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Learning To Think Spatially
fMRI
functional magnetic resource imaging
GIS
geographic information system, geographic information science
GPS
global positioning system
GRASS
Geographic Resources Analysis Support System
GUI
Graphical User Interface
H-R
Hertzsprung-Russell
IMR
infant mortality rates
IP
Internet protocol
IT
information technology
IVNS
in-vehicle navigation system
Kan CRN
Kansas Collaborative Research Network
LAN
local area network
LCD
liquid crystal display
MRI
magnetic resource imaging
MyCOE
My Community, Our Earth
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCAR
National Center for Atmosphere Research
NCES
National Center for Education Statistics
NCGIA
National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
NGS
National Geographic Society
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
PDA
Personal Digital Assistant
PGS
Personal Guidance System
RRRC
Red River Regional Council
SCANS
Secretary of Labor’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
SEP
Secondary Education Project
SL
Spatial Language
SMOG
Simple Measure of Gobbledygook
SPC
State Plane Coordinate
SPCS
State Plane Coordinate System
SSST
Support Systems for Spatial Thinking
TERC
Technology in Education Research Consortium
TIMSS
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
