Live Local in 3D

 3D visualization  Comments Off
Nov 122006
 

I forgot to mention the news from earlier this week of an important update to Live Local (or is it Virtual Earth?) Downloading a small plug-in brings 3D enhancement, and in my part of the UK at least, the images are of far higher quality than Google Earth. Unsuprisingly, the plug-in only works with Internet Explorer 6/7. The interface is now remarkably similar to Google Earth:

live local 3D click to enlarge

This is a view of my house:

live local orway

The site is fast and very easy to use, and sharing placemarks is very easy. I see this being used a lot in the classroom, where Google Earth is not available, or where the resolution is inadequate. Stefan Geens has posted a very helpful summary of the merits of Live Local / Virtual Earth 3D.

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Flood in a flume; a web cam movie edited in Jumpcut

 Student work, Teaching resources, video  Comments Off
Nov 122006
 

The whole movie took 40 minutes to put together, from uploading the video clips, adding transitions and annotation, and final publishing. Well easy!

Hint: Press play, then pause the movie to allow buffering time.

 Posted by Noel Jenkins at 12:03 pm

More web cam moments

 Student work, Teaching resources, video  1 Response »
Nov 122006
 

Another example of the potential of web cams in the classroom. In the video a year 7 student explains how she created her model river. In doing so she reveals her creativity, resourcefulness and geographical understanding.

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ooh Heat Maps!

 GIS, Google Maps  Comments Off
Nov 122006
 

Recently Ogle Earth mentioned the GeoIQ API friom Fortiusone that can generate heat maps from geospatial data. The demographic battle between NYC and San Francisco demonstrates the potential.

Heat map click to enlarge

As one zooms to street level the data is recalculated, and switching to satellite view enables a close analysis of the data. Fun, and useful not only as a GIS demonstration, but as a resource for teaching urban geography.

 Posted by Noel Jenkins at 10:04 am  Tagged with: ,

Jumpcut

 Teaching resources, video  1 Response »
Nov 112006
 

Jumpcut is a terrific web-based video editing application, that I discovered after Ollie Bray mentioned it on his blog. You upload movie clips and then edit and remix them. Here for example, is a short film that I created from some BBC Creative Archive footage.

The original clip is here. Why not remix it yourself?

The implications are fairly obvious; students can edit a short film as a homework assignment without requiring video editing software. Teachers can provide suitable source material. Audio clips and various effects can be added and the resulting movies tagged and shared via email, or embedded in websites. The BBC Creative Archive has been withdrawn at the end of its trial period while they consider the implications of the service. Hopefully it will be back soon.

Jumpcut is another sign that the day of a PC with zero applications installed, apart from a web browser, is approaching. Read My Uninstalled Life for more!

 Posted by Noel Jenkins at 11:58 pm  Tagged with: , ,

Using Google Earth in Secondary Geography

 INSET  Comments Off
Nov 022006
 

Announcing a planned INSET for summer 2007.

This is a day long course in London aiming to bring together the fun and excitement of Google Earth and contextualise it within an 11-19 geography curriculum framework. The course is open to any geography teacher with an interest in GE, whatever their level of ICT experience. The course will be held at the New Horizons ICT venue in central London. Delegates will be provided with notes and a CD-Rom containing materials for the days sessions. The day will be presented by Noel Jenkins and Dave Holmes.

More information about the program and a link to booking details to follow.

 Posted by Noel Jenkins at 11:39 am  Tagged with:

Free INSET course: ICT in Geography

 Asides, INSET  Comments Off
Nov 022006
 

A day long course run by the Geography department at Court Fields School, Somerset. This will be a free INSET, looking at some of the interactive ICT – based lessons that we have developed. More news later.

Booking: Contact me for more information

See the calendar on the sidebar for details of other INSET courses and workshops on Geography and ICT.

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