John Lyon CGeog – Programme Director – Geographical Association
Alan Parkinson CGeog – Secondary Curriculum Development Leader – Geographical Association
31st March 2009 – Morning session
South Sheffield City Learning Centre
BECTa KS4 ICT project: http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/ks4ict/ - 23 project ideas with resources available for free from the Geographical Association’s website
Google Earth Users Guide blog: http://googlearthusersguide.blogspot.com – Alan Parkinson (nearly 50 000 visitors) – funded with Innovative Geography Teaching grant by
Living Geography blog: http://livinggeography.blogspot.com – Alan Parkinson
Geographical Association NING network: http://geographical.ning.com – please join
Digital Explorer: Google Earth Users Guides: http://www.digitalexplorer.co.uk
Teaching with Google Earth (US example with resources): http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/google_earth/index.html
Quikmaps: http://quikmaps.com/ - export to be able to view in Google Earth
Google Street View: http://maps.google.co.uk/help/maps/streetview/ -
Noel Jenkins’ teaching ideas and resources: http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk – includes some classic lessons on earthquake preparation, Stonehenge and Dubai
Keir Clarke’s excellent repository of mash-ups: http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/
Using GIS in your lessons: Wednesday 3 June 2009, 1:30 - 4:00pm
Notre Dame School, Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3BT
Andrew Lickley provides a demonstration of the free GIS package, Locate, followed by the chance to create a GIS activity for your own school. Places available on a first come first served basis. Note: there may be a small additional charge for this event.
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