Resources for parents with kids at home?

[ThomasColson]

I see that there is a lot of EDU resources top-posted for educators dealing with e-learning and the current crisis, is there a list of resources for parents with kids at home where their school district is not participating in any ESRI program? Thinking something simple and easy that a parent can understand to get their kid learning about GIS for a few hours. 

- asking for a parent....

[Robert_LeClair · Accepted solution]

Esri has Instructional Resources for K-12 learners that you may learn more about here.  There is also a very good brochure located here.  Be well!

[TomBaker]

Good question.  A few resources that parents or educators can use are posted here.  Resources listed as "Pre-built" would be the most efficient for parents where "wide open" will require doing a lift that an educator might otherwise.

[CharlieFitzpatrick]

Good question indeed. And it depends on if you want the kids to be exploring on their own or working with you, and if they are in elementary school or late in high school. If you're looking for things that kids in middle school on up can look at and learn from, let me recommend these:

• https://k12.maps.arcgis.com >> "04.VideoBonanza" and "05.Careers"
• https://arcg.is/digiglobe => fun little app
• https://arcg.is/hawaiicompare => different fun little app
• https://esriurl.com/agoskillbuilder => focus on Part1 (no login required); parent can create a public login for the child to begin tinkering with Part2
• https://storymaps-classic.arcgis.com/en/gallery => endless supply of remarkable content

These will be good starters, for learners of any age grade4 and up (possible even a couple years lower, depending on experience) - Charlie

[Anonymous User]

The Education & Research group @esricanada has put together an ArcGIS StoryMaps resource with some guidance for at-home learning for professional educators and parents. Feel free to use any of the resources listed there. We will be adding/updating this as the needs of the community change.