Document Type
Article
Source Publication Title
Didáctica Geográfica (Grupo de Didáctica de la Geografía de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles)
First Page
111
Last Page
124
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 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.
Disciplines
Curriculum and Instruction | Education
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Language
Spanish
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Milson, Andrew J., "SIG en la nube: WebSIG para la enseñanza de la geografía" (2011). Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Publications. 15.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/curriculuminstruction_facpubs/15