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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Educators! Introduce Your Students to the Power of Place</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D">(<a href="https://vimeo.com/112652622">see a short, inspirational, student-focused video</a>)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">This August the <b><a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training.aspx"><span style="font-weight:normal">King County GIS Center Training Program</span></a></b> will offer two one-day workshops designed
to connect teachers with digital mapping resources and limitless classroom GIS opportunities.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The first workshop,<b> ArcGIS for Educators</b>,<b>
</b>is an entrée into the world of powerful geographic information system (GIS)<b><i> desktop software</i></b> tools that are
<a href="http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/EdSoftware/GIS.aspx">available at low or no cost to schools</a>. This workshop provides teachers hands-on experience performing classroom-oriented geographic information analysis and mapping tasks using professional GIS
software and datasets.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#1F497D">Putting GIS Data to Work for Educators: Informing Geo-Literacy</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
<b><i>ArcGIS for Educators<br>
</i></b><i>Software Used: <a href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/apps/">ArcGIS Desktop</a></i><br>
August 1, 2016<br>
8:30am – 4:30pm<b><br>
</b>Continuing education units: 0.75<b><br>
<a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/ArcGIS_forEducators.aspx"><span style="font-weight:normal">Full description and registration information</span></a></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The second workshop, <b>ArcGIS Online for Educators</b>, gets teachers up and running with free and easy-to-use,
<b><i>cloud-based mapping tools</i></b> that require nothing more than a web browser and imagination. ArcGIS Online is a great mapping resource for creating classroom lessons and presentations, and for student projects.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">ArcGIS Online for Educators</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal">Software Used:</span></i><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> Cloud Based –
<a href="http://www.arcgis.com/features">ArcGIS Online for Organizations</a></span></i><span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">August 2, 2016<br>
8:30am – 4:30pm<br>
Continuing education units (CEUs): 0.75</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/ArcGIS_Online_forEducators.aspx"><span style="font-weight:normal">Full description and registration information</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Take advantage of either or both workshops. Each is designed to inspire educators to help their students develop the modern location-based skills they will need to become geo-literate citizens of our region and
the world!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Location</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">King County GIS Center<br>
</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/About/Location.aspx">King Street Center Computer Training Room</a><br>
Pioneer Square in downtown Seattle<br>
<i>easy access to bus, light rail, commuter rail, and ferries, plus ample commercial parking</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://edcommunity.esri.com/educational-roles/Instructors/STEM">GIS is STEM</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">At the King County GIS Center, we are committed to connecting educators to GIS mapping resources that will enhance their curriculum plans for a wide variety of subjects.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Feel free to give us a call today if you have additional questions about course logistics or course content.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Looking forward to meeting you in class!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visualize... Your Data, Make Better Decisions – KCGIS Client Services</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cheryl A. Wilder, GISP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ESRI Certified Trainer</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CompTIA CTT+ Certified Classroom Trainer
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Esri Certified ArcGIS Desktop Associate<br>
Training Coordinator / GIS Data Distribution </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">King County GIS Center - Client Services Group<b>
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</b></span><a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training.aspx"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training.aspx</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/GISData/GISDataDistribution.aspx"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/GISData/GISDataDistribution.aspx</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department of Information Technology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KSC-NR-706</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">201 S Jackson Street, Suite 706</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Seattle, WA 98104-3855</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Phone Number (206) 477-4421
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FAX (206) 263-3145
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Cheryl.Wilder@kingcounty.gov"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cheryl.Wilder@kingcounty.gov</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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