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  • Provides a forum for the exchange of ideas by persons working with or interested in map and geography collections
  • Provides a forum to increase the availability, use, and bibliographic control of map and geography collections
  • Increases communication and cooperation between map and geography librarians and other librarians
  • Contributes to the improvement of education and training of map and geography librarians.

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Recording and handout for "Maps for Kids: Online Resources for K-12 Geography Education" now available!

  • 1.  Recording and handout for "Maps for Kids: Online Resources for K-12 Geography Education" now available!

    Posted May 09, 2013 11:33 AM

    Thank you again to everyone who participated in the MAGIRT webinar "Maps for Kids: Online Resources for K-12 Geography Education" held on May 7th.


    For those of you who were not able to attend, the recorded webinar is available here:


    http://ala.adobeconnect.com/p6z06vthtvm/


     

    The handout  is available here:

    http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/3001/750414/MapsForKidsWebinarHandout.pdf

     

    We hope you will join us for the next MAGIRT webinar!

    Webinar Description:
    Geoliteracy is important for K-12 students to learn in today’s increasingly connected world.  There are many online tools that can help teach students geographic perspective and spatial reasoning. This webinar will look at some of the most useful sites for K-12 education focusing on geoliteracy skills, human-environment interactions, and other basic geographic principles.  The intended audience is educators of all types: teachers, school media specialists, and other geographic information librarians who are interested in collaborating with the K-12 educational community.  Sponsored by ALA MAGIRT - the Map and Geospatial Information Round Table.
                           
    About the presenter:
    Carol McAuliffe has been the Head of the Map & Imagery Library at the George A. Smathers' Libraries at the University of Florida for almost 7 years and specializes in geoliteracy, geography and GIS education, and the educational role of the geographic information librarian.


    Have an idea for a MAGIRT webinar?  Contact us at magirtbd@ala.org!