The range of digital tools seems to be growing exponentially every day. Mick aims to cut through the digital noise and highlight some ICTs that can help make classroom teaching more efficient, enjoyable and relevant for the students and teacher. From free online storage, to on-screen video recording and old maps online, there will be plenty of resources to take away for review. All resources demonstrated will be freely available (or at very minimal cost) and teachers will be able to access resources online at their leisure.

1. Useful Web 2.0
tools in
secondary
geography
GTAQ Conference
28 July 2012

2. Contact
 Mick Law
 0431 665 879
 info@contoureducation.com

3. What?
 Collaborative
 Shared – “the cloud”
 Engaged
 Community

4. Scribble maps
 Google Maps as base
 Easy to draw, write or add images, markers, lines or
shapes to the map
 Talks to Google Maps and Earth
 Talks to GPS (both ways)
 Can import ESRI files
 Pro version is free as well

6. Sharing field work
ideas/locations

7. Google Maps
 As before
 Sharing capability
 Integration with Google Earth
 Go to www.contoureducation.com for a booklet and
links to a Google Maps YouTube playlist

9. Dropbox
 16GB of free storage
 Accessible from any computer with internet access
(phone, tablet, laptop, desktop)

11. Evernote
 Captures everything on all devices and saves them
for you for later!
 You see a useful news article while using your
phone on the bus
 You come across a review of a restaurant you’d like
to visit later

13. Education
Queensland’s ICT
policy for non-
GITC approved
vendors
http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/ict/ictpr006/procedure.html