“A curriculum, to be truly educational, will lead the students to unanticipated, rather than predicted, outcomes” John McKernan

Look at it This Way: ICT in the Geography Classroom Alan Parkinson Secondary Curriculum Development Leader Geographical Association

My contact details alanparkinsonatthega aparkinson@geography.org.uk @GeoBlogs GeoBlogs

About me....

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants Image by Flickr user Steve Roe

Flickr user: Highranger

What I hope to do.... Outline some web tools that will help support the development of adventurous pedagogy, and suggest how they can be used in the geography classroom Connect their use with a Living Geography approach, and to the GA’s manifesto for geography: ‘a different view’ Share the work of a range of teachers who form part of my Personal Learning Network (PLN)

"As I travel the world, I find myself asking questions that only geographers can answer..." Michael Palin

a different view

Why “look at it this way ?” Example lesson activity in handout...

Geographical enquiry Students as active participants and investigators, not just the passive recipients of knowledge Using imagination and creativity to think critically about what we see

BLOOM’S REVISED TAXONOMY Creating Generating new ideas, products, or ways of viewing things Designing, constructing, planning, producing, inventing.   Evaluating Justifying a decision or course of action Checking, hypothesising, critiquing, experimenting, judging    Analysing Breaking information into parts to explore understandings and relationships Comparing, organising, deconstructing, interrogating, finding   Applying Using information in another familiar situation Implementing, carrying out, using, executing   Understanding Explaining ideas or concepts Interpreting, summarising, paraphrasing, classifying, explaining   Remembering Recalling information Recognising, listing, describing, retrieving, naming, finding   Higher-order thinking

A-Z on Google Earth by Rachel Young A = Leigh, Kent Z = Sleepy Staffordshire

7 sections A curriculum resource Thinking geographically Living Geography Geography and young people Investigating and exploring geography Geography and the ‘real world’ Curriculum making with geography

“The Met Office admitted this week that its promise of a barbecue summer was wrong, explaining that it was very difficult to predict what will happen in three months time. Meanwhile, they remain absolutely convinced that they know precisely what the weather will be like a century from now.” Jeremy Clarkson – August 2009

The Action Plan for Geography

“The Independent” – 23rd Sept

“The central problem of our time is not standards. It is actually about getting kids to engage with learning.” Prof David Hargreaves, SSAT

“If you're enthusiastic and have a command of your subject, you don't need technology. You just need to have a relationship with your pupils, to engage with them, and be interested in them as people, and how they develop. Teachers of different ages and different types have different skills, and they all have a place – children like variety.” History Teacher quoted in same article

Blogging.... 2003: GeoBlogs... A reflective ‘diary’ of what had been taught, and the pedagogy involved A means of setting homework and continuing the ‘conversation’ so that the lesson didn’t end when the lesson ended Sharing student work with a wider audience, and peer assessment with other schools Communication with colleagues A ‘filing cabinet’ to remember links I had come across

http://livinggeography.blogspot.com

Juicy Geography: Noel Jenkins

Geography Geek: Helen Young

http://delicious.com/preche/wastefulworld Delicious is an example of “social bookmarking”

“mobile learning”

New fieldwork... GA Worldwise Challenge Juniper Hall, September 2009

Wordle Digital images Big Huge Labs : image manipulation

Noel Jenkins “virtual fieldtrips” Exeter Princesshay 360 degree panoramas

Alternative maps...

Flip Video

Make sure you have the latest version installed on your machine.

http://googlearthusersguide.blogspot.com

Clone Towns ? Dead hearts ?

Copenhagen – December Google Earth Climate Tours

Gavin Brock’s OS Layer http://www.brock-family.org/gavin/google-earth/osmaps.html

Images .

http://www.flickr.com/photos/geographypages

Hooks....

Online magazine, plus YouTube, plus iTunes podcast subscription

John Davitt The LEG (Learning Event Generator) A series of tasks, and alternative ways of completing the tasks. An iPhone app (the RAG) and an Excel spreadsheet version... Have made a GEOGRAPHY version, but could be customised...

narratives : “writing” the earth Literacy

http://www.kerismith.com/

“Childhood is a branch of cartography” Michael Chabon

Bringing your maps to life Ordnance Survey Mapping News

Newspapers

NINGS NetworkING

Supporting each other through curriculum change...

Over 1400 members !

Richard Allaway activities http://www.geographyalltheway.com

Teachers TV Recent series on ICT in the classroom Login to download previous programmes...

Paul Cornish – use of VIDEO in the classroom

Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Flip Video Paul Cornish

Ideas to Enhance Lessons . . . Starter/ plenary - Filming responses on IWB Mysteries - Camera is the source of information Explaining – e.g coastal processes Discussion & debate – video contributions Vox pop – Interview pupils/ staff before lesson on an issue Activities – e.g trading game or model building Assessment – teacher, self, peer etc… Evaluation – Group project or pupil voice Enhancing teaching and learning with Flip Video Clip 1 Clip 2

Projects . . . News Report Sustainability film Puppet Show Visual poetry Video for parents Make a film for link school Competitions Prospective parents/ Options evening Enhancing teaching and learning with Flip Video Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3 Field work

Field Work . . . Museum trips- video an exhibit and explain… Geography fieldwork - methods of data collection - motivation - alternative to making notes - AS revision for exam - KS3 Rebranding Canterbury Video diaries – Year 9 Ypres trip Video for assembly/ parents Enhancing teaching and learning with Flip Video Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3

Tony Cassidy – Social media & “what’s in your pocket...”

The case of the missing person...

. Local hotel owner reports guest as missing.

. Guest named as Mr Jones, mid-thirties, home in the East Midlands, paid cash.

. Last seen 48 hours ago- headed for the Foreland… locating the Foreland.

. Downloading images…

Mobile phone recovered at the Foreland. .

Off to photograph Old Harry, will send you a picture.

Police find bag at the base of the headland. .

Individual recorded as a missing person. .

Police request help with building a profile of the individual. .

What if they had a profile?

Home Profile Inbox Friends Settings Logout Search Q View photos Info Photos Boxes Loving the sunny weather  I am getting a tan! Share Beachy Head Information Friends River Cuckmere re Seven sisters Birling gap Seven Sisters…I love you  View videos Older posts Wall Recent activity- Beachy Head commented on Seven Sisters wall post. Hello neighbour. The tide is high  Yes, those waves are eroding my side x Ads Groups Hello, I am Beachy Head, Britain’s highest chalk cliff. I live near Eastbourne in East Sussex. I’m married to one of the Seven Sisters in Seaford and I love the sun x By Ben

Home Profile Inbox Friends Settings Logout Search Q View photos Info Photos Boxes The weather’s atrocious and Nessy’s not sayin much! Share Name: Loch Ness Information Friends Nessy Ben Nevis Seven Sisters 10hrs ago View videos Older posts Wall Recent Activity I’M LOST!!!!!!! What’s the weather like over there……WET!!!! Ads CATCH NESSY Groups I’ve lost Nessy!!! Lakes-a-like Nessy rules Shimmering from the light! By Jake

Home Profile Inbox Friends Settings Logout Search Q View photos Info Photos Boxes Too many people splashing around. Share Dr.Blue Lagoon says: I wish people would stop skinny dipping in me! Information Friends Geysir Eldfell Mr. Puffin 1 minute ago View videos Older posts Wall Recent Activity I’m fed up of being dormant. I fancy some action! I am flying to the Westmann Islands for some peace and quiet. Catch ya later ;) Ads Groups I just hurled some water 70 ft high. You should have seen their faces lol I am a large geothermal spa located in the south west of Iceland. I have an average temperature of 40 degrees and people are forever taking their clothes off to bathe in me! By Dale M I love Iceland Fans of the Blue Lagoon.

Home Profile Inbox Friends Settings Logout Search Q View photos Info Photos Boxes Mayon Volcano is thinking it’s time for a pyroclastic flow. Share Mayon Volcano is feeling hot, hot, hot! Information Friends Bora Manila Banaue 10hrs ago View videos Older posts Wall Recent Activity Thanks, my owners will be rich! x You should see my rice yields this year! Ads Groups I am an active stratovolcano in the Philippines. Renowned as the "Perfect Cone" because of my almost perfectly conical shape . Save the earth! Donate now! By Catherine Mayon uploaded a photo- ‘’My photo when I erupted September 1984’’

Home Profile Inbox Friends Settings Logout River Nile Q View photos Info Photos Boxes I hate those boat tours…more pollution!  Share River Nile Information Friends Thames Sphinx Beyonce 10hrs ago View videos Older posts Wall BBC filming a documentary on me I get really fed up with people filming about me. Lovely scenery Nile loving it  I wish I was as big as you. Ads Groups I am about 6,670 km in length and I am the longest river in Africa and in the world. By Naomi.

Home Profile Inbox Friends Settings Logout Search Q View photos Info Photos Boxes I love watching all these people climbing my stairs! Share Eiffel Tower Information I'm the tallest building in Paris. I'm 1,063 ft tall, the same height as 81 story building. I weigh 10,000 tons. Friends London Eye Statue of Liberty. Big Ben 10hrs ago View videos Older posts Wall Recent Activity Eiffel tower is now playing Farmville. Just had loads of people taking photos of me. It’s Nearly 12 . Ads Groups By Abbi

U Mapper – make your own “find a location” game

Visualisation Ageing Britain: Office of National Statistics http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ageingintheuk/agemap.html

Gapminder

Worldmapper Cartograms http://www.worldmapper.com

Gracenote Music Maps http://www.gracenote.com/map/ Cultural Geography of Music...

Vocaroo.com

Wallwisher

Wordle

“Pupils want to learn. If you forget that, give up and get out of the profession...” Neil Winton Teachmeet SLF 09 BBC Scotland – 23/09/09

You are not alone...

and finally.... “Look at it this way” Available from GA shop later this month

Thanks for coming – safe journey home ! alanparkinsonatthega aparkinson@geography.org.uk @GeoBlogs GeoBlogs

Acknowledgements Map Head image: Strangemaps Blog Images of Otzi: Otzi Museum Climate map: Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement and Ecole Nationale de la Météorologie, Météo-France Alec Couros, Networked teacher Other images by Alan Parkinson, made available under Creative Commons

Acknowledgements Teacher / colleague ‘giants’ on whose shoulders I have stood today: Noel Jenkins: Juicy stuff Tony Cassidy: Facebook template and mystery bag Kenny O’ Donnell: Twitter conversations Richard Allaway: Hjulstrom curve and IB goodness Helen Young: Geekiness with the Mr. Men Liz Smith: Facebook brilliance Daniel Raven Ellison: Urban Earth and Journey Journal Jamie Buchanan Dunlop: Digital Exploring David Rogers: Social networking Ollie Bray: Ever present David Lambert, Ruth Totterdell & John Lyon – GA colleagues Staff of Juniper Hall Field Studies Centre: Worldwise