I am intrigued by the possibilities of using and teaching students to use QGIS, an open-source Geographic Information Systems software. GIS software is capable of capturing, storing, manipulating, analyzing, managing, and presenting geographic data. It is a tool used in many different sectors and careers.
Some of the questions I have about QGIS and its applications in the classroom are:
About the software
-What is it?
-How do you use the technology?
-Who uses it? -how many fields are using it?
-Why do people use it? For what purposes?
-Are their educational materials available about how to use QGIS in the classroom?
In the classroom
-What can be taught about it is the classroom?
-How would you use it to teach in the classroom, e.g. project based learning with community partners?
-Who is using it in the classroom?
-How are they using it?
-What are some of the barriers to using?
Resources I’d like to check out:
http://nativemaps.org/?tag=bioregional-mapping
https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/dsc/workshops/creative-commons-licensed-workshop-curriculum/