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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… Continue reading
This is the first of the movies I've made using a cheap web cam. The whole class was involved and I edited it in a few minutes using Windows Movie Maker. Sorry if you're looking at a blank space; that's because your network is probably filtering You Tube.
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The webcam is very simple to use and provides suprisingly good images. It is a great way of working with students who find… Continue reading
Microclimate data in Google Earth
I'm very grateful to Tom Biebrach of Pencoed School for sharing his microclimate study that employs Google Earth extremely effectively.
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Tom's school is portrayed in high resolution, and his local study makes use of a variety of ICT techniques to plot microclimate data. GPS was used to… Continue reading
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Tom's school is portrayed in high resolution, and his local study makes use of a variety of ICT techniques to plot microclimate data. GPS was used to… Continue reading
I've just completed a new resource on the diamond trade. The resource uses Google Earth to locate some excellent images by Kadir Van Lohuizen.
The latest high resolution coverage of parts of West Africa allows students to find evidence of alluvial diamond mining.
Alluvial diamond mining, Sierra Leone
Using Google… Continue reading
Rowenna Davis of Hands Up for Peace and Messengers fame has left university and is travelling with Jon Mollinari through the States and into South America. The two are completing a personal project to record how attitudes to US state policies change as they travel south. Rowenna's eye for a human interest story and Jon's capacity for mischief should ensure that their From North to South blog is… Continue reading
The summer is fast approaching and it's time for some active citizenship. I'm going to unleash a group of Year 9 students to make a film about wind energy in Devon, focussing particularly on the Batsworthy Cross site that generated an interesting debate in this blog.
The students will have complete creative control; researching, filming directing and editing the film themselves. It will be fascinating to see what conclusions they… Continue reading
The results of the fantasy architecture competition mentioned in the previous post have been announced, and the Spiral Tower by James was declared the winner. Digitally distributed environments has more details about the project.
The Triplet Tower, the Eco Flower and the Spiral Tower.
Congratulations to all the Year 7 students who took part, and thanks again to Dr Hudson-Smith of UCL for providing the… Continue reading
The Triplet Tower, the Eco Flower and the Spiral Tower.
Congratulations to all the Year 7 students who took part, and thanks again to Dr Hudson-Smith of UCL for providing the… Continue reading
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