Compare the features and instructional applications of GIS and GPS tools. How can educators use GIS and GPS tools to enhance student learning?
GIS stands for Geographic Information System, which the book describes that it "is a computer system that is able to store in a database a variety of information about geographic locations." So this allows students to make connections a place and the qualities or features behind that specific place on the map. Educators can use GIS to help with students with scaffolding or to make more connections in order for the lesson to "stick." So teachers can teach about the area that a location is like Hawaii and include such data as the agriculture, what beliefs are practiced there, the language, etc.
GPS on the other hand stands for Global Positioning System, which is "a worldwide radionavigation system made possible by a bank of 24 satellites and their ground stations." A GPS helps pinpoint where your exact location or position on earth even stating it in feet and inches. In the classroom a good way to incorporate this feature or device is to have a like a worldwide treasure hunt called geocaching. This can help students become aware of positions on maps while having fun at the same time.
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