I’m not a podcast enthusiast, saving my ears for the likes of RJD2, however I appreciate the potential, and am probably the last to discover podOmatic, a site that hosts and even creates your podcast for you, via an online recording feature. I had a go, and agree with the site’s view that Audacity is a better recording option. PodOmatic includes a very helpful section on tips. The site does seem to offer the most straightforward option for recording a classroom activity as a podcast. When I eventually feel the urge to commit myself in this direction I’ll give PodOmatic a proper trial.
Archive for January, 2007
Digital Urban have published their tutorial for creating immersive panoramas. I made the short video below. There’s lots of potential for the classroom.
Video features a Banksy image from Digital Urban
The rest of this article is at Juicy Geography Google Earth blog
Rich Allaway has created another mini-site, this time comparing the flooding events at Boscastle and Lynmouth. Targetted at KS3 and also AS level, the resource makes great use of technologies such as Live Local, Google Earth and a new Site Pal character, “Walter Falls”
Rich has included a long and varied collection of resources, as well as pupil and teacher notes. Excellent effort!
The theme of happiness was investigated by a group of UK teachers last year, see Geography Pages for more. The Map Room now reports the publication of a map of well being.
The map was published in an article by Adrian G White of the University of Leicester. The accompanying text is well worth reading for such gems as:
A recent survey (Easton, 2006) found that 81% of the UK population agreed that the Government’s primary objective should be the creation of happiness not wealth. Earlier this year David Cameron, HM Leader of the Opposition, put happiness firmly on the political agenda by arguing that “It’s time we admitted that there’s more to life than money, and it’s time we focused not just on GDP, but on GWB – general well-being” (BBC, 2006).
I never thought I’d hear that from a Tory!
A PowerPoint describing volcanic environments. SlideShare version below:
[Slideshare presentation now removed]
Or download the original PowerPoint with animation preserved
I’ve been very slow off the mark in blogging for/with my own students, compared to many of my online teacher friends and colleagues. That’s set to change with a new blog:
I’m going to use the blog in three ways. Firstly to link to various online materials that could be interesting or useful to the students. Secondly, I’d like to host some examples of student work. Finally, I’m hoping that it will provide an opportunity for those dialogues that could/should take place outside the classroom but never actually materialize. For example the comments could be used to discuss matters arising from homework assignments, examinations or current affairs. I guess we shall see.
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