Randy Carr and Mike DeMers

New Mexico Geographic Alliance

With the support from the
NMSU College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Geography
In June 2013, President Obama announced the
ConnectED initiative, designed to enrich K-12
education for every student in America.
ConnectED empowers teachers with the best
technology and the training to make the most
of it, and empowers students through
individualized learning and rich, digital
content.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/educatio
n/k-12/connected

Jack Dangermond, ESRI President
Quickly create interactive maps and apps and share them with the
rest of the organization. Each user gets an account so they can
share and collaborate with each other. Every user also gets access to
all of the ready-to-use apps, maps, templates, and other content so
they can be productive right away.

Some basic Features
o View and create maps with no local software
o Use with any OS or Browser
o Embed maps in webpage *
o Add data or create mash-ups with maps and data
shared by others*
o Add pop-up windows to highlight information and to
include charts, videos, photos, and links to web pages*
* need account access

Different
subscription
levels
FREE Public
Account
Organizational
Account (free to
schools)
Plans for organizations, groups, or individuals that would like to use GIS
create maps, display data, share data/maps.
For Schools
Up to 250 users
1000 credits/year (may request
additional)
Account recipients
must be a U.S.-
accredited K12 school
(public or non-public)
or a homeschool
offering K12
education.
Cannot be used for:
Administrative or
research purposes
private non-
instructional use
Use by anyone not
officially recognized as
part of the school
ArcGIS Online (aka ArcGIS.com )
Web-based
Requires minimal training and software
infrastructure
High quality reference layers and
basemaps
Permits data sharing
Make and share maps
Embed maps in websites
Free training seminars and video
tutorials

Smart Maps Made Easy with ArcGIS Online

AGO gallery page
Web maps and
applications
Example searches:
Life
IUCN Amazing Species
People
Where are the uninsured?
Urban; Las Vegas Urban
Sprawl (time enabled web
map)
With no account you can:
Create basic maps
Change basemaps
Find Locations
Measure
Print
With a free Public account or an Organizational
account you can do so much more!
Story maps combine
interactive maps and
multimedia content into
elegant user experiences
Story Maps
http://storymaps.esri.com/ho
me/
Templates
http://storymaps.esri.com/te
mplategallery/
examples:
http://www.nmgeoed.org/sto
ry-maps.html (a New Mexico
Geographic Alliance resource)