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Spring 2021 – Check out the latest K-12 Resources for ArcGIS

Happy Spring! As a new season begins, try out our latest K-12 resources for ArcGIS in English and French.

Spring is here! It’s an opportunity to try something new or continue your journey with ArcGIS. The following resources below are the latest addition to our collection from Esri Canada’s 
K-12 Resource Finder. Resources are available in English and in French.

New Resources in English

GIS for Wildlife Conservation
In this Career Path Series on GIS for Wildlife Conservation, you will get a snapshot of how GIS is used to make informed decisions about protecting wildlife.

Analyse wildlife habitat in Alberta’s oil and gas region.

Discover Story Maps
Step-by-step instructions and videos on how to create your first story map.

Enroute with ArcGIS Online
A series of tutorials aimed at getting students started with ArcGIS Online.

New Resources in French

Initiez-vous à ArcGIS Online
 Resources to support educators getting started with ArcGIS Online.

These tutorials will get you started with ArcGIS Online.

6x6 : trucs et astuces pour ArcGIS Online
Six short activities for educators to get started with ArcGIS Online.

Territoire urbain - Les îlots de chaleur et de fraîcheur
This lesson will allow you to explore the elements of the land that mitigate or accentuate the effects of heat and cool islands through the concept of green infrastructure.

From the French lesson: Territoire urbain -Les îlots de chaleur et de fraîcheur.

Collecter des données - Comment créer de nouvelles couches?
Tutorial for creating a layer of polygons - fields and lists with ArcGIS Online.

Happy Mapping!

This post was translated to French and can be viewed here.

About the Author

Angela Alexander is a K-12 Education Specialist in the Esri Canada Education and Research group. She has over 15 years of experience working with educators across Canada. Angela focuses on producing geographic information system (GIS) and curriculum-specific resources, and conducting and creating custom workshops for educators. She manages the GIS Ambassador Program and is the Technical Chair for the annual Skills Ontario GIS competition. Angela also writes monthly posts for the Esri Canada Education and Research blog, highlighting K-12 educators and partners, new ArcGIS resources and GIS-related events.

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