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This document discusses using games and active learning techniques for geography revision and lessons as alternatives to traditional testing which may compete with active learning. It provides examples of hands-on activities like jigsaws, edible learning, experiments, Minecraft, board games, Lego graphs, and tech-based tools like collaborative documents and quizzes that make learning more engaging for students by allowing them to learn from each other through competition and games. The author questions whether there is still a place for more messy and games-based learning given exam pressure but provides the examples as potential alternatives or additions to traditional learning.
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- 1. Jo Debens @GeoDebs jodebens.com Geographygames: revision, relevance & real life?
- 2. students learn fromeach other, and healthy competition and games promote this traditional testing competes with active learning
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- 4. Is there aplace for ‘messy’ or ‘games’ learning when faced with exam pressure?
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- 6. Jigsaws – makeyour own
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- 10. (Courtesy of DigitalExplorer’s Coral Oceans!)
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- #3 Comments taken from Twitter comments, news headlines and DfE site regarding the new 2016 on GCSE changes and teacher concerns regarding these. The point being that if we teach only to the test, then potentially the new style GCSEs will not develop the depth of character and range of skills that our children need. Our job is to ensure we still ensure learning happens in all ways, that none are disadvantaged, and that our style encourages all skills to develop.
- #4 Google Teacher Academy – observations that teachers and students alike, from any subject, any phase, any type of institution, has a fear of taking risk. Stepping into the unknown worries students sometimes who want to be given an answer. Equally teachers fear trying something different because of performance management fears, worries about results, etc.
- #6 Ferris Wheel 3-D transition effect and pictures (Basic) To reproduce the picture effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Insert tab, in the Images group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and then click Insert. Select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Format Picture dialog box, resize or crop the image so that the height is set to 3.86” and the width is set to 5.79”. To crop the picture, click Crop in the left pane, and in the right pane, under Crop position, enter values into the Height, Width, Left, and Top boxes. To resize the picture, click Size in the left pane, and in the right pane, under Size and rotate, enter values into the Height and Width boxes. Also under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Picture Styles group, click Drop Shadow Rectangle. To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Basic Shapes, click Oval. On the slide, drag to draw an oval. Select the oval. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, enter 0.13” in the Height box and enter 0.0” in the Width box. Also on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, on the Fill pane, select Solid fill, and then do the following: Click the button next to color and then click White, Background 1 (first row). In the Transparency box, enter 90%. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane, in the Line Color pane, click No line. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Size in the left pane, in the Size pane, under Size and rotate, in the Rotation box, enter 15°. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow to the right of Copy, and then click Duplicate. Repeat this process until there are 90 ovals on the slide. Select one of the ovals. Position the oval below the bottom right edge of the picture. Select another oval. Position the oval slightly over the right edge of the slide. Press and hold CTRL, and then select all 90 ovals. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, and then do the following: Point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align Selected Objects. Click Distribute Horizontally. Click Align Middle. Under Group Objects, click Group. To reproduce the text effects on the slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, and then on the slide drag to draw your text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: Select Cambria from the Font list. Select 24 pt. from the Font Size list. Click Font Color and then click White, Background 1. Click Italic. To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the slide, select the group of circles. On the Animations tab, in the Advanced Animation group, click Add Animation, and then click More Entrance Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Moderate, click Float In. Also on the Animations tab, in the Timing group, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Duration box, enter 1.00 seconds. Also on the Animations tab, in the Animation group, click Effect Options, and then click Float Down. On the slide, select the text box. On the Animations tab, in the Advanced Animation group, click Add Animation, and then click More Entrance Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Moderate, click Float In. Also on the Animations tab, in the Timing group, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Duration box, enter 1.00 seconds. Also on the Animations tab, in the Animation group, click Effect Options, and then click Float Up. To reproduce the transition effects on this slide, do the following: On the Transitions tab, in the Transition to This Slide group, click More, and then click Ferris Wheel. Also on the Transitions tab, in the Transition to This Slide, click Effect Options, and then click From Right. Also on the Transitions tab, in the Timing group, do the following: Clear the On Mouse Click box. Select After, and then in the After box enter 4.00 seconds. To create the second and third slides, do the following: Select the slide. On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the arrow below New Slide, and then click Duplicate Selected Slides. Repeat this process for a total of three slides. In the Slides pane, select the second slide. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Adjust group, click Change Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and then click Insert. In the Slides pane, select the third slide. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Adjust group, click Change Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and then click Insert. To reproduce the background on this slide, do the following: On the Design tab, in the Background group, click Background Styles, and then click Style 12. (Note: Taking this action will change the colors on the slide.)
- #7 Question and answer type jigsaws. Students make revision jigsaws for themselves. Could be diagrams, quizzes, etc. This example is like jigsaw jeopardy: the answer is on top and has to match the question underneath.
- #9 Using artefacts and modelling. Take debris from rivers (sticks, pebbles, sand, etc.) and keywords and images – students then create river profiles or cross sections to show how debris changes along the river profile.
- #10 Cakes and sweets modelling! Cake wave cut platforms, using sweets to represent population structure.
- #11 See Digital Explorer website for instructions but basically create coral polyp models (which will tie in to new 2016 curriculum) from food.
- #12 Use scrabble pieces for keywords checks. Can also be for numeracy link and used in class or tutor.
- #14 Digital Explorer experiments – see the website. Left hand example is to have freshwater and saline ice cores, then add red food dye and as it absorbs into the ice you can see how increasing salinity causes ice to become weaker and have faults. Top right is for showing impact of acidification of water upon shells. Bottom right is to model ocean conveyor system by mixing coloured freshwater and coloured saline water which will then sink: can demonstrate density changes of water.
- #15 Minecraft modelling. Used in homework and in school. Create virtual worlds, e.g. of your local area, or of a rainforest. Can download worlds from minecraft.edu and lots of support available from Microsoft Partners in Learning.
- #16 Different options: 1) as the music plays move around and have to read key facts / study a stimulus image…when the music stops they have to answer an exam question. 2) have exam Qs stuck to the back of the chairs (no peeking), keep cycling through and when music stops have to answer the exam Q on whiteboards, etc,.
- #17 Different options: 1) as the music plays move around and have to read key facts / study a stimulus image…when the music stops they have to answer an exam question. 2) have exam Qs stuck to the back of the chairs (no peeking), keep cycling through and when music stops have to answer the exam Q on whiteboards, etc,.
- #18 Students write a question on a piece of paper, fold into a plane, throw at another student, who has to answer.
- #19 Fold up an example case study answer. Throw around room to three different students who have a different coloured pen. Each one will highlight with different colour for use of key terms, developed points, place specific fact. Throw to one more student who will read through, score the answer overall and give a comment before returning to owner.
- #20 Can be for any topic. Could use stickers with labels on for different keywords (e.g. hydraulic action, attrition, etc.). Place label at each end of the Jenga piece. Should use the same word repeated on different Jenga pieces otherwise game will be over really quickly if the bottom piece goes too soon! Play the game in turn: when a student pulls out a piece they must define the keyword, OR have a quiz-master student who reads a definition and then the player has to identify the correct piece and remove it. Alternatively, if you have coloured plastic Jenga (Uno) then you can allocate different colours to different types of questions and just have a list of questions on the go (saves putting labels on the Jenga pieces), e.g. Red = questions on natural hazards, blue = questions on coasts, etc.
- #22 Play the game of twister as usual but have a quiz master on the side. Whenever a student moves to a new spot, they must answer a question correctly. Can also allocate each colour to a type of question and even give them a value. E.g. Red = keyword question worth 1 mark (e.g. what is attrition), Blue = factual recall question worth 2 marks (e.g. what was the death toll for Haiti earthquake), Yellow = explain a process (e.g. explain longshore drift in detail), Green = describe a case study worth 4 marks (must be in detail)
- #23 Create own dominoes games of question and answer, or cause and effect. Requires students to think logically through the order.
- #24 Use lego to make models, e.g. settlement models, earthquake proof buildings, etc.
- #25 Create 3d visual graphs using lego. Makes more visual and easier to interpret.
- #26 Can use real ones or make your own. Pointless = encourages students to ‘plumb the depths’ to find an unusual fact, to recall something that others do not – rewards giving unique answers rather than standard ‘C’ grade easier answers. Articulate = describing game. Write a list of various words and phrases then have 30 seconds to describe as many as possible without using those actual words. 5 Second Rule = Have to name three things in 5 seconds on a particular topic. E.g. 3 types of coastal erosion, 3 facts on tropical storms, etc. Charades = acting out!
- #28 Q+A on balloons. Use felt pens! One student writes a question on a balloon, throws to another one who completes it. Keep it going as long as possible.
- #30 Ferris Wheel 3-D transition effect and pictures (Basic) To reproduce the picture effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Insert tab, in the Images group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and then click Insert. Select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Format Picture dialog box, resize or crop the image so that the height is set to 3.86” and the width is set to 5.79”. To crop the picture, click Crop in the left pane, and in the right pane, under Crop position, enter values into the Height, Width, Left, and Top boxes. To resize the picture, click Size in the left pane, and in the right pane, under Size and rotate, enter values into the Height and Width boxes. Also under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Picture Styles group, click Drop Shadow Rectangle. To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Basic Shapes, click Oval. On the slide, drag to draw an oval. Select the oval. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, enter 0.13” in the Height box and enter 0.0” in the Width box. Also on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, on the Fill pane, select Solid fill, and then do the following: Click the button next to color and then click White, Background 1 (first row). In the Transparency box, enter 90%. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane, in the Line Color pane, click No line. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Size in the left pane, in the Size pane, under Size and rotate, in the Rotation box, enter 15°. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow to the right of Copy, and then click Duplicate. Repeat this process until there are 90 ovals on the slide. Select one of the ovals. Position the oval below the bottom right edge of the picture. Select another oval. Position the oval slightly over the right edge of the slide. Press and hold CTRL, and then select all 90 ovals. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, and then do the following: Point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align Selected Objects. Click Distribute Horizontally. Click Align Middle. Under Group Objects, click Group. To reproduce the text effects on the slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, and then on the slide drag to draw your text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: Select Cambria from the Font list. Select 24 pt. from the Font Size list. Click Font Color and then click White, Background 1. Click Italic. To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the slide, select the group of circles. On the Animations tab, in the Advanced Animation group, click Add Animation, and then click More Entrance Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Moderate, click Float In. Also on the Animations tab, in the Timing group, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Duration box, enter 1.00 seconds. Also on the Animations tab, in the Animation group, click Effect Options, and then click Float Down. On the slide, select the text box. On the Animations tab, in the Advanced Animation group, click Add Animation, and then click More Entrance Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Moderate, click Float In. Also on the Animations tab, in the Timing group, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Duration box, enter 1.00 seconds. Also on the Animations tab, in the Animation group, click Effect Options, and then click Float Up. To reproduce the transition effects on this slide, do the following: On the Transitions tab, in the Transition to This Slide group, click More, and then click Ferris Wheel. Also on the Transitions tab, in the Transition to This Slide, click Effect Options, and then click From Right. Also on the Transitions tab, in the Timing group, do the following: Clear the On Mouse Click box. Select After, and then in the After box enter 4.00 seconds. To create the second and third slides, do the following: Select the slide. On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the arrow below New Slide, and then click Duplicate Selected Slides. Repeat this process for a total of three slides. In the Slides pane, select the second slide. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Adjust group, click Change Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and then click Insert. In the Slides pane, select the third slide. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Adjust group, click Change Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and then click Insert. To reproduce the background on this slide, do the following: On the Design tab, in the Background group, click Background Styles, and then click Style 12. (Note: Taking this action will change the colors on the slide.)
- #31 Microsoft OneDrive for sharing resources.
- #32 Create digital notebooks in OneNote for revision. Collaboration and available at any time from any device.
- #33 https://app.triptico.co.uk/index.php?resource=24&full=1
- #34 https://app.triptico.co.uk/index.php?resource=24&full=1 Triptico games for Q+A.
- #35 https://app.triptico.co.uk/index.php?resource=12&full=1 Triptico picture reveal.
- #36 https://app.triptico.co.uk/index.php?resource=23&full=1 Triptico solo style hexagons. Red in this case means key fact, blue means process. Have to tessellate to make connections then follow this up with a written answer.
- #37 Speaking photos. Good for revision and virtual tours. Can take a photo then record for 30 seconds with a voiceover. Available on any device. Automatically loads to internet so can be accessed anywhere.
- #38 Microsoft Photosynth for creating 360 panoramas.
- #39 Create quizzes using Google Forms.