Transcript GIS in the classroom Alan Kinder Barking & Dagenham School Improvement Service What is a GIS? • A Geographical Information System • A combination of a map with.

GIS in the classroom
Alan Kinder
Barking & Dagenham
School Improvement Service
What is a GIS?
• A Geographical
Information
System
• A combination of
a map with data
(photos, notes,
numbers etc.)
• Requires
software to
store/run
What can GIS do for me?
• Emergency vehicle
planning
• Local authority
spending
• Mapping and
predicting crime
• Deciding
supermarket
location
• Delivering pizzas!
What can GIS do for me (2)?
• Draw & interpret maps
• Teach and practise
map skills
• Explore and compare
places
• Establish a ‘sense of
place’
• Research & display
information
• Make predictions and
decisions
http://www.bing.com/maps/
http://www.mashedworld.com/DualMaps.aspx
http://www.ponies.me.uk/maps/osmap.html
http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm
http://www.memory-map.co.uk/
http://maps.google.co.uk/
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/37793.aspx
http://www.sgrillo.net/googleearth/gegraph.htm
GIS in your classroom
• How could you make use of this
technology?
• What can your learners already do?
Getting started
• Use something free
• Use something simple i.e. in terms of
software and training requirements
• Use other peoples’ resources first
• Develop your resources second
• Put the responsibility onto pupils quickly
Developing use of GIS
• How does this software promote
Geographical learning?
• Where will it fit with our current
curriculum?
• Will it change the way we do things in
future, or what we do?
• How can I spread the message?