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Download the full article Geospatial Technologies: Real Projects in Real Classrooms (678K) reprinted from Knowledge Quest on the PBS Web site: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/librarymedia/aasl/index.html Through a partnership between James Madison University and surrounding counties in Virginia, high school seniors are being offered the opportunity to learn more about the 21st century skills of geographic information systems, global positioning systems, and remote sensing (satellite imagery) as they engage in meaningful projects that make a real difference in their local communities and simultaneously earn college credit. For instance, in Hopewell, Virginia, students used GIS software to recreate, record, and improve the efficiencies of bus routes, and in Crozet, Virginia, students worked with the Nature Conservancy to determine how much of the local watershed had become impermeable. These projects from JMU's Geospatial Semester Initiative and similar project can truly engage students and help them transition to either higher education or the workplace. Knowledge Quest's KQWeb themed issue The Why of Where is online with other articles: http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqweb.cfm Debbie Abilock, Editor-in-Chief Knowledge Quest <http://www.ala.org/aasl/kqweb> http://www.ala.org/aasl/kqweb <mailto:kq@abilock.net> kq@abilock.net Knowledge Quest is devoted to offering substantive information to assist building-level library media specialists, supervisors, library educators, and other decision makers concerned with the development of school library media programs and services. Articles address the integration of theory and practice in school librarianship and new developments in education, learning theory, and relevant disciplines. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------