2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 192
Tuesday, 20 October 2009: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall A (Oregon Convention Center)

T160. From Virtual Globes to Geoblogs: Digital Innovations in Geoscience Research, Education, and Outreach (Posters)

GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; Google, Inc.; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geology and Society Division

Authors will be present from 4 to 6 PM.

 

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DEVELOPMENT OF INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS FOR THE GEOSCIENCES
LEA, Peter D., Department of Earth & Oceanographic Science, Bowdoin College, 6800 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011, CURRIER, Andrew, Information Technology, Bowdoin College, 9600 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011 and WILLEY, Danielle, Geology Department, Bowdoin College, 6800 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011, plea@bowdoin.edu, plea@bowdoin.edu
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USING GOOGLE EARTH GEOTOURS TO ENGAGE INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS IN ACTIVE LEARNING
WILKERSON, M. Scott, Department of Geosciences, DePauw University, 602 South College Avenue, Greencastle, IN 46135, WILKERSON, M. Beth, GIS Center, DePauw University, 602 South College Avenue, Greencastle, IN 46135 and MARSHAK, Stephen, School of Earth, Society, and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, mswilke@depauw.edu, mswilke@depauw.edu
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ADAPTING GOOGLE LIT TRIPS FOR THE GEOSCIENCES
GUERTIN, Laura A. and NEVILLE, Sara, Earth Science, Penn State Brandywine, 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063, guertin@psu.edu, guertin@psu.edu
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GOOGLE EARTH EXERCISES IN INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE LABORATORIES
NUNN, Jeffrey A., Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, gljeff@lsu.edu, gljeff@lsu.edu
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GIGAPAN, GOOGLE EARTH, AND GEOMORPHOLOGY AT THE GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD: CREATING VIRTUAL FIELD EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
KAIRIES BEATTY, Candace L., Department of Geoscience, Winona State University, Winona, MN 55987 and BEATTY, William Lee, Department of Geoscience, Winona State University, 175 W. Mark St, Winona, MN 55987, ckairiesbeatty@winona.edu, ckairiesbeatty@winona.edu
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JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF A VOLCANO – TEACHING WITH A 3-D VIRTUAL VOLCANO SIMULATION
PARHAM Jr, Thomas L.1, BOUDREAUX, Hollie2, BIBLE, Paul2, STELLING, Pete3, CRUZ-NIERA, Carolina2, CERVATO, Cinzia4 and GALLUS Jr, William A.5, (1)Geological & Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, (2)Computer Science, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 537 Cajundome Boulevard, Lafayette, LA 70506, (3)Geology, Western Washington University, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225, (4)Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, (5)Dept. of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, tparhamjr@gmail.com, tparhamjr@gmail.com
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY INTERNET-ACCESSIBLE MONITORING DATA FROM THE PU‘U ‘Ō‘Ō ERUPTIVE VENT, KĪLAUEA VOLCANO, HAWAI‘I
POLAND, Michael P.1, TOWNSON, Reid1, ANTOLIK, Loren2, BROOKS, Benjamin A.3 and FOSTER, James H.3, (1)Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, 51 Crater Rim Drive, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718-0051, (2)RCUH, University of Hawaii, 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Suite 200, Honolulu, HI 96822, (3)School of Ocean and Earth Science Technology, University of Hawaii, 1680 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, mpoland@usgs.gov, mpoland@usgs.gov
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USING GOOGLE MAPS TO INTRODUCE GEOLOGIC CONCEPTS ON THE USGS VOLCANO HAZARDS PROGRAM WEBSITES
VENEZKY, Dina, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 910, Menlo Park, CA 94025, WILKINSON, Stuart, U.S. Geological Survey, PO Box 726, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 and BROOKS, Suzanna, Westmont High School, 4805 Westmont Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008, dvenezky@usgs.gov, dvenezky@usgs.gov
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MBC(1.7): A VISUAL BASIC CODE TO CALCULATE BULK COMPOSITION OF ROCKS FROM CHEMISTRY AND VOLUME PROPORTIONS OF THE PHASES
ABU-ALAM, Tamer S. and STÜWE, Kurt, Erdwissenschaften, Universität Graz (Universitätsplatz 2, A-8010 GRAZ, Austria, Graz, A-8010, Austria, tamer.abu-alam@uni-graz.at, tamer.abu-alam@uni-graz.at
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C-CHANGE IN GEES: OPEN LICENSING OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY RESOURCES IN GEOGRAPHY, EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
SANDERS, Michael1, KNIGHT, Yolande1, GEDYE, Sharon1 and KING, Helen L.2, (1)GEES Subject Centre, University of Plymouth, Buckland House, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, (2)Higher Education Consultant, 8419 Porter Lan, Alexandria, VA 22308, helen@helenkingconsultancy.co.uk, helen@helenkingconsultancy.co.uk
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THINKING GLOBALLY, TEACHING LOCALLY: RESOURCES FOR LOOKING AT LOCAL LANDSCAPE CHANGE AND HUMAN POPULATION IN GOOGLE EARTH
SELKIN, Peter A.1, WETZSTEIN, Lia2 and MASURA, Julie E.2, (1)Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington Tacoma, 1900 Commerce Street Box 358436, Tacoma, WA 98402, (2)IAS / Environmental Science, University of Washington Tacoma, 1900 Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA 98402, paselkin@u.washington.edu, paselkin@u.washington.edu
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USING GIS AND GOOGLE EARTH TO EXPLORE WATERSHEDS' RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS
HUTH, Anne K., Science Education Solutions, 4200 W. Jemez Rd., Suite 301-22, Synergy Center, Los Alamos, NM 87544, HALL, Michelle K., Science Education Solutions, 4200 W Jemez Rd, Suite 301-22, Los Alamos, NM 87544, WALKER, C. Scott, Harvard Map Collection, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 and MAYHEW, Michael A., Synoptic, LLC, 42 Island Edge Dr, Ocean City, MD 21842, hall@scieds.com, hall@scieds.com
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USING GOOGLE EARTH TO EXAMINE METROPOLITAN AIR POLLUTION
URBAN, Michael J., Division of Professional Studies, University of Maine at Machias, 9 O'Brien Avenue, Machias, ME 04654, michael.urban@maine.edu, michael.urban@maine.edu
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PROTOTYPING A GEOLOGY LAYER FOR GOOGLE EARTH
SCHOTT, Ronald C., Department of Geosciences, Fort Hays State University, FHSU Geosciences, 600 Park Street, Hays, KS 67601, rschott@outcrop.org, rschott@outcrop.org
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GEOLOG: 4.6 BILLION YEARS OF EARTH HISTORY, ONE MINUTE AT A TIME
BRANDT, Danita S., Department of Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, brandt@msu.edu, brandt@msu.edu
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FossilPlot 2.0: A NEW ONLINE DATABASE DESIGNED FOR TEACHING PALEONTOLOGY CONTENT TO UNDERGRADUATES
TAPANILA, Leif1, QU, Hongjie2, THOMASON, Carrie3 and AMES, Daniel P.2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209-8072, (2)Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 995 University Ave, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, (3)Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S 8th Ave, Stop 8072, Pocatello, ID 83209-8072, tapaleif@isu.edu, tapaleif@isu.edu
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UNIVERSITY GEOLOGY COLLECTIONS: AN UNTAPPED RESOURCE
MOLINEUX, Ann, Non-vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, Texas Natural Science Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78758, annm@austin.utexas.edu, annm@austin.utexas.edu
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NEW VIRTUAL TOOLS FOR SUPPORTING ONLINE COMMUNITIES OF EDUCATORS
FOX, Sean P.1, MANDUCA, Cathryn A.2 and KIRK, Karin B.1, (1)Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057, (2)Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, kkirk@serc.carleton.edu, kkirk@serc.carleton.edu
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TEACHING WITH GOOGLE EARTH - AN ONLINE GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS
RICHARD, Glenn A., Mineral Physics Institute, Stony Brook University, Earth & Space Sciences Building, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100 and KIRK, Karin B., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057, Glenn.Richard@sunysb.edu, Glenn.Richard@sunysb.edu
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VIRTUAL FIELDWORK AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DUGGAN-HAAS, Don1, KISSEL, Richard A.1, BESEMER, Christine2, PERRY, Sara1, BUCKLER, Carlyn1 and ROSS, Robert M.1, (1)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, (2)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850, dad55@cornell.edu, dad55@cornell.edu
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