Free licenses are available for Washington state K-12 schools
keen to use GIS (geographic information system) software for
instruction. Esri’s GIS software makes it possible to visualize,
question and interpret data in ways that bring relationships,
patterns and trends to light. Educators use this valuable
software to help students understand geography, earth science,
social studies, math, language arts and more. How to Get a Free
License Code Contact your Educational Technology Support Center
(ETSC) director to get full information on Esri’s GIS licensing
agreement. He or she will set you up with ArcGIS Desktop 10.0
for ArcView, ArcEditor and Arclnfo (Includes ArcGIS Desktop
Tutorial Data and ArcReader — on DVD ready for download GIS
Training & Data on the OSPI Moodle Once you’ve downloaded GIS
software, take it out for a test drive. We’ve compiled tutorials
that demonstrate instruction basics, and data sets — boundaries,
census, education, environmental, geographic and transportation
— that you can use as i