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It is the policy of the Department of Education to provide services to all persons, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, disability, ancestry, or national origin, in accordance with federal and state laws.

 

  

GPS/GIS technology hits the classroom

A series of GPS/GIS institutes are set for summer 2004. The series includes a two-week basic institute (two graduate credits) in both Brookings and Box Elder, along with a one-week advanced institute (one graduate credit) at South Dakota State University in Brookings.

The events will train interested educators to integrate GPS/GIS technology into their existing curriculum, as well as to explore opportunities to develop new interactive units. Teachers will be trained in the use of a GPS unit and GIS software, ArcView. ArcView is mapping software. The state has a statewide license and will make the software available to interested school districts.

Participants will receive $50 per day, and room and board will be provided. Dates of the institutes are:

Basic GPS/GIS Institutes

June 14-25 (Mon-Fri), 8 a.m.-5 p.m., SDSU, Brookings
July 12-23 (Mon-Fri), 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Douglas School District, Box Elder

Advanced GPS/GIS Institute

June 28-July 2 (Mon-Fri), 8 a.m.-5 p.m., SDSU, Brookings

More information on the institutes, including syllabi and online registration forms, is available at http://www.state.sd.us/deca/DDN4Learning/summertraining/gpsinfo.htm.