Day 3 Summer Workshop Schedule

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Arrival; Breakfast

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Welcome, Announcements, Feedback

8:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Educator Talk: Dr. Carla McAuliffe (TERC)
The Earth is Round: Mapping GPS Data with a GIS (PowerPoint 5.6MB Jul9 08)
Review of GIS Skills: Building a Base Map
Collecting Data with a GPS (PowerPoint 2.3MB Jul8 08)
Tree data collection form (Excel 28kB Jul9 08)
Data Analysis Tool: ArcExplorer GIS, GPS, & Excel

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Morning Break

10:15 AM - 12:00 AM

Converting Decimal Degrees to State Plane Coordinates
Adding Collected Data to the Map
Exploring MassGIS Data
MassGIS Datalayers
MassGIS Orthphoto Quads Index
Download 1-meter TIFF Orthophotos
Data Analysis Tool: ArcExplorer GIS & Excel

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM - 1:10 PM

Teacher Sharing
ArcExplorer GIS Ideas

1:10 PM - 1:40 PM

Preparing for Week 2; Tool Teams and Teaching Teams

1:40 PM - 1:50 PM

Afternoon Break

1:50 PM - 3:15 PM

Tool Team Meetings
ImageJ, Excel, & GIS Group meetings

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Daily Reflection