A mention for Helen Young’s great new resource-sharing site. Lots of ideas and resources.
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David Rayner has produced a most excellent video to raise awareness of Geography. Many teachers will find it useful on options evening. If you use the PPT version (recommended) download it, and the music file to the same folder.
Geography Matters powerpoint
Geography Matters music file (Earthsong)
Geography Matters video in avi file format
Geography Matters video in wmv file format:
Geography Matters video in mpeg-4 file format (suitable for i-pods, etc)
I’ve created a new wiki for my GCSE students to create their own online revision guide. Hopefully they’lll learn more this way.
A plug for a course that Dave Holmes and I are running in London on the 28th Feb. I believe that there are still a couple of places left. The venue is New Horizons in Old Street, and the day is entirely hands on.
There’s also the opportunity to try the Space Navigator
The course outline consists of:
Google Earth basics
Creating placemarks, overlays and GE tours
More advanced options including multimedia placemarks, custom and image icons, and tips for Google Maps
Using the Space Navigator
Sample Lessons Part 1
General advice on integrating GE into lessons and what to watch out for.
San Francisco decision-making exercise using GE.
Tasty lunch
Sample Lessons Part 2
Montserrat eruption role-play.
Other lesson ideas that can be adapted for the new National Curriculum Schemes of work
Book by calling Philip Allan Updates: 01706 831002
At long last some sign that Teacher Tube has improved their server speed!
I found that a recent Google Earth geotagged video file suddenly worked properly, with no buffering problems at all. Previously I’d been disappointed so it’s good to report on this development.
Excellent news, since Teacher Tube is pretty much the only option for online video viewing in my digital prison (sorry, school)
Not the best week for Geography with the media and Ofsted doing their very best to ignore some of the tremendous progress that has been made over the past year, for example the revisions to the national curriculum, and the Action Plan.
I was cheered up by this example of student work:
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