Web-based GIS Web-based GIS for High School for High School Education Education by Dr. Ming-Hsiang (Ming) Tsou E-mail: [email protected]Phone: 619-5940205 Fax: 619-5944938 The Department of Geography, San Diego State University San Diego City Schools: San Diego City Schools: Summer Institutes 2005 Summer Institutes 2005
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Web-based GIS for High School Education by Dr. Ming-Hsiang (Ming) Tsou E-mail: [email protected]@mail.sdsu.edu Phone: 619-5940205 Fax: 619-5944938.
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Web-based GISWeb-based GIS for for High School EducationHigh School Education
Web-based GISWeb-based GIS for for high school teachers and high school teachers and studentsstudents
• Avoid the Avoid the complicated (and often expensive) complicated (and often expensive) softwaresoftware installation in traditional GIS. installation in traditional GIS.
• Students can utilize Students can utilize a Web browsera Web browser to access to access maps and GIS maps and GIS from anywherefrom anywhere (schools, (schools, homes, or libraries). homes, or libraries).
• Combine with Combine with MultimediaMultimedia (sounds, animation, (sounds, animation, and 3D) in an integrated Web environment.and 3D) in an integrated Web environment.
San Diego State University
San Diego Wildfire 2003 (Real World San Diego Wildfire 2003 (Real World Events) Events) Combining census data and remote Combining census data and remote
Web-based GIS Web-based GIS Learning ModulesLearning Modules for High Schools for High Schools
• Provide Web-based GIS exercises for Provide Web-based GIS exercises for existing High school courses existing High school courses in in Geography, Geography, Earth ScienceEarth Science, , BiologyBiology, or , or MathematicsMathematics..
• Rather than create a brand-new courses for Rather than create a brand-new courses for high school students. (Difficult to implement high school students. (Difficult to implement a new course in current high school a new course in current high school schedules)schedules)