geographic Information System (GIS) that enables K-12 classrooms to access electronic maps and information databases for specific communities. Presents actual applications of ArcView at an elementary school and a high school. Finds that students are using GIS technology to collect, analyze, and apply local data to real community situations. (JMV)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Maps, School Community Relationship, Student Projects

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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