%0 Journal Article
%T GIS IN THE CLOUD: USING WEBGIS FOR TEACHING SECONDARY GEOGRAPHY
%A Andrew J. Milson
%J Did¨¢ctica Geogr¨¢fica
%D 2011
%I Grupo de Did¨¢ctica de la Geograf¨ªa de la Asociaci¨®n de Ge¨®grafos Espa?oles
%X RESUMEN: There is no doubt among most geography educators that GIS is an important tool for teaching and learning, but its use has been slowed by issues such as the cost of the software and the management of large spatial data files. The move to cloud computing is one trend that is promising for GIS in education. The "cloud" refers to a virtual network that provides many users with access to files, services, and applications. In this article I argue that cloud computing and WebGIS have the potential to transform geography education. I will describe three case studies that make use of these emerging tools in classrooms in the US, and discuss the lessons that we can learn from these cases. PALABRAS CLAVE WEBSIG; SIG; ense anza de la geograf¨ªa; la nube de Internet; ArcGIS Online; ArcGIS Explorer Desktop (AGX). ABSTRACT There is no doubt among most geography educators that GIS is an important tool for teaching and learning, but its use has been slowed by issues such as the cost of the software and the management of large spatial data files. The move to cloud computingis one trend that is promising for GIS in education. The "cloud" refers to a virtual network that provides many users with access to files, services, and applications. In this article I argue that cloud computing and WebGIS have the potential to transform geography education. I will describe three case studies that make use of these emerging tools in classrooms in the US, and discuss the lessons that we can learn from these cases. KEY WORDS WEBGIS; GIS; cloud computing; ArcGIS Online; ArcGIS Explorer Desktop (AGX). R¨¦SUM¨¦ Il n'ya aucun doute parmi les ¨¦ducateurs les plus g¨¦ographie que le SIG est un outil important pour
%K WEBGIS
%K GIS
%K Cloud Computing
%K ArcGIS Online
%K ArcGIS Explorer Desktop (AGX)
%U http://www.didacticageografica.es/index.php/didacticageografica/article/view/66