Digital Geography

The relative quietness on Digital Geography is part of a planned temporary break from blogging and Juicy Geography, in order to focus on a variety of new projects, and to reflect on the last few months. I’d like to concentrate on producing some new teaching materials and add to the podmovie series. I also want to spend some time researching for the long-planned Juicy Geography book. Since switching to a Mac, I’ve become far more interested in exploring video and digital photography. I’ve been going for One to One sessions at my local Apple Store (which I hugely recommend) to learn Final Cut Express It’s also time to start going to the climbing wall to get strong for the summer. So I’m slimming down my RSS reading, unfolding my Thinking Space and will just be posting news of my projects as they are completed.

I have been doing a few INSET courses recently. Geography teachers can usually see the benefit in learning the basics of KML, however there’s never enough time during a course to ensure everyone leaves as a fully proficient Neogeographer. The tutorials on the Google Earth outreach site are superb. Videos and clear instructions, together with the Google Spreadsheet Mapping Tool, (you need a Google account) mean that anyone can create attractive content for Google Maps/Earth.

Finally, should the BBC sort out the voting, please support the team “We’re Going To Change Britain” on BBC Upstaged. We’re the wildcard slot, hoping to use geography to make Britain happier in a 6 hour broadcast from Bristol.