St.+George+Summer+2012

Presenters: Clint Stephens - clint@sedck12.org - (435) 590-8149 Theresa Wilson - theresa@seschools.org - (435) 650-2283

Agenda for the week (working agenda - may change)  page for Southern Utah sites CMAP Project Template (.doc)


 * IMPORTANT: Assignment Link Submission Form. Use this form to submit links to all of your class assignments (Initials map (optional), Tree Data from your group, Tree Map, River Data from your group, Tree Map, CMAP Project Plan). What have I turned in??? **


 * ALSO IMPORTANT!!! PLEASE submit your final Project Plan to Jared Covili @ jared@uen.org (he likes Google Docs links a LOT!) **

Class Resources:
 * UEN CMAP site
 * Daily CMAP Handouts page
 * Scavenger Hunt handout
 * GPS & Geocaching in the Classroom integration ideas for any subject
 * Topo Bingo Activity & Topographic Map Symbols
 * ESRI Training SiteArcGIS Resource Center Help Videos
 * Create ESRI Global Account
 * Register your ESRI Global Account
 * ArcGIS Online Account
 * Teaching with GIS: Introduction to Using GIS in the Classroom 3 hour module for ESRI Virtual Campus
 * Instructional Use of GIS poster
 * 4th GMap K12 Rio Mesa Flyer- Oct 2012
 * GMapK12 Project Wiki
 * Sample project rubrics from BIE Project Based Learning site
 * Example of Final Water Quality Maps from Dustin Worm, Canyons District

ESRI GIS Education Community Blog:
 * Flipping It: An Instructional Alternative for GIS in the Class
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fun with GIS #94: Comparing Data via ArcGIS Online Compare several maps (USA Demographics for Schools)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fun with GIS #55: Getting Started with ArcGIS.com Use Transparency Tool
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fun with GIS #67: Embedding Maps with ArcGIS Online Post your map on a website
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fun with GIS #90: Table Time
 * Table Time PDFView this before starting the tree inventory.
 * Attribute tables for Tree Project on Wednesday
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fun with GIS #121: GPS DataDrop a GPX file onto the map.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fun with GIS #104: Building Data Inside ArcGIS Online
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fun with GIS #56: Getting Started with ArcGIS.com on an iPhone
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Earth Quiz: 20 Questions about our Planet using ArcGIS Explorer OnlineSet of 10 Landscapes with Presentation with PopupsOpen in ArcGIS Explorer Online
 * Name that Place Presentation QuizArcGIS Explorer Online
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Virtual Transect ProjectWalk students through the process of seeing the lessonGIS Videos
 * Once students have walked through the lesson template, they take the template and replicate it.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">GIS Education Webinars

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Note: May be prompted for Microsoft Silverlight plug-in.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Community Connections Contacts:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Community Connections meeting at Dixie Middle School
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Dave Evans, St. George City GIS Manager
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Monty Thurber, St. George City, Engineering Associate
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Peter Hansen, Washington County GIS
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tom Durrant, Washington County Assessors Office
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Ellen McArthur, WCSD Transportation Office

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mapping Project Resources
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Map creation tutorial video (YouTube)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Rough Draft steps for Map Creation with Data/Photos
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Sample Data file (Google Spreadsheet)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Sample map in ArcGIS Online
 * Tree Group Data:
 * Group 1 Data and Map
 * Group 2 Data and Map
 * Group 3 Data and Map
 * Group 4 Data and Map
 * Group 5 Data(direct .csv download) and Map
 * Group 6 Data and Map
 * Group 7 Data and Map
 * Group 8 Data and Map

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">You can view Clint's photos of the Virgin River Field Day on Dropbox, and please take a look at the video of the field day below. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">media type="custom" key="19709390"

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Learning the levels of ESRI Mapping Tools according to Charlie Fitzpatrick:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Map Viewer takes seconds to learn (free)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">ArcGIS Explorer Online takes minutes to learn (free)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">ArcGIS Explorer Desktop takes hours to learn (free)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 takes days, months, and years to learn (Utah Statewide Site License)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Map Resources:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">ArcGIS Online - http://www.arcgis.com
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">ArcGIS Resource Center - http://resources.arcgis.com
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Utah Map Data Site - http://agrc.utah.gov
 * Adding the AGRC Image Server connection in ArcMap 10
 * Adding the AGRC Data Server connection in ArcMap 10

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">GPS Resources:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">EasyGPS
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">DNRGPS
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Garmin Basecamp
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Load My Tracks for Macs
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Geocaching Classroom Ideas.pdf handout from Clint
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Going Mobile? Motion X GPS for the iPhone

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Video Tutorials on using ArcMap:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Adding the Image Server Connection for your Basemap Imagery
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Adding waypoints to ArcMap with DNR Garmin>
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Downloading Utah State Data from the AGRC Site
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Extracting Data from AGRC, and Adding Data Layers to Map
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Changing the look of the layers (lines, points, transparency)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Adding Hyperlinks to images from files or from the web
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Labeling Data Points