ArcGIS for K-12 Online Learners

At-home learning for youth age 5 to 18

Esri Canada Education and Research

Educators, parents and students across Canada can access ArcGIS Online to support teaching and learning.

Scroll down to find out how to access ArcGIS Online so that K-12 learners can continue to ask, analyse and act on their learning from home.

Need inspiration?

Read how some parents and educators are supporting their children and students learning at home with ArcGIS.

Engage kids in learning with fun activities using ArcGIS

ArcGIS can be used to create fun and interactive activities with your kids and students! A GIS Ambassador and teacher have shared with us their most recent projects. Let's discover what they did to keep their kids engaged before the school year ended.

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Geography teachers use ArcGIS to engage students in at-home learning

ArcGIS consists of tools that can be used to explore, analyze and present data in an effective way to a larger audience. Two Ontario teachers have shared what they and their students have done using ArcGIS while learning at home to explore and understand more about COVID-19 and topics in physical geography.

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May's GIS Ambassador: Karen Parker

Karen Parker from Edmonton, Alberta is this month's GIS Ambassador. Find out what she did to get kids engaged in a mapping activity through discovering window art in their community. May's GIS Ambassador is Karen Parker, a Business Analytics Program Manager at City of Edmonton, Alberta.

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GIS Ambassadors supporting their kids' learning at home with ArcGIS

Discover how two GIS Ambassadors are supporting their kids' learning at home with ArcGIS during this COVID-19 lockdown. With many of us working from home these days, we are in contact with our families much more than we are used to.

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Educators, Students and Parents: Share your ArcGIS activities and projects

Are you a parent who's now working from home and supporting your child's learning during this challenging time? Are you an educator who continues to send work to your students online? We are looking for ArcGIS activities and projects that we can highlight. Share your story with us and you could be in an upcoming blog post.

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Do my young learners have access?

If you are unsure if your students/children already have access to ArcGIS Online through their school, check the map below. Provinces and territories with an educational license (shaded green) already have ArcGIS Online available to all educators and students in their jurisdiction. If you are in an area that does not have ArcGIS Online licensed, you can still participate!

Provinces and territories with ArcGIS for K-12

Licensed Province/Territory: If your student/child does not have a login to ArcGIS Online, you can request their account here: Sign-up for ArcGIS !

Unlicensed Province: Signup for an ArcGIS public account for your student/child.

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Online is a web GIS that allows you to build maps, conduct spatial analyses, explore online content – from anywhere on any device. Help your young learner understand where and why things occur, and solve problems. Through ArcGIS Online, young learners also have access to Esri Apps such as:

StoryMaps : Combine interactive maps, text, video, and images to tell a story.
Survey123 : Smarter forms, smarter data collection
Living Atlas : Explore this collection of geographic information to support learning.

Getting Started Activites

What is GIS? 30 - 60 mins

Explore what GIS is, how it is used in Canadian industries and try the activities: Discover ArcGIS Online and Discover Data.

https://storymaps.arcgis.com

Six by Six: 36 - 60 mins

Six activities you can do in six minutes each for ArcGIS Online beginners. Choose your province/territory!

https://k12.esri.ca

Getting Started with Story Maps: 45 - 90 mins

Explore what story maps are and create your first one.

https://storymaps.arcgis.com

Data Collection with Survey123: 30 - 60 mins

A beginners guide to Survey123 for teachers and students. Build an interactive survey, collect data, and create a web map.

https://learn.arcgis.com

More Esri Canada Resources

Find tutorials, videos, and other resources that are free for anyone to use anywhere and anytime.

Esri Canada K-12 Resource Finder

Access free ready to use activities, tutorials and lessons. Adapt these resources to your learners' needs.

https://k12.esri.ca

Education & Research Blog

Browse posts to stay up-to-speed on developments affecting you and get the latest education-related information.

https://resources.esri.ca

COVID-19 Canada

This GIS Hub is provided by Esri Canada to share information about the coronavirus pandemic. Information sources include the Community Map of Canada, the Living Atlas, Environics Analytics and others.

https://resources-covid19canada.hub.arcgis.com

ArcGIS for E-Learning

Below are suggestions for resources that can easily be included in your online courses.

5 resources to consider to move courses online

District school administrators and educators are moving quickly to form plans to increase their use of online instruction as the potential closure of school buildings continue.

https://community.esri.com

Questions?

If you have questions please contact k12@esri.ca.