Digimap for Schools Webinars for the new term

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Follow the links here to sign up for a Digimap for Schools webinar.


We have scheduled some webinars over the next month. Why not get some ideas for the new term?

These are free sessions which last for 30 minutes. You don't need any special equipment to take part, just a computer or tablet with speakers.Select any webinar title below to book a place.

Hope to see you there! 

 Getting Started: Thursday 24th Jan, 3:45-4.15pm

 Ideas for primary teaching: Tuesday 29th Jan, 3:45-4.15pm

 Customising maps: Tuesday 5th  Feb, 3:45-4.15pm

Getting started with Digimap for Schools


Have you recently subscribed your school to Digimap for Schools? Are you wondering how to get started with viewing maps and using the various tools available? This webinar will provide an introduction to the service and show how to the get the best out of your subscription.

In this webinar you will learn:

• About the different maps available in Digimap for Schools
• How to search for locations
• How to navigate and change scale to view different maps
• How to view a map key
• How to measure distances and areas
• About the annotation tools
• How to save maps and create printable maps

Ideas for Primary Teaching with Digimap for Schools


Learn about different ways to use Digimap for Schools to teach primary numeracy, literacy, Geography, History and map skills


  • local area
  • map directions
  • map symbols
  • map scale and measuring distances
  • games with mapping
  • Using historic maps

Customising Maps with DFS


Digimap for Schools allows users to customise their maps, adding photographs, annotations measurements, buffers and text to their maps.  

We will look at:

• Using buffer tools
• Introducing GIS
• Point files
• How to create a map key
• How Digimap for School can fulfil NEA at GCSE

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