Thanks to SLN forum user rainbowali for news that NASA has created a hurricane portal with an online hurricane tracker
The tracker is useful and visually appealing, though in Firefox, the background map flickered on and off. It is however clearly a beta release and more features are promised.
I’ve put together a really simple Google Earth file containing some placemarks for selected geographical features of the Jurassic coast, a geology map and links to Flickr photos. The file can be played as a tour if desired.
Update:
The file has been slightly improved with a couple more placemarks and photographs. I’m using it to introduce coastal landforms, the idea is that students identify the features labelled with placemarks using the picture clues.
Download Google Earth file of the Jurassic Coast
There is a new network link for Flickr that pulls in geotagged images available here.
A video by Dan Raven-Ellison for the Give Geography its Place campaign.
Link to video
Apologies if you’re reading this in a school that has blocked You Tube - all you’ll see is an empty space!
Google Video is becoming a rich source of inspiration for video materials. Download the player and you can then play most videos off-line. I recently found several excellent films to illustrate a case study about Dubai:
The World
Dubai Waterfront
Cranes in Dubai
Dubai - The Megaprojects
More Dubai teaching materials on Juicy Geography
Several people have contacted me recently because network managers are refusing to install Google Earth on the grounds that the license doesn’t specifically mention education and school use.
To clarify the situation; the official Google Earth help centre states that: “The use of Google Earth for educational purposes in primary, secondary, and post-secondary institutions is OK.” link to item
Google Earth Plus is definitely for personal use, though schools can request a copy of the Pro version by contacting Google directly.
No interactive whiteboard should be without classtools.net. Created by historian and all round ICT genius, Russel Tarr, this new site offers a variety of learning tools to help students analyse sort and process information visually.
Amongst the interactive diagrams on offer are Post-It notes, Venn diagrams, Diamond 9s, Fishbone and Hamburger essay planners and a great Light’s Out feature.
“Lights Out” (click to enlarge)
Once a diagram has been created, the template can be saved and shared as a text file or even as a web page (fishbone demo)
This a terrific resource and bound to become very popular. Congratulations Russel!
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