Part 1 of the Workshop Series
August 6-10, 2007

Download the lesson plan template

Contact Information
Nick Swayne
James Madison University
800 South Main Street
MSC 6913, Memorial Hall
Harrisonburg, VA 22801

Phone: 540-568-6093
Fax: 540-568-6608
E-mail: swaynedd@jmu.edu

Funded by the State Council for Higher Education - Virginia


Robotics/GPS

The files below are saved as PDFs that you can edit.  Open them in Adobe Acrobat Reader (if your browser doesn't open them when clicked) and you’ll find that you can enter data in the form fields and print them easily without having the form shift around on you.  If you have any questions, contact swaynedd@jmu.edu for help.

Action Plan for Divisions

Action Plan for Individuals

Workshop Evaluation 

 

PRIMS Useful Web sites for GPS (Global Positioning System) and

GIS (Geographic Information System)

GIS

AEJEE download (Mac or PC)

ESRI Education Community Page – lots of resources and links from the software company

Curriculum lesson repository

USGS website for GIS in Education

Rural STEM website (click the curriculum button)

EDGIS mailing list - listserv discussing GIS in Education

GPS

How Stuff Works GPS description pages

USGS website for GPS in Education

Download DNR Garmin

BrainPOP site on HOW GPS works (Free 14 day trial if your school doesn't subscribe)

NYGIS mailing list – listserv discussing GPS in Education

Collection of links to websites with GPS-based lesson plans

Internation collection of geocaches – home for Geocaching on the Web.

Helpful Links

www.legoengineering.com

www-education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/index.html

The Center For Engineering Educational Outreach

ceeo.tufts.edu/content/view/32/37/

 

Google Earth

Download GoogleEarth

GoogleEarth-based curriculum

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