Eyes on Satellite Data Registration and Pre-Course Survey

Complete this form to register for Eyes on Satellite Data. The course begins on April 30th, 2012 and runs for four weeks, ending on May 27, 2012. Classroom science, math, engineering, and technology teachers are eligible to apply. We recommend the course for those teaching students in grades 7 to 12. You will receive a $200 stipend for completing course activities. The course will help you to use online tools and techniques for incorporating satellite imagery and data into your curriculum.

Eyes on Satellite Data is designed to help you learn geospatial technology by working through prepared activities. Our primary goal is to help you and your students use NASA data and geospatial technology to investigate global and local issues in environmental science. Each week, you will be given a set of weekly goals and tasks to complete by the end of the week. The week begins on Monday and ends on Sunday. In general, we typically ask that you make an initial posting, often with an image or a screen shot attached to it by Thursday and that you discuss ideas with others in the course from Friday through Sunday.

First Name:

Last Name:

School Name:

City in which your school is located:

State in which your school is located:

Subjects currently teaching:

Grade levels currently teaching:

Best email to reach you at. This email will be used as your log-in for course discussions.

Previous experience:

1. Estimate how frequently you engage in formal professional development opportunities (workshops, courses, online events, etc.).

weekly
monthly
every three to six months
yearly

2. How often do you look for teaching resources outside of your regular curriculum materials?

3. How successful are you in locating these teaching resources?

4. Have you ever tried to use Web-based scientific data (i.e. satellite weather data, earthquake data, etc.) with your students?

yes
no

If yes, please describe your experience.

5. Have you ever tried to use a geospatial technology tool (i.e. geographic information system, image analysis program, Google Earth or Giovanni) with your students?

yes
no

If yes, please describe your experience.

Student computer use:

6. How often do your students use computers as a part of your classroom teaching and learning activities?

Indicate how each of the following describes STUDENT computer usage and availability in your classroom/school.

7. There is NO computer in MY classroom for student use.

yes
no

8. Students may use one computer in my classroom.

yes
no

9. Students may use one of several computers in my classroom.

yes
no

10. There are small groups of computers for student use throughout the school (i.e. library, certain classrooms).

yes
no

11. Scheduling options allow me to schedule my students for computer use as needed.

yes
no

12. Does your school have a mobile computer lab to take to classrooms?

yes
no

Self assessment of information technology skills prior to taking the course. It is perfectly fine if you do not know these skills yet. Use the numeric scale to rate your level of understanding and use of image analysis techniques in ImageJ, use of NASA NEO, and use of NASA Giovanni.

13. Explain the characteristics of a digital image.

1---I know nothing/am not able
2---I am aware, but need assistance
3---I know it for my own use
4---I know it pretty well and could teach it to someone else if I had time to review
5---I could teach it to somebody else right now

14. Work with basic ImageJ tools, menus, and windows.

15. Adjust the lookup table of a digital image.

16. Make distance and area measurements on digital images.

17. Stack and animate time-series images to detect change over time.

18. Create a montage from a stack.

19. Download satellite images from NASA NEO.

20. Select a region of interest within Giovanni.

21. Within Giovanni, set parameters including dates and type of data.

22. Within Giovanni, select a visualization type (time series, lat-long map, animation, etc.).

23. Choose a visualization type within Giovanni that is appropriate for your needs.

25. Why are you interested in taking this course?

Name Email

Thank you for registering. Within a day or two, you will receive a follow up email with further information and access to precourse materials. We will ask that you confirm your participation in the course by creating an account (to access course discussions) and by introducing yourself to others.