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This video, from the 2021 Esri Education Summit, provides three presentations on pandemic inspired pedagogical innovations. Presentations highlight how educators and students used web GIS tools and innovative approaches to stay engaged and keep learning on track during the COVID-19 pandemic. Miriam...

This video, from the National Cybersecurity Training and Education (NCyTE) Center, is the final video in a series of three that discuss small unmanned aerial system (sUAS or drone) cybersecurity. These videos are meant to demonstrate that many types of computing devices are vulnerable to...

The Pennsylvania State University offers B.S., B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Geography. The faculty encourage students to arrange courses of study appropriate to their individual needs and aspirations. Programs in geography may be directed toward a career in public service, teaching and research,...

This curriculum resource, created by Penn State University for the Youth Engaged in Technology program (YET) is geared toward 4-H participants interested in learning about GIS technologies. This four week course module covers the fundamentals of GIS mapping as well as how to read and use GIS maps....

This video workshop, from the 2021 Esri Education Summit, teaches participants about finding and using demographic data for more than 130 countries. In the video, Joseph Kerski outlines the demographic and socio-economic variables that are available through the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World,...

This video, created by Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training Project (iGETT), provides an introduction to photogrammetry and aerial imagery concepts. Useful calculations using photogrammetry principles are also discussed. An outline of topics is provided and includes the following...

Published in the American Educator, this is a resource paper on the impact of spatial thinking and literacy on American K-12 education. It includes four spatial thinking tests which were used in the project talent study discussed in the article.

In this activity, presented by the Lane Community College MAPS GIS Program, students will learn the concept of a digital data viewer, and how this resource can help them learn more about plate tectonics. Students will learn terminology associated with both geology and computer aided GIS. The...

Learning Unit Description: The Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training Project (iGETT) presents a series of Learning Units (LU) designed to incorporate federal land remote sensing data into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) instruction. The Evaluating Post-Fire Vegetation...

Learning Unit Description:  The Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training (iGETT) presents a series of Learning Units (LU) designed to incorporate federal land remote sensing data into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) instruction. This lesson uses GIS and remote sensing...