I visited the GeoMentor booth to be sure I understood what the program was and was not. There’s been quite a lot of excitement about it here at the conference. The National Geographic person at the booth “scanned my badge” before I could say anything and then told me that that information would be put into a prototype profile about me on the site.
That’s a key part of this program: linking up potential pairs who can work together to get K-12 students (in school or in more informal settings like camp, 4-H, Girls and Boys clubs, etc.) involved in geography and GIS related activities. The other part is the material available for these teams to use with their students. That’s about it for the “formal” part of the program. The pairs figure out what sort of commitments they can make, what sorts of activities (computer and non-computer based) they can do that fit with their goals.
Apparently, I’ll soon receive an e-mail asking me to fill out my profile and make myself available as a mentor. One interesting twist? Mentors need not be in the same geography as their partners; they can offer their support/expertise online.
by Adena Schutzberg on 07/15 at 03:37 PM |
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Talking about geotwitter transformers with the Safe Soft crew. Geeking out at the #esriuc
@jharpster
Judging just from the demo, #Microsoft’s #bing maps puts #Google Earth to shame. Will need to test drive.
@hashgoogle
Is it hotter in the convention center this year or what?
@DirtyJeep
ArcGIS 9.4 release schedule: beta - Octber; final - spring 2010.
@geojoe
qDot At #esriuc now. These people sure do like maps.
@qDot
TH was not impressed by cloud computing session - nothing new.
@floraandflying
Business Analyst Online looks great if you are in the US, the rest of the world isn’t so lucky
@Rabb1t
ArcGlobe vs. ArcScene: ArcGlobe supports KML 2.2, ArcScene doesn’t. Why not just combine them into one application?
@geoparadigm
These are just tweets I found interesting. All tweets tagged #ESRIUC are eligible to win $100. See the rules for alternate entry methods and good luck!
by Adena Schutzberg on 07/15 at 10:51 AM |
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Directions Magazine’s own Adena Schutzberg took first place in the ESRI 5K in 22:05 outpacing the rest of the field on a party cloudy morning here in San Diego. Leading wire to wire, Adena was among about 300 runners. Congrats on winning and posting a 5K PR!
by Joe Francica on 07/15 at 10:03 AM |
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A combined ESRI UC and ESRI EDUC panel session was officially titled The Role of GIS in Enhancing Education. It got redefined a bit to examine geocareers. No matter the panel had plenty to say, as did the audience, a mix of educators and industry GIS users. ESRI’s Governor Jim Geringer moderated.
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by Adena Schutzberg on 07/15 at 06:00 AM |
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by Adena Schutzberg on 07/15 at 06:00 AM |
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