The document discusses using technology in geography teaching and provides recommendations. It acknowledges there can be risks to overusing technology and ruining a course. It advocates practicing, knowing your lessons and systems well, and having backup plans. The document also provides examples of positive uses of technologies like Twitter, Wordle and Wallwisher to enhance lessons in ways like starters, plenaries and formative assessment. It emphasizes that technology should support learning and collaboration, not be the focus, and the subject matter is more important. Flowcharts are presented showing how technology can fit into well-structured geography lessons.

1. Using Technologies in Teaching For Geographers

2. How to Ruin a Course with Technologies Look at negative aspects of using technologies and came up with positive soloutions Risk Management Approach Practice, Practice, Practice Share and collaborate Support NOT focus Know your lesson Know your systems Back up plan Testing Pre planning Simplify

3. Web 2.0 Tools Twitter – good for values and opinions Stage’d – storyboards, starter images Wordle – starters and plenaries, AfL Wallwisher – Starters, plenaries, AfL, homework? Communication/interactivity: Subjective Teacher or student led Context of lesson/use/topic

4. Postive and Negative Affordances (Twitter) Conclusion: To be used in collaboration with other resources

5. Macro Planning using Technology 4 components of structured learning Conclusion: the subject is more important than the technology, and is the support of learning not the focus

6. Mid-Level Planning Flow chart reflecting lesson structure using learning design notations Conclusion: Technology fits in well in supporting teaching and learning in Geography