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Title Digital geography : geospatial technologies in the social studies classroom / edited by Andrew J. Milson and Marsha Alibrandi
Published Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 314 pages) : map
Contents Machine generated contents note: pt. I Landscape of Geospatial Technologies in Education -- 1. Social History of GIS in Education, 1985-2007 / Marsha Alibrandi / Thomas Baker -- 2. Status of Geospatial Technologies in U.S. High School Geography Standards / Andrew J. Milson / Jennifer A. Roberts -- 3. Towards an International Geospatial Education Community / Joseph J. Kerski -- pt. II Social Studies Expeditions with Geospatial Technologies -- 4. Beyond Interactive Mapping: Bringing Data Analysis with GIS into the Social Studies Classroom / Matthew Brown / David A. Smith / Daniel C. Edelson -- 5. GIS for History: A GIS Learning Environment to Teach Historical Reasoning / Josh Radinsky -- 6. World at the Student's Fingertips: Internet-Based GIS Education Opportunities / Joseph J. Kerski -- 7. Geospatial Online Learning Activities for Middle School Students / Roger Downs / Alan M. MacEachren / Sven Fuhrmann / Mark Gahegan -- 8. Digital Globe: Using Google Earth for Virtual Fieldtrips of Coastal Environments / Joanna Mouatt / David R. Green -- pt. III Explorations of Theory and Research on Geospatial Technologies in Education -- 9. Diffusion of Innovations Theory: Framing IT and GIS Adoption / Shannon White -- 10. Going Flat: The Changing Dynamics and Integrative Nature of Geography in the Digital Classroom / John L. Conant / Jay D. Gatrell -- 11. Coming of Age: Research and Pedagogy on Geospatial Technologies within K-12 Social Studies Education / Cassandra Scharber / Aaron Doering / George Veletsianos -- 12. Instructional Geographic Information Science: A Multi-Disciplinary Framework for Geospatial Technologies in Education / Thomas Tricot / Rick Bunch / Elisabeth Nelson / Robert Earl Lloyd / Michael Kane -- pt. IV Teacher Preparation for Journeys with Geospatial Technologies
Summary "This book provides a review and analysis of the theory, research, and practice related to and geospatial technologies in social studies education."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed September 21, 2012)
Subject Social sciences -- Study and teaching -- Computer network resources
Social sciences -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Computer network resources
Geographic information systems.
geographic information systems.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Geographic information systems
Social sciences -- Study and teaching -- Computer network resources
United States
Genre/Form geographic information systems.
Geographic information systems
Geographic information systems.
Systèmes d'information géographique.
Form Electronic book
Author Milson, Andrew J.
Alibrandi, Marsha.
ISBN 9781607527282
1607527286