Links

GIS GPS pages for school teachers

GIS-GPS for Alaska teachers
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/~prakash/teaching/geos595/index.html

ESRI's start up page for GIS in schools
http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/index.html

More Arc lessons and class exercises (sorted by geography topics) from ESRI
http://gis.esri.com/industries/education/arclessons/arclessons.cfm

USGS: Information page on GIS
http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/gis_poster/

USGS: Article detailing the Implementation of GIS in Beginning and Advanced High School Geography Courses
http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/public/outreach/headway.html

Lessons, programs, research, and resources from the KanGIS Project
http://kangis.org/

Missouri botanical garden: 6 complete curricula modules (with data and instructions): Topics cover environment, climate, earthquakes, biomes + getting started with ArcView
http://www.mobot.org/education/mapping/mapcr.htm

Intergraph:
http://imgs.intergraph.com/education/resources.asp

New Zealand:
http://egis.eagle.co.nz/schools/index.htm

CSISS Cookbook (additional background for starters in ArcView)
http://csiss.ncgia.ucsb.edu/cookbook/

Additional reading on why GIS is important in K12 education
http://www.gc.peachnet.edu/www/gis/k12/k12paper.html

DNR Minnesota Garmin Extension for ArcView
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mis/gis/tools/arcview/extensions/DNRGarmin/DNRGarmin.html

Educational resources

Digital Library of Earth System Education (DLESE): Educational resources (reviewed and non-reviewed) sorted by grade level and topics
http://www.dlese.org

GLOBE: Includes data, tools, and products
http://www.globe.gov

National Geographic: Digital maps (not free)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/

Barrow/Alaska data resources

Barrow Area Information Database – Internet Map Server (BAID-IMS)
http://ael.msu.edu/Website/baid_ims/viewer.htm

Quaternary GIS laboratory and University of Colorado (cool animations for AK and Barrow data)
http://instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/

Alaska state geospatial data clearinghouse http://www.asgdc.state.ak.us/ Geographic Information network of Alaska:
http://www.gina.alaska.edu

Geological Information on Alaska:
http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/docs/stateinfo/AK.html

Earth Science data in Alaska:
http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/FS/FS-003-99/

Alaska Volcano Observatory:
http://www.avo.alaska.edu/

List of GIS links compiled by Alaska Pacific University (has some more Alaska specific resources)
http://www.alaskapacific.edu/gis/links.htm

Sample class room case studies

Urban Transportation Planning:
http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/clearinghouse/docs/gis/metro/

Community Atlas Model Projects
http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/atlas/model.html

Doug Braddock's GIS project samples from Alaska (has simple good examples)
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/d/t/dtb168/dougs_gis_project_samples.htm