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Alibrandi, Marsha – 2003
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a computer application for urban planning, weather reporting, and geological and demographic studies. This book takes teachers and students to the cutting edge of teaching social studies and environmental education using GIS. Students can use GIS as a tool to explore, question, integrate, analyze, interpret,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Lake, Dan – Computing Teacher, 1989
Describes projects developed through the Long Distance Learning Network (LDLN) that experimented with using telecommunications in classrooms in the United States and in other countries. A creative writing project involving elementary school students in the United States, Canada, and Australia is described, and a seventh-grade geography project is…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Creative Writing
