Aloha Hawaii GIS Friends!
During Earth Science Week, Esri is encouraging GIS enthusiasts to visit http://esriurl.com/funwithgis183. Check it out!
This year’s Earth Science Week theme, “Visualizing Earth Systems” focuses on exploring what it means to see our planet through eyes informed by the geosciences.
Mark your calendars! Esri will be holding the 8th Annual Teachers Teaching Teachers GIS (T3G) Institute on Sunday, July 17th to Friday, July 22, 2016 (http://esriurl.com/t3g).
Applications will be available soon, so be sure to check back soon. Applicants must have completed the free online course “Teaching with GIS: Introduction to Using GIS in the Classroom”.
Are you aware of the GeoMentors in your area who are available to support your GIS efforts at your school? Stay connected and register now at http://esriurl.com/usk12gis as a GeoMentor or as a school seeking a GeoMentor. Esri makes it easy to get on the map!
Have you visited http://esriurl.com/funwithgis180 recently? Esri makes it simple to start utilizing your K12 ArcGIS Online Organization Account to access a multitude of lessons, documents, videos, etc. to get started with GIS in the classroom!
Please visit http://www.esri.com/connected to see the two paths available: (a) instructional materials for those seeking quick/free/easy-to-use content resources, and (b) simple webform for requesting a free ArcGIS Online Org for the school.
STEMworks™ students, Sarah and Lily Jenkins, present their March of the Mangrove service-learning project at the 2015 Esri User Conference on July 20, 2015 in San Diego: http://video.esri.com/watch/4665/mentoring-the-next-generation.
These Moloka’i High School sisters researched the possible effects that this invasive species would have on their community’s fringing reefs.
The Jenkins received ArcGIS software used in their project from the Hawaii K12 GIS Distribution Center, made possible through a partnership of Maui Economic Development Board’s Women in Technology and ESRI, the world’s leading GIS software developer.
Check out the SPRING 2015 GIS SHOWCASE hosted by UHMC instructor, Sarah McLane, and her Spring 2015 GIS certificate students!
This free, public event will be held at the Maui Brewing Co in Kihei on Wednesday, May 13th from 5:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m.
Please visit http://maui.hawaii.edu/gis/blog/ for details.
We hope you can make it!
Check out Esri’s invitation to register for a live training seminar and learn how to easily create a Story Map! Don’t miss this interactive online training scheduled Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 12PM, 2PM and 6PM!
“Esri Story Map is an exciting and popular feature of the ArcGIS platform that combines maps, photos, text, and other media, in a single interactive application. In the online seminar Tell Your Story with an Esri Story Map, you will learn how to use the Esri Story Map application templates in ArcGIS Online to create beautiful apps to inform, engage, and inspire your audience.
Instructions for Viewing the Seminar
- Log in up to 30 minutes before the seminar begins.
- You will need an Esri Account. If you don’t have one, you can create one here.
If you’re unable to attend the seminar, you’ll be able to view it in the recorded seminars archive shortly after the live session ends.”
