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Lesson objectives Introduction Getting the basics right New tools for teachers The 21st century teacher Geography futures Conclusion and questions http://www.lingo2word.com

Introduction

Getting the basics right

New tools for teachers

The 21st century teacher

Geography futures

Conclusion and questions

ICT can be used in a variety of ways

Predictions from the Past “ This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. “ The device is inherently of no value to us.” Western Union Memo, 1876

Who the hell wants to hear actors talk ?” Warner Bros. Founder, 1927 Predictions from the Past

“ I think that there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943 Predictions from the Past

2 hours a night?

Its time to think?

Its time to think?

GEOGRAPHY N S E W NE SE SW NW

GEOGRAPHY Science English Maths Music History Modern Studies Mfl Art

GEOGRAPHY Science English Maths Music History Modern Studies Mfl Art

Science English Maths Music History Modern Studies Mfl Art Extra Time for Curriculum Flexibility

Question One How Competent are you with ICT? 1 (fantastic!) – 5 (I’m thinking of buying a computer!)

Question Two Is there anything in particular you would like me to talk about? Eg: tips, topics, applications, tools etc..

Taking Geography Forward Ollie Bray Musselburgh Grammar School East Lothian Council www.olliebray.com 2. Getting the basics right

Searching the Internet

A good search engines

The largest search database on the planet Google has around eight billion referenced web pages

Important Teach your Students to… Use the &quot;advanced search&quot; function

http:// www.quintura.com /

http:// kids.quintura.com /

http:// www.searchmash.com /

www.scholar.google.com

www.news.google.com

The deep (or invisible) web is said to be 500 times larger than the visible web

http:// clusty.com /

Your profile is public!

Using images and pictures in the classroom

Where do I get photographs from?

http:// www.scran.ac.uk /

Understanding Copyright Attribution means: You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work - and derivative works based upon it - but only if they give you credit. Noncommercial means: You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work - and derivative works based upon it - but for noncommercial purposes only. Share Alike means: You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work.

Twitter vision

Twitter 3D vision

http:// bighugelabs.com/flickr/motivator.php

Pencaitland Rock You

BBC News in pictures

PowerPoint or PowerPointless!

Involve the pupils in the design and aesthetics of slides

Characteristics of a Tundra Climate Precipitation: Less than 250mm during a year. Temperature: Cold! Temperatures often drop to a least -25 ºC and don’t rise above 10 ºC. Other Facts: Tundra regions have a high temperature range and a little precipitation most months. Fact File: 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D Temperature in ºC Precipitation in mm Month 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 -5 -10 -15 -20 -25

Births and Deaths per 1000 people per year HIGH LOW Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Birth Rate Death Rate Total Population Ethiopia Bangladesh India Kenya Chile Uruguay USA Japan eg:

Hinduism is the oldest of the major world religions . Its sources go back at least 5,000 years.

It started among people who settled in the valley of the Indus River . The Indus River rises in the Himalayas and runs westwards into the Indian Ocean across Northern India.

The Ganges , a river of great significance to the Hindus, also rises in the Himalayas and runs Eastwards into he Indian Ocean .

Time to catch up! Hinduism is the oldest of the major world religions. Its sources go back at least 5,000 years. It started among people who settled in the valley of the Indus River. The Indus River rises in the Himalayas and runs westwards into he Indian Ocean across Northern India. The Ganges, a river of great significance to the Hindus, also rises in the Himalayas and runs Eastwards into he Indian Ocean.

Time to catch up! _________ is the oldest of the major world religions. Its sources go back at least ________ years. It started among _________who settled in the valley of the _______ River. The Indus _ _ _ _ _ rises in the Himalayas and runs westwards into he _ _ _ _ _ _ Ocean across Northern _ _ _ _ _. The _________, a river of great significance to the Hindus, also rises in the ___________ and runs Eastwards into he Indian Ocean.

Use Flash Animation and video in your presentations It is possible to download video from Google video and You Tube to insert in your presentations. You can also download flash animations (.swf files).

Limestone locations

How do you download flash? Flash Saving Plugin

How to Download Video from YouTube and Google Video

Using Digital Video

www.jumpcut.com

Re-mix using Jumpcut Original footage

www.slideshare.net

Taking Geography Forward Ollie Bray Musselburgh Grammar School East Lothian Council www.olliebray.com 3. New tools for teachers

WEB 2.0 The Read / Write Web - (Will Richardson) Web site Web site Information Read Information Read Write

Web 2.0 Tools Blogs : An on-line journal that can be kept personal or allow comments. Podcasts : An on-line radio program that anyone can download and that automatically gets delivered to your computer. Wiki’s: A web page that anyone can edit.

Student Learning Logs Get students to set up their own Learning Logs (blogs)

Learning (B)logs What did I do? What did I learn? What will I do now?

http:// tdstringy.wordpress.com /

Use a blog to set up your own department web site http:// geogblogbushloe.blogspot.com /

Use a blog to set up your own department web site http:// kespilotgeography.blogspot.com /

http://pilotgcseradicalgeography.co.uk/

www.edublogs.org

https:// www.blogger.com /start

Keep your own learning log Blogger. n. Someone with nothing to say writing for someone with nothing to do.

http:// www.digitalgeography.co.uk /

http:// gmpay.blogspot.com /

Use Wiki’s for collaborative work www.wikispaces.com

East Linton Collaborative Writing Project

http://extreme- learning.wikispaces.com /

Podcasting

Podcasts: An on-line radio program that anyone can download and that automatically gets delivered to your computer.

http://edubuzz.org/blogs/law/2007/05/25/law-24/

Use GEOCASTS Audio on-line revision for Geography

www.exc-el.org.uk/geocasts

Tundra

www.do-be.co.uk/ www.do-be.co.uk/

Using mobile phones in the classroom

Buy cheap SIM card for an old mobile phone and use it for voting / gathering feedback from students.

Contact students by mobile phone through free web sites such as cardboard fish.

Get pupils to enter key geography deadlines into their mobile phone calendar.

Calendar with appointments highlighted Today button – gets you back any time Calendar appointments Calendar icon for easy access October 2006 17/10/06 Geography prelim examination Revise at: www.scalloway.org.uk

Geography prelim examination

Revise at: www.scalloway.org.uk

ALARM 08.30h Its time to get up and do your geography revision! You have a test on Monday!

Use mobile phones as a fieldwork note book. Save data as a text for later analysis.

Geog. Fieldwork Cars: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Lorries: xxxxx Cyclists: xx Buses: xx

Use the phones voice recorder or video capture facility to record interviews or conduct questionnaires.

If you can speak well under pressure you can write well under pressure £20

Computer Games in Education

Games can be powerful in education. Use games for assessment and homework – they play them anyway!

Games can be powerful in education – use screen shots for students to record their scores.

http:// simcit.ea.com /

http:// www.darfurisdying.com /

http:// www.stopdisastersgame.org /

http:// www.simsweatshop.com /game/

http:// www.fantasyfarmer.co.uk /

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