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Fieldscope by National Geographic

Sep 252014

National Geographic’s Fieldscope tool is an online GIS tool that allows sharing, mapping and graphing data collected in citizen science projects. www.fieldscope.org

Watch this Google Hangout webinar on YouTube in which the National Geographic Education team introduce FieldScope and present a demonstration of basic FieldScope functionality including photo and data uploads, graphing and mapping.

With FieldScope, citizen scientists can engage in activities such as:

exploring maps and data to ask and answer questions about places
conducting fieldwork and sharing observations and stories
participating in social and scientific networks to document and improve communities.

Geography World Record Attempt

Sep 232014

Collaborative Geography investigation for schools: 9,000+ students already signed up!

A school in England is looking to set a world record in capturing geographic information using a ArcGIS online webmap. They would like to get as many school students across the UK and Ireland to join this record-breaking event during Geography Awareness Week 17-21 November. It is completely FREE and will be FUN! All you have to do it get as many students as you can to add data to their GIS map during that week. Lots of teaching resources and ideas will be provided for you.

For more information and details of how to sign up, see http://gisrecord2014.jimdo.com/ You don’t have to have any GIS skills or expertise. You can choose to take the event as far as you wish in your school and they will provide support materials for you.

Viewing OSi Maps on iPads and tablets

Sep 182014

We are really excited to be able to tell you that a version of our OSi and World Map Viewers for use on iPads and tablet devices is coming very soon! The technology is very new and is still in BETA (which means there may be a few minor bugs in it) but we have tested it and it looks good. Stay tuned for updates …

EUGISES 2014 Conference

Jul 242014

Seminars and hands-on workshops relating to GIS education in Cork, 4-7 Sept

The European GIS Education Symposium – EUGISES – is taking place in Cork from 04 – 07 September this year. The symposium will be an occasion for all of those interested in the teaching and learning of GIS to share ideas, best practice, innovations and novel applications. Of particular interest this year will be two hands-on workshops, one led by Google and the other by ESRI UK, that will offer practical introductions to the use of innovative new technologies from these two major players in the field.

The programme includes sessions of relevance to second-level educators. See the programme for more information:
EUGISES 2014 Programme

1 month left to enter OSi’s Map My School competition

Mar 132014

13 March 2014

Here are the details again: Ordnance Survey Ireland is running a competition for primary schools called Map My School with some fantastic prizes on offer, including iPads and a trip to OSi in Dublin. Aimed at upper primary classes (4th-6th) it requires a class to make a map of their school, including buildings and the perimeter, and decorate it creatively. All class entries must arrive at OSi headquarters in Dublin with a completed entry form before 11th April 2014.

See http://mapmyschool.osi.ie/ for more details, including a video on how to make a map.

New Online CPD Course for Scoilnet Maps

Feb 262014

An Introduction to Scoilnet Maps, our new online CPD course, is now open for enrolment on teachercpd.ie. The course is approximately 1-hour in duration and aims to achieve the following objectives:

Teachers will become familiar with the mapping content available in Scoilnet Maps, including the maps, aerial photography and data layers.
Teachers will interact with the content using the widgets/tools provided in Scoilnet Maps.
Teachers will gain an understanding of how to use Scoilnet Maps as an educational tool in the classroom.

Map My School competition for primary schools

Jan 272014

27 January 2014

Ordnance Survey Ireland have just launched a competition for primary schools called Map My School with some fantastic prizes on offer, including iPads and a trip to OSi in Dublin. Aimed at upper primary classes (4th-6th) it requires a class to make a map of their school, including buildings and the perimeter, and decorate it creatively. All class entries must arrive at OSi headquarters in Dublin with a completed entry form before 11th April 2014. Plenty of time!

See http://mapmyschool.osi.ie/ for more details, including a video on how to make a map.

Buann Mapaí Scoilnet gradam Damhán Alla de chuid eircom!

Nov 292013

An 29 Samhain 2013Tréchleas ag Mapaí Scoilnet

Fuair Mapaí Scoilnet an lámh in uachtar an tréaniomaíocht aréir chomh an Gradam Damhán Alla 2013 de chuid eircom a bhaint amach le haghaidh “Tíreolaíocht Dhigiteach”. Tugann an chatagóir seo aitheantas do shuíomhanna gréasáin agus d’aipeanna soghluaiste a úsáideann an Tíreolaíocht agus mapaí digiteacha go héifeachtach chun eolas gnó, sóisialta nó comhshaoil a chur in iúl ar bhealach mealltach, faisnéiseach, agus nuálach. Bhí an gradam ar cheann de na 23 gradam a bronnadh aréir ag an Ionad Comhdhála, Baile Átha Cliath. Ina theannta sin cuireadh Mapaí Scoilnet ar liosta gearr sa chatagóir Ríomhfhoglama agus Oideachais.

Is é seo an 3ú gradam a bhain Mapaí Scoilnet amach sa bhliain 2013, rud a léiríónn an luach atá ar an uirlise mapála digití seo chun tacú agus cuidiú le teagasc agus foghlaim na Tíreolaíochta i seomraí ranga bunscoile agus iar-bhunscoile.

Tíreolaíocht in Our School – Lá Domhanda GIS

Nov 212013

Buíochas libhse a sheol isteach ábhair le haghaidh Lá Domhanda GIS Bealach iontach chun teagasc agus foghlaim na Tíreolaíochta a cheiliúradh.

CBC Bhaile na Manach. Múinteoir: Ryan Corcoran.

Ardscoil Naomh Fhiontain, Cill Fhiontain, Baile Átha Cliath 13. Múinteoir: Aelsa Carroll.
Is iad daltaí na hIdirbhliana a rinne an físeán seo thíos a thugann blaiseadh beag ar éagsúlacht na ngníomhartha sa rang tíreolaíochta. Feicfidh tú daltaí ón gcéad bhliain agus ón dara bliain ag léiriú a dtuairimí ar an Tíreolaíocht, daltaí na tríú bliana ag ullmhú le haghaidh scrúduithe, agus daltaí sinsearacha ag déanamh oibre allamuigh, agus daltaí ag obair ar mhapa ag úsáid TFC.

Scoil Náisiúnta an Tóchair, Dún Mhánmhaí, Co. Chorcaí. Múinteoir: Iníon O’Connell.
Daltaí sinsearacha ag úsáid Google Earth chun a scoil a aimsiú agus ag úsáid Mapaí Scoilnet chun turas go Páirc an Chrocaigh a bhreacadh.

Coláiste Bríde, Cluain Dolcáin, Baile Átha Cliath 22. Múinteoir: Paula Fitzsimons .
Daltaí Tíreolaíochta na 3ú bliain ag cruthú agus ag úsáid páipéir agus mapaí digiteacha.

Gradam Dea-Chleachtais IRLOGI do Mapaí Scoilnet

Oct 182013

18 Meán Fómhair – D’fhógair IRLOGI, Eagraíocht na hÉireann um Eolas Tíreolaíochta inné gur bhain Mapaí Scoilnet agus SFGM – Teicneolaíocht san Oideachas a ngradam bliantúil do dea-chleachtais amach le haghaidh “Cás Gnó agus Toradh Infheistíochta”. Cuireadh an fhógairt i láthair ag comhdháil bhliantúil GIS Ireland 2013 i mBaile Átha Cliath.

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