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Edited by
Dr. David J. Ayersman, Mary Washington College, and Dr. W.
Michael Reed,
New York University
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| formerly Journal of Research on Computing in
Education |
Volume 34 Number
2 2001-2002
Electronic Mapping
in Education: The Use of Geographic Information
Systems
Raymond L. Sanders, Jr.
University of Texas at Austin
Lawrence T. Kajs and Caroline M. Crawford
University of Houston—Clear Lake
Abstract
Electronic mapping can serve as a powerful educational tool in the instruction
of classroom students and in the administration of campuses and school districts.
Electronic mapping’s availability in the educational setting is because
of the accessibility of geographic information systems (GIS) that provide mapping
and cartography functions in a cost-effective manner. The appropriate integration
of GIS can strengthen the teaching of essential elements in geography and social
studies as well as address school administration issues (e.g., facilities planning,
bus routes). (Keywords: cartography, electronic mapping, geography, integration,
social studies, planning, technology.)
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Contributors
Raymond L. Sanders, Jr., received his EdD in
instructional
technology from the University of
Houston—University
Park in 1999. He is currently manager of the EIS
Computer
Lab and teaches computer related geography courses.
Lawrence T. Kajs received his EdD in
administration, planning,
and social policy from Harvard University in 1988.
Dr. Kajs
serves as an assistant professor and coordinator of
the educational
administration program at the University of
Houston—Clear
Lake. Along with these responsibilities, he is
principal investigator
of a U.S. Department of Education Preparing Tomorrow
Teachers
to Use Technology (PT3) Implementation Grant.
Caroline M. Crawford received her EdD in
instructional technology
and curriculum theory from the University of
Houston—University
Park in 1998. Dr. Crawford serves as an
instructional technology
assistant professor and as an instructional
technology specialist
for the University of Houston—Clear Lake
administration
and faculty, as well as surrounding independent
school districts,
and business and industry alliances.
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Contact
Raymond L. Sanders, Jr.
University of Texas at Austin
Geography Department
Austin, TX 78712
ray.sanders@mail.utexas.edu Copyright
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