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“ the only way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas...” Winston Churchill

Web tools, online collaboration and a ‘Living Geography’ approach to curriculum planning Alan Parkinson Secondary Curriculum Development Leader Geographical Association [email_address] Image credits: GA, clker.com, vintek.net

The structure for the session Living Geography – what is it, and why should you be teaching it ? 2. Web tools to aid pedagogy and resource creation 3. You are not alone: co-constructivism and your PLN... 4. Play-time... Image: Berwick Upon Tweed – Alan Parkinson

My contact details alanparkinsonatthega [email_address] @GeoBlogs GeoBlogs This presentation hosted here!

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

1980s: Geography degree at Huddersfield Poly with Tim Burt PGCE at Hull University with Vincent Tidswell Norway, 1984: Folgefonna

1988 to 2008: Taught at King Edward VII School King's Lynn, Norfolk Head of Geography 2004 to 2008

Study Support Website launched 2001 Total visitors 2001: around 1000 Total visitors 2008: 660 000 ! http://www.geographypages.co.uk

Student Experiences Geography: the subject Teacher Choices Underpinned by Key Concepts Thinking Geographically Which learning activity ? Does this take the learner beyond what they already know ? Living Geography

Living Geography: embraces young people’s geography and experiences is current and future oriented is local but set in wider ( global ) contexts raises questions of change, sustainability and development

What’s your ‘view’ of geography ? What’s your students’ view of it ? (An egg hatches and a rhino comes out) Lisa: Rhinos don't hatch from eggs. Homer: What did you just see, Lisa? Lisa: I know, but . . . Homer: What did you just see? Simpsons Safari With thanks to Margaret Roberts for idea...

A YPG curriculum will : – be planned through dialogue: between teachers, young people, teacher educators and academic geographers – draw from young people's everyday experiences – extend the way that young people are involved in, and can directly influence, the curriculum – emphasise dialogic pedagogies – enable young people to use their capacity to think geographically when encountering the world

With thanks to Joe Dale http://joedale.typepad.com (MFL – embrace cross-curricular !!)

There are only ever choices.... When choices are made and accepted by a sufficient number of teachers, they tend to become 'common sense' (Castree, 2005) The choices YOU make are all important !

The Food Crisis I have written a new unit for the Training and Development Agency This will be available as an ONLINE CPD unit It explores the issue of FOOD SECURITY. Check it out on the GeographyTeachingToday website

BECTa ICT KS4 Project Now ‘live’ on GA website and well worth plundering ! http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/ks4ict/projectideas

Teachers’ TV : hands up who watches ? Tomorrow’s Teacher

Clay Shirky “ the best tool ever invented for improving communication is the table...”

The Networked teacher.... Then and Now (Alec Couros)

Twitter “What are you doing...?” 140 character limit

Every teacher should also be a learner. The “Social Web” makes this possible at a time and a place to suit everybody. This is where your PLN comes in...

http://geographical.ning.com Over 700 members Also a dedicated network for PGCE / NQT / GTP

http://animoto.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22924454@N03/3380070506/sizes/o/ Where? Why? Who? With thanks to Tony Cassidy for these resources....

Failed state- government is not in full control. Stable government which is in control of the country. Much of the population is reliant on food aid. High returns from ransoms paid for ships and crews- average $2 million. Most ransoms are unlikely to be paid. Huge coastal area makes it uneasy to police. Average income in Somalia is $600 dollars per capita. Strong international support for the Somali government. There are few employment opportunities in Somalia. Employment opportunities are widely available. Large coastal area. Small coastal area. Large number of ex-fisherman that know the area well. Pirates are shunned by the local population. Pirates are viewed as heroes by the local population. Large number of armed and experienced warlords from the civil war. Illegal fishing of Somali waters has put fisherman out of business. There is a well developed welfare system in the country. Where is Somalia? Why is piracy an issue?

With thanks to Russel Tarr for ClassTools

http://wordle.net Beautiful tag clouds

Flickr Toys Picture Collages Trading Cards Photo Mosaics CD covers Motivator poster Magazine covers Movie posters Picture frames Captions...

Removed image of The Sun and Swine Flu...

Flip Video - £ 70 “ Alternative narratives...”

http://www.newsecondarycurriculum.org New video case studies...

Credit Crunch G£ography Winners and Losers & Geo-connections Flickr user: nataliej

What connections are there with geography ? Higher energy costs Changing retail landscape Less disposable income Price-cutting and bargain-hunting Austerity De-multipliers starting off... Higher unemployment Impact on global warming ?

Assessment What can you explain in a text message ?

Some other options* for you... 1. Explore BECTa materials http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/ks4ict/projectideas 2. Sign up for the GA NING 3. Explore the GA MANIFESTO and the lesson ideas that have been provided for teachers to adopt and adapt... 4. BECTa ICT * - students like alternative formats for homework and project tasks

Making a magazine cover / poster Go to http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/ Choose Magazine cover or Movie Poster Decide on the cover image, save to your desktop and then upload it to the site. Decide on the description / taglines / title etc. for your chosen format, and fill in the relevant boxes (don’t fill them all in as the poster will look too cluttered. Once you are fairly happy, press This will show you the magazine as it looks at the moment. Look at the placement and colour of the text. Can you see it clearly on the cover. Click EDIT COVER (just underneath the image) and you can make those changes. You can keep doing this as often as you like, but as soon as you press SAVE, the cover will be saved and can’t be changed. Save the image into the folder that your teacher will tell you. Get a blank powerpoint slide and paste the image into the middle of the slide. Use AUTOSHAPES for arrows and some text boxes to explain your choice of image and labels. Don’t forget audience / purpose

http://www.shillpages.com/movies/index2.shtml

All images under Creative Commons Bank note on title page - image by Flickr user nataliej Tiger Woods losing sponsorship - http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/nov/25/tiger-woods-sponsorship - image by Flickr user ATIS547 Woolworths - image by Flickr user mrlerone Clock by ToniVC Thanks to Gary Simmons & Danny O’ Callaghan for “vibrant hub” or “dead heart” CBD slides

All images under Creative Commons http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/lidl-and-aldi-see-sales-soar-amid-economic-downturn-853614.html - image by Flickr user ariel.chico Information Commons – Alan Parkinson Bayards Cove, Dartmouth – Alan Parkinson Shillpages for “The End” DS and belongings: Artzy.viva Text message by Skimbalu

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