topic A network of many in K12 Discussion https://community.esri.com/t5/k12-discussion/a-network-of-many/m-p/857743#M260 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The T3G 2015 Institute gave me a shot of confidence and a belief that each one of us can make a difference, and that most people care.</P><P></P><P>I shared a little bit about ArcGIS Online with a colleague, who teaches US History and photography (middle school).&nbsp; I teach Earth Science, Life Science Honors and Anatomy and Physiology/Forensics.&nbsp; My colleague has a Masters in Educational Technology.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>We spent about 25 minutes together on a Teacher Wednesday (early release for teachers to work).&nbsp; The following Wednesday is Principal Wednesday.&nbsp; My colleague was interested in maps of colonial America.&nbsp; We searched a bit, but nothing exciting was found.</P><P></P><P>I emailed my Geomentor, Veronica Rojas, for help. Veronica sent many links, which I forwarded to my colleague.</P><P></P><P>Today, I received an email from my colleague, the heading was "GIS".&nbsp; I was excited.&nbsp; There was a picture of students working with a map on their iPads.&nbsp; The photo captured the interest of her students.</P><P></P><P>I wrote back, curious about what the students were working on.&nbsp; She used one of the links that Veronica had emailed a week or two ago.</P><P></P><P>My colleague also made a map for the first time.</P><P></P><P>What a network:&nbsp; T3G15 community...colleague...Geomentor...kids</P><P></P><P>It was a good day!</P><P></P><P>Thank you!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 09 Oct 2015 04:59:12 GMT DellaRobertson 2015-10-09T04:59:12Z A network of many https://community.esri.com/t5/k12-discussion/a-network-of-many/m-p/857743#M260 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The T3G 2015 Institute gave me a shot of confidence and a belief that each one of us can make a difference, and that most people care.</P><P></P><P>I shared a little bit about ArcGIS Online with a colleague, who teaches US History and photography (middle school).&nbsp; I teach Earth Science, Life Science Honors and Anatomy and Physiology/Forensics.&nbsp; My colleague has a Masters in Educational Technology.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>We spent about 25 minutes together on a Teacher Wednesday (early release for teachers to work).&nbsp; The following Wednesday is Principal Wednesday.&nbsp; My colleague was interested in maps of colonial America.&nbsp; We searched a bit, but nothing exciting was found.</P><P></P><P>I emailed my Geomentor, Veronica Rojas, for help. Veronica sent many links, which I forwarded to my colleague.</P><P></P><P>Today, I received an email from my colleague, the heading was "GIS".&nbsp; I was excited.&nbsp; There was a picture of students working with a map on their iPads.&nbsp; The photo captured the interest of her students.</P><P></P><P>I wrote back, curious about what the students were working on.&nbsp; She used one of the links that Veronica had emailed a week or two ago.</P><P></P><P>My colleague also made a map for the first time.</P><P></P><P>What a network:&nbsp; T3G15 community...colleague...Geomentor...kids</P><P></P><P>It was a good day!</P><P></P><P>Thank you!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 09 Oct 2015 04:59:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/k12-discussion/a-network-of-many/m-p/857743#M260 DellaRobertson 2015-10-09T04:59:12Z