A directory of weblinks and resources to support the Teaching and Learning of Geography
Geography Directory 1
CONTENTS PAGE
Topic Area Page Number
A-C Agriculture 4 Animations 5 Antarctica 8 Blogs 9 Brazil 10 Cartoons 10 China 10 Coasts 11
D-F Deserts / Desertification 14 Development 16 Digital Media – Videos 21 Earthquakes & Volcanoes 30 Earth Sciences 37 Economic Geography (including Trade / Fairtrade) 38 Ecosystems / Conservation 41 Egypt 43 Energy 44 European Studies 47 Fairtrade 48 Flooding 50
G-J General Geography Sites 56 Geography in the News 59 Geography & Literacy 60 Geography of Crime 61 Geography of Disease 62 Geography of Happiness 64 Geography of Sport 65 Geography of War 66 Glaciation 67 GIS 69 GPS 70 Globalisation 71 Global Warming / Climate Change 73 Hazards 80 Interactive Quizzes 84 Japan 88
Geography Directory 2 K-N Kenya 90 Limestone 92 Maps and Mapskills 93 Migration 96 Model Making 99 Periglaciation 100 Photograph Sources 102 Population 106 Professional Development • Teaching with ICT – Ideas and Resources 112 • Google Earth 115 • Tools for creating Resources 119 • Powerpoint – tips for creation / interactive use of 122 • Wikis 123 • Blogging 124 • Interactive Whiteboards 125 • Podcasting 126 • Creating Interactive Games 127 • Using Photostory 127 • Use of Digital Video / Digital Video editing 127 • Links to Sound Effects / Music for creating resources 128 • Flash 129 • Teaching Tools 130 • Virtual Learning Environments 131 • WebCams 131 • Revision Resources Ideas 131 Promoting Geography 134 Quarrying 135
O-R Rainforests 136 Recycling 138 Rivers / Water Cycle 139 Rural Environments 140
S-V Settlement 142 Slavery 148 Soils 149 Statistics / Data Sources 150 Sustainable Development 152 Tourism 154 Virtual Fieldwork 156
W-Z Water Aid / Water Issues 157 Water Pollution 159 Weather and Climate 161 Web Design – Setting up a Department Geography Website 168 Geography Directory 3 AGRICULTURE
• Tour of different types of farming around the UK – well worth a look – great starter activity for looking at farming and distribution of farming types! (thanks to Noel Jenkins for this!) http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/01/more-geographical-tours- for-google-earth/ • Farming Case Study Some fantastic new farming resources from Tom Biebrach of Pencoed School (Wales) – including some film clip interviews with a Welsh Cattle Farmer, images and other resources – fantastic! http://www.pencoedgeography.co.uk/farmcasestudy.htm • Face – Farming and Countryside Education http://www.face-online.org.uk/ • Farms for Schools – finding member farms in the local area http://www.farmsforschools.org.uk/ • 3rd World Farmer – Simulation Game http://www.3rdworldfarmer.com/index_content.html • Virtual Farming Game http://www.bized.co.uk/virtual/vla/farm/index.htm • Agriculture Data – produce data sets based on postcodes http://www.defra.gov.uk/esg/work_htm/publications/cs/farmstats_web/default.htm • Farming and Countryside Education website (FACE) http://www.face- online.org.uk/ • The Meatrix http://www.themeatrix.com/ - fun with a series message – a take on the Film “The Matrix” looking at the dangers of Factory Farming • Store Wars http://www.storewars.org/flash/ - similar to above but a take on the Film “Star Wars” looks at organic farming • Mouth Revolution – another great movie – this time looking at organic farming • http://www.mouthrevolution.com/ • Oxfam’s Milking it – small farmers and international trade http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/milkingit/ • Waterproof Rice Gene Identified http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4777561.stm • Proposals for GM crops launched http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5201196.stm
Geography Directory 4 ANIMATIONS
• Geog Animations Blog – a new blog by Paul Williams keeping track of all the best geography animations http://geoganimations.blogspot.com/ • Useful Animations related to earth sciences http://www.wwnorton.com/earth/egeo/index/overview.htm - • Animations and other links http://teacher2.smithtown.k12.ny.us/sgessler/links.htm • Ox-Bow Lakes animations http://www.school- portal.co.uk/GroupDownloadFile.asp?file=21606 • Physical Geography in Animation (excellent animations on coasts, rivers, plates, glaciers, soils etc. on the Wycombe High School Geography Department Site) http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=12426 • Useful Animations http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/visualization.cfm - (suggestions from Paul Williams – SLN – take freeze-frames from animation – so students add labels as talk through – good for use with Data Projector) • Effects of global warming on the water cycle http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/movies/water_cycle_version2.swf • Free animation library – for use on websites etc.. http://www.animationlibrary.com/a-l/ • Atmospheric Animations http://geography.uoregon.edu/envchange/clim_animations/ • An excellent Earthquake animation http://tsunami.geo.ed.ac.uk/local- bin/quakes/mapscript/animation.pl?view=pacific&speed=60 • Weathering Animation http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/howell/goodies/elearning/module07swf.swf • The Jet Stream and Rossby Waves http://vortex.weather.brockport.edu/~sweinbec/class/25_JetStream.html • Earth Sciences Animations http://webs.cmich.edu/resgi/topics.asp?mc=Other%20Resource%20Links&ca=95&cad =Earth%20Science%20Animations[/URL ] • Process of Rifting Animation http://www.wwnorton.com/earth/egeo/flash/2_11.swf • Tectonics Animations http://animations.geol.ucsb.edu/downloads.php • Interactive Glacial Valley Animation http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/howell/goodies/elearning/module13swf.swf
Geography Directory 5 • Build a virtual forest (Flash) http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/11_16/ks3geography/swf/ecosystems/bu ildforest.shtml • Excellent Coastal Animations (includes one on waterfalls and rainfall) http://www.curriculumbits.com/products.php?cat=23 • Geology Animations http://duedall.fit.edu/wholeearth/geology_animations1.htm • Plate Tectonics Animations http://www2.wwnorton.com/college/geo/egeo/animations/ch2.htm • Further Plate Tectonics Animations http://www.scotese.com/newpage13.htm • Tidal Forces Animation http://www.dac.neu.edu/physics/b.maheswaran/phy1121/data/ch01/anim/anim0106.ht m • Why Tides? Animation http://www.sfgate.com/getoutside/1996/jun/tides.html • Dispersal of Gondwanaland http://earth.leeds.ac.uk/~eargah/Gond.html • Tectonics Animations http://www.kean.edu/~csmart/Observing/Lectures/animations/ • Earth Science Animations – a fantastic resource – alphabetically sorted list of Earth Science animations – there are some great animations here – well worth the time to look through some of these http://geography.cst.cmich.edu/Franc1M/Animations/animation_list_posted.htm • All is One – animation on the theme of ‘one world’ and interdependence http://www.global-mindshift.org/memes/wombat.swf • Interactive module with animations to show depressions http://www.ngfl- cymru.org.uk/vtc/depression_and_fronts/eng/Introduction/default.htm • Tsunamis visualisations / animations http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualization/collections/tsunami.html • Animations / Interactive Teaching Modules (University of Kentucky) Some great animated teaching modules on a variety of topics from the University of Kentucky – well worth a look – great for use on the interactive whiteboard / with data projector. • A good one on glaciers – including a changing model in which you increase / decrease temperatures and see change in glaciers http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/howell/goodies/elearning/module13swf.swf • This one’s great! Weathering http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/howell/goodies/elearning/module07swf.swf • Structure of the Earth http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/howell/goodies/elearning/module06swf.swf Geography Directory 6 • Shorelines Animation http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/howell/goodies/elearning/module14swf.swf • Mass movement animations http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/howell/goodies/elearning/module11swf.swf • Groundwater animation – with seasonally fluctuating levels http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/howell/goodies/elearning/module01swf.swf • Some good science animations (including Pangea, Rock Cycle, Photosynthesis etc.) http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/anim_1.htm#top
Geography Directory 7 ANTARCTICA
• March of the Penguins Website – the website includes some great photographs as well as some very useful links on Antarctica and its wildlife – enjoy! http://www.filmeducation.org/marchofthepenguins/secondary.html • Royal Geographical Society – Unlocking the Archives http://www.unlockingthearchives.rgs.org/themes/ • Discovering Antarctica http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/ A new online interactive teaching tool, developed by the RGS with IBG, British Antarctic Survey and The Foreign and Commonwealth Polar Regions Unit. The site includes full teachers note linked to KS3 / GCSE and the pilot GCSE specifications. There are information leaflets, video clips, audio, images, glossary terms and interactive activities such as games for students. A fantastic resource – well worth exploring! • Ecotourism In Antarctica – a few links to support understanding / examples of ecotourism in Antarctica. o http://www.ecotourdirectory.com/ecotours/antarctica/index.php o http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=1107 o http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/ • Unexpected Warming in Antarctica – a 2 oc rise in air temperatures in the last 30 years has been reported http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4857832.stm • MS Endurance 2006/2007 deployment to Antarctica -A great site with factfiles – based on HMS Endurance http://www.visitandlearn.co.uk/topicalfactfiles/default.asp • Exploratorium – Science from the Poles http://www.exploratorium.edu/poles/index.html
Geography Directory 8 BLOGS • Abblanch Blog http://www.abblanchgeography.blogspot.com/ • A’level Blog – Paul Williams http://alevelgeo.blogspot.com/ • Braunton Geography http://www.brauntongeography.blogspot.com/ • Brumby GCSE Geography http://www.brumbygeog.blogspot.com/ • Cromwell Geography http://cromgeog.blogspot.com/ • David Rogers http://www.daviderogers.blogspot.com/ • Digital Geography http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk • Games4Geog http://www.games4geog.com/ • GeoBytes GCSE http://geobytesgcse.blogspot.com/index.html • Geography Blog http://www.geography-site.co.uk/about/blog/blog.html • GeogBoardy http://geogboardy.blogspot.com/ • GeogBlog@Bushloe http://www.geography-site.co.uk/about/blog/blog.html • Geography at the Movies Blog http://geographyatthemovies.blogspot.com/ (to access the movies go straight to http://geographyatthemovies.co.uk/ ) • Geography Blogging Alltheway http://geographyalltheway.com/WordPress/ • GeographyJazz http://geographyjazz.blogspot.com/ • Geography - My place and yours http://gmpay.blogspot.com/index.html • Geography@PCS http://geographypcs.blogspot.com/index.html • Geography Superhoops http://geoghoops.blogspot.com/ • Geography – You would be lost without it http://www.geographylost.blogspot.com/ • Geogtastic http://www.geogtastic.blogspot.com/ • Give Geography Its Place (GGIP) http://givegeographyitsplace.blogspot.com/ • Google Earth Users Guide http://googlearthusersguide.blogspot.com/index.html • Gorgeous Geography http://www.gorgeousgeography.co.uk/ • KingdownGeogBlog http://kingdowngeogblog.blogspot.com/index.html • KES Pilot Geography http://kespilotgeography.blogspot.com/ • Noel Jenkins@Courtfields Geography http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/ • Odblog http://geodonn.blogspot.com/ • Ollie Bray.com http://olliebray.typepad.com/olliebraycom/ • Pilot GCSE Radical Geography http://pilotgcseradicalgeography.co.uk/ • Radical Webcam Geography http://radicalwebcamgeography.co.uk/ • The Higher Geog Blog http://www.highergeogblog.blogspot.com/ • The Geography Room http://www.geographyroom.blogspot.com/ • Schemes of Work Blog (Sarah Hack) http://geographysow.blogspot.com/
Geography Directory 9 BRAZIL
• Map of Brazil Jigsaw (Thanks to Mary C) http://www.geog4u.com/html/map_of_brazil.html • Games related to Brazil – for use with IWB http://www.games4geog.com/brazil.html • Internet Geography – Brazil (includes fact file, teachers resources etc.) http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/countrystudies/brazil.html • Embassy of Brazil Website http://www.brazil.org.uk/ • Brazil in the School (teaching resources from the Embassy of Brazil) http://www.brazil.org.uk/school/index.html • Child Labour in Brazil Video (30mins) http://www.teachers.tv/video/18714
CARTOONS
• Earth Sciences Cartoons http://www.nearingzero.net/sci_earth_sciences.html • Environmental Sciences Cartoons http://www.nearingzero.net/sci_environmental_science.html • Cartoons http://cagle.msnbc.com/ - an excellent source of cartoons – includes a teachers section with lesson plan ideas for using some of the cartoons! • Useful cartoons on Globalisation / Development http://www.cartoon- competition.org/17/ • Education & Teacher Cartoons http://www.andertoons.com/cartoons/education_and_teacher/ • Free Cartoons and Animations http://emol.org/movies/cartoons/index.html
CHINA
• China – video of photographs (with grateful thanks to David Raynor) – can be downloaded from Blip TV here http://blip.tv/file/get/Adtastic2001- ChinaPhotosExtraviganza571.wmv • China Resource Pages new for 2007 (Geography Pages – thanks to Alan P) http://www.geographypages.co.uk/china.htm
Geography Directory 10 COASTS
DORSET COAST
• Dorset Coast Digital Archive – an excellent website including digital media relating to the Dorset coast – includes interactive maps / images – helps to look at changes in the Coast as well as the stunning coastal features that exist there. http://www.dcda.org.uk/ • Dorset Coast Forum – forum considering long term issues facing the Dorset coastline http://www.dorsetcoast.com/index.jsp • Mapping Changes along the Dorset Coast http://www.dcda.org.uk/mapping_home.htm • Learning materials for the Dorset Coast http://www.dcda.org.uk/learningpackages.html
HOLDERNESS COAST
• Holderness Coast Erosion Overlaying of aerial photos and maps to show erosion along the Holderness Coast http://www.herb.hull.ac.uk/erosion/index.htm • Holderness Coast Google Earth Tour – a fantastic tour of the Holderness Coast and its main features using Google Earth – includes map and photograph overlays to bring the geography of the Holderness Coast to life – well worth looking at (also worth exploring many of the other inspirational resources on digital geography) http://www.learningnet.co.uk/ubb/Forum5/HTML/003857.html • Erosion of the Holderness Coast http://www.herb.hull.ac.uk/erosion/index.htm - includes aerial photographs and video footage • Holderness Video Clips Some of the video clips on the Holderness have been put together as a short video for possible narration by students – the video can be found here http://geographyatthemovies.blogspot.com/2006/03/coasts.html
Geography Directory 11 • Coastal Management http://www.georesources.co.uk/coastman.htm#L1 - excellent site (from GeoResources) – includes outlines of the techniques as well as possible costings. • Fairlight Cove (useful for a case study?) http://www.fairlightcove.com/index.php • Time-lapse Coastal erosion 2005-2006 – Suffolk Coast (Bawdsey) – this was a project set up to take regular photographs to look at the frightening rates of coastal erosion – flags were positioned to spell out a phrase – over time they have gradually disappeared as more land has been lost to the sea – you can download a video sequence here http://www.ifever.org.uk/camera/ – great as a starter on coastal erosion!
COASTAL PROCESSES & FEATURES
• Simple processes animation on stacks, stumps etc. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts/coasts/change_coast/pg_11_alt.shtml • Excellent animation of coastal erosion from Tom Biebrach http://pencoedgeography.co.uk/animation%20headland.swf • Free Coasts Fact Pack: There was a reminder on SLN this week about this website http://www.open2.net/coast/ which accompanied the TV series coast – you can order a free Coast fact pack from here which has some useful postcards free with it for display. • Beaches at Risk – Dynamic Coasts – a downloadable resource pack http://www.geog.sussex.ac.uk/BAR/education.html • National Trust – Shifting shores Living with a changing coastline (pdf document) http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/shifting_shores_brochure_final-2.pdf • Coastlines of the NE (thanks to Val for link) http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/geog/coastline/index.shtml • “Coastal processes and morphological change in the Dunwich-Sizewell Area” An interesting journal article http://www.allenpress.com/pdf/coas_22_232_453_473.pdf • North Norfolk Coastal Erosion - a great school site with resources on Coastal Erosion in North Norfolk – well worth exploring! http://www.jfk.herts.sch.uk/north_norfolk/ • Simulation of Extreme Flooding in London – this BBC news articles reports on a simulation project at the MET office – looking at the potential impacts of storms and the devastating flooding they could cause in the UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4880126.stm Geography Directory 12
COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS • Coastal Sand Dunes – An example of primary succession http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/successn/primary2.htm • Magilligan Sand Dunes (virtual fieldtrip) http://www.geographyinaction.co.uk/Magilligan/Mag_intro.htm • Coastal Sand Dunes (example of primary succession) http://www.offwell.free- online.co.uk/successn/primary2.htm • Coastal Sand Dunes and management in North Wales http://www.georesources.co.uk/csdintro.htm • Salt Marsh Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_marsh • Salt Marsh (Chichester Harbour) – includes threats to Salt marsh ecosystems http://www.conservancy.co.uk/learn/wildlife/saltmarsh.htm
Sea Level Change Websites:
• Interesting maps showing the possible impacts of rising sea level http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warnings/waterworld/ • University of Hawaii Sea Level Centre http://uhslc.soest.hawaii.edu/ • Sea Level Trends http://www.pol.ac.uk/ntslf/trends.php • Sea Level Rise - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level_rise • British Isles Sea Level Trends http://www.pol.ac.uk/ntslf/products.html • Sea Level Change – this resource allows you to see how much of the world would be affected by various changes in sea level (sea level rise can be altered and the affect is reflected on the map) http://flood.firetree.net/ • Effect of Changing Sea Levels on World Topography – this site was a find from SLN (goneunderground) – which allows you to input a scenario of +ve of –ve values of sea level change, java applets are used to simulate the sea level change to show the potential impact on land (particularly useful for AS Coastal Environments) http://merkel.zoneo.net/Topo/Applet/ • Sink or Swim (Britain’s coastline) – Geography in the News (need to sign into member areas to gain access to resources) http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=609
DESERTS / DESERTIFICATION
Geography Directory 13 • Cool Planet – Deserts http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explor e/nature/deserts/deserts.htm • The Desert Biome http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/dese rts.php • Desert Life in the American Southwest http://www.desertusa.com/life.html • Interactive Desert Explorer (great graphics for Date projectors / IWB!) http://www.exploresaudiarabia.com/adventure/explorer.htm (check out the laughing camel on Types of Transport!) • UN’s convention on combating desertification http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/factsheets/showFS.php?number=1 • Sahel – Desertification Powerpoint http://www.passion4geography.co.uk/sln%20resources/sahel.ppt on Desertification and the Sahel – made by Helen from SLN – well worth a look • Worksheets and pictures based on Deserts – some great adaptable ideas for different exercises! http://www.exploresaudiarabia.com/learn/adapt/as_default.htm • Wikipedia – Desertification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertification • USGS – Desertification http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/desertification/ • FAO – Desertification http://www.fao.org/desertification/default.asp?lang=en • Learning to combat desertification http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001258/125816e.pdf • Some great desertification Photographs http://www.abc.net.au/science/photos/desertification/blank.htm
NEWS ARTICLES RELATED TO DESERTS / DESERTIFICATION • In Pictures: US Heatwave http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5239034.stm • Emergency in NY as city swelters http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5238286.stm • Heatwave Death Toll Rises in the US (August 2006) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5203802.stm • UN warns over Afghan Drought http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5189052.stm • Heavy Rain in Drought Hit Kenya - Months of drought in Kenya have left much of the country in need of food - Heavy rain has today hit Northern and Eastern parts Geography Directory 14 of Kenya, although due to the combination of the heavy rain and dry dusty land, flooding has caused havoc. The drought crisis is far than over though and and much more rain is needed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4885344.stm • Africa's food crisis In-Depth , see the BBC's superb In Depth section on the African Food Crisis http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/africa/2006/africa_food_crisis/default.stm • Spin between the Raindrops – is the use of statistics overhyping the drought (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5019846.stm • Chinese drought affects millions http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5261918.stm Afghans struggle in the face of drought http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5214284.stm
Geography Directory 15 DEVELOPMENT
• Development Data: Nationmaster http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php • Development Date: UN CyberBus http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation3/basic.asp • GapMinder – Mind the Gap http://tools.google.com/gapminder/ - visualising world development (as chart or map) – can choose one or more particular geographic area and a range of indicators. • Gapminder Teaching Ideas – some excellent ideas compiled by Noel Jenkins on his excellent Digital Geography Blog http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2007/01/gapminder-some-teaching-ideas/ - based on the Gapminder website http://tools.google.com/gapminder/ • Development – “Global Giving” -At the Global Giving website you are given a virtual $100 to spend on the projects that you feel are most worthwhile... the $ are effectively votes and the projects you spend your virtual money on influences who will actually be given funding. http://www.globalgiving.com/cb/open/ • Italy – Economic Data Map http://www.gfk- macon.com/kundenservice/newsletter/enews/pdf/Italy_GDP.pdf • GNP ‘v’ Happiness – http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/lif_hap_lev_ver_hap • 2005 World Population Data Sheet – http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?section=PRB&template=/Content/ContentGroups/D atasheets/2005_World_Population_Data_Sheet.htm • Human Development Indices Resources – http://hdr.undp.org/docs/statistics/indices/#2 • Human Development Index http://hdr.undp.org/docs/statistics/indices/index_tables.pdf • Nationmaster – database of statistics to compare nations http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php • Dollar Street – contains photo panoramas of houses at different levels of economic development http://www.gapminder.org/downloads/presentations/dollar-street- 2002.html • Animations / Cartoons related to development issues http://www.unicef.org/crcartoons/ animation / cartoons from UNICEF (I think I might have mentioned this in a random e-mail last week) • http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/dev_measures/development.html - a link for KS4 Development Indicators
Geography Directory 16 • “Minature Earth” – a flash presentation looking at what we would be like if we condensed the world down to 100 people – some really interesting statistics – great for generating debate! Starter here we come…. http://smart.tin.it/luccacos/miniatureearth/miniature_earth.htm • Ethiopia Lives http://www.ethiopialives.net/ - this fascinating site is the result of a project by CAFORD – they have given cameras to 19 Ethiopians to record their lives – to be representative of the population – people from the capital Addis Ababa, from Mekele (in the rural north) and Yabelo (in the pastoralist south) have been chosen – the result is http://www.ethiopialives.net/ which is basically described as a photo- blogging website. It provides a fascinating contrast to the media presented image of Ethiopia which tends to be associated with famine, starvation and drought – these images “provide a unique grassroots insight into the richness, diversity, culture and tradition of an Ethopia that will be unrecognisable to those whose information comes only from mainstream media” (DFID, 2005). The photos themselves are put into categores – e.g. celebrations and festivities, animals, food, life and people, making a living, places, home, families and friends. The project continued until the end of 2005 - there is a photo archive on the site. • World Bank Parody an excellent site for VI form – try the online banking section – some fantastic statistics and stuff on here – great for starting discussion! http://www.whirledbank.org/index.html • If the World Was a village of 100 people http://www.acblack.com/Department/Article.asp?article_id=89&dept_id=9 do you have your computer idling in the background between lessons – try this fantastic screensaver which is bound to generate discussion as well “If the world were a village” – imagines the world was a village of 100 people and gives statistics – e.g. 22 people would speak a Chinese dialect; 17 people would not be able to read and write etc… • “Material World” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/material.html - this fascinating section has photographs from 5 different countries showing families outside their homes with most of their possessions – great for comparisons and discussion! • Global Rich List **an excellent starter resource for development – by putting in average income it comes you to the rest of the global population – e.g. in top 0.8% richest people in the world, how many people poorer than you etc. Great for discussion starter! http://www.globalrichlist.com/ ? • Comparing Countries - A great site for comparing countries – select the countries from the list and select the indicators that you want to compare – very user friendly
Geography Directory 17 and lots of potential for use http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation3/menu/advanced.asp • Ethiopia: Ethiopian Villagers answer your questions – a project from the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4880702.stm • Rich’ometer • Interesting for discussion – uses income to compare how rich you are compared to others in the UK and / or in the world – interesting! http://www.channel4.com/4money/funnymoney/richometer/index.html • World Mapper http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmap per/ - Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest - A large and growing resource consisting of a collection maps related to various social / economic indicators – the maps shown are cartograms (density-equalising maps). You can open up .pdf versions of the map as a poster ideal for printing (great for displays and very useful for A’level) • You Think! From the World Bank – on development and Global issues http://youthink.worldbank.org/index.php – lots of resources – including some interesting Multimedia resources http://youthink.worldbank.org/multimedia/ • Learning Africa Website – aimed at teachers wishing to explore Africa in the classroom http://www.learningafrica.org.uk/ - includes case studies, facts and figures, secondary and primary teaching resources etc. • Plan-ed (learning centre) Development Resources http://www.plan-ed.org/ - resource network of national curriculum linked projects – related to development issues – includes great resources area including videos etc. • Educational Resources – Oxfam Canada http://www.oxfam.ca/news-and- publications/educational-resources - includes presentations, lesson plans etc. • Globalis – an interactive world map (thanks Helen!) http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/
Geography Directory 18 • Development in Zambia Some great links / resources from Tom Biebach of Pencoed Comprehensive School – Tom’s school has a link with Kabundi High School in Zambia and he has recently returned from a trip to Zambia where he has collected some very valuable resources that he is kindly sharing for use in the classroom
• HIV / Aids Discussions – video interviews with patients at an HIV clinic and with staff / pupils at Kabundi High School http://pencoedkabundilink.wordpress.com/2007/02/10/hivaids-discussions/ • Video Interview with residents of Hippopools – a small rural settlement affected by industrial pollution from KCM in October 2006 (only source of drinking water in the village is the Kafue River) http://pencoedkabundilink.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/interview-with-residents-of- hippopools/ • Bamako (Film) - http://www.bamako- themovie.com/ - this looks like it will be useful in the classroom when it is released on DVD - it looks at African Civil Society taking action against the World Bank and the IMF who they blame for Africa's Woes / impact of debt etc.
Film Education have got a site providing educational resources on the film here http://www.filmeducation.org/bamako/index.html including a trailer and teaching ideas.
• Newsround Site – “Wrong Trainers” (Children who live in poverty in the UK) http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/specials/2006/the_wrong_trainers/default.stm
News Articles: • In Depth: Africa – after the promises (follows up from the G8) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2006/africa_after_the_promises/default.s tm • Geldof pushes G8 on Aid for Africa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5127686.stm • In pictures: Battling hunger and Aids in Swaziland http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/africa_battling_hunger_and_ai ds_in_swaziland/html/3.stm
Geography Directory 19 • In Depth: Africa After the Promises http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2006/africa_after_the_promises/default.s tm • Poverty stricken Rwanda puts its faith and future into the wide wired world http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1834623,00.html • Real Cost of India’s Cheap Stone http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6233697.stm • In Pictures: South African Children Capture village life in their own photos http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/africa_sa_village_children0s_ photos/html/1.stm • In pictures: Darfur's camp life http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/africa_darfur0s_camp_life/htm l/1.stm
Geography Directory 20 DIGITAL MEDIA – VIDEOS
• The News Market http://www.thenewsmarket.com/ - video source for journalists • EuroNews – also contains some useful video stories http://euronews.net/ • Ten O’clock News Videocast – weekly videocast of the best of the 10 o’clock news http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/5202498.stm - could be very useful! • The National Archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/1945to51/filmindex.htm - some film footage from the National Archives – have a look at “Charley in New Town” – film dates back to just after the war with the promotion of New Towns. • British Film and TV Institute http://www.bfi.org.uk/filmtvinfo/ • British Pathe Video Clips – http://www.britishpathe.com/ - this is the website I used to access the video clips for the 1950s day – there is a huge catalogue of clips available – when accessing the site in school from the school network – these clips can be downloaded free (should be £25) – if you want to use any clips and you want me to show you how to download them for free – just give me a shout!. (You can browse the clips at home – but can’t do the free download) • Free video clips http://www.footagefirm.com/freeclips.asp • Sustainability – Big Picture Free online media channel - http://www.bigpicture.tv/ - streamed free video clips of leaders in sustainability. • Geography at the Movies A brand new blog site from Geography Teacher Adam Lawson – a great collection of “mini movies” (similar to the style I have used with for example deserts, waterfalls etc.) which can be shown using Windows Media Player – a great resource for starters and plenaries which is likely to grow – well worth looking at and bookmarking! http://geographyatthemovies.blogspot.com/ • A collection of starter videos for Geography Lessons on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/virtualgeography (remember You Tube doesn’t work in school so they would need to be downloaded first – here is a useful tutorial for this http://www.teachingandtechnology.co.uk/2007/02/downloading-flash-video-from- youtube-and-google-video as mentioned last week). • ITN Archive of news clips http://www.itnsource.com/en/ • Arkive http://www.arkive.org/ - This excellent resource was set up by David Attenborough in 2003 – it is a centralised library of video and photographic records of the UK’s and the
Geography Directory 21 World’s endangered habitats and species. Arkive Education is for teachers with downloadable briefing papers, lesson plans and project ideas www.arkiveeducation.org
There are some interesting issue based clips and also useful for work on ecosystems. Bruce Phillips kindly catalogued some useful links in his SLN post which I have included below – they are well worth a look. The full post can be read here http://www.learningnet.co.uk/ubb/Forum5/HTML/005793.html and he mentions that he is working on more Geography resources at the moment. Many thanks to Arkive and Bruce Phillips.
Issues film clips from Arkive as posted on SLN by Bruce Phillips:
• Eco-tourists observing Galapagos giant tortoises: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Geochelone_spp/Geochelone_spp_15.html?movietype=qtM ed • Hawaiian monk seal being released from discarded fishing net: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Monachus_schauinslandi/Monachus_schauinsland_14.ht ml?movietype=qtMed • Dead Dolphin removed from fishing net: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Cephalorhynchus_hectori/Cephalorhynchus_hectori_14.h tml?movietype=qtMed • Tuna fishing: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Thunnus_maccoyii/Thunnus_maccoyii_00.html?movietype=qtM ed • Dead green turtle caught in abandoned fishing net: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Chelonia_mydas/Chelonia_mydas_14.html?movietype=qtM ed • Clips about: Rainforest damage, silting, deforestation, slash and burn, forest clearance for farming/mining/logging: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Leontopithecus_rosalia/Leontopithecus_rosalia_14.html? movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/amphibians/Rheobatrachus_silus/Rheobatrachus_silus_14.html?mo vietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Ara_ambigua/Ara_ambigua_14.html?movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Gorilla_beringei/Gorilla_beringei_be_14a.html?movietype =qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Gopherus_polyphemus/Gopherus_polyphemus_02.html?m ovietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Gopherus_polyphemus/Gopherus_polyphemus_06.html?m ovietype=qtMed • Desert Sand dunes erosion by human activity: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_freshwater/Cicindela_limbata_albissi ma/Cicindela_limbata_al_14.html?movietype=qtMed • Olive ridley turtle killed by fishing practices: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Lepidochelys_olivacea/Lepidochelys_olivacea_14b.html?m ovietype=qtMed • Loggerhead turtle hatchling crawling towards buildings instead of the ocean: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Caretta_caretta/Caretta_caretta_14a.html?movietype=qtMe d • Loggerhead turtle hatchling trying to eat a floating strip of plastic: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Caretta_caretta/Caretta_caretta_14b.html?movietype=qtMe d • Olive ridley turtle caught in marine debris http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Lepidochelys_olivacea/Lepidochelys_olivacea_14a.html?m ovietype=qtMed • Grey whale caught in abandoned fishing nets: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Eschrichtius_robustus/Eschrichtius_robustus_14.html?m ovietype=qtMed • Whale shark and tourists: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Rhincodon_typus/Rhincodon_typus_15.html?movietype=qtMed
Geography Directory 22 • Fish being fed by diver: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Cheilinus_undulatus/Cheilinus_undulatus_08.html?movietype=q tMed • African penguins affected by crude oil spillage: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Spheniscus_demersus/Spheniscus_demersus_14.html?movie type=qtMed • Seasonal change film clip: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Panthera_tigris/Panthera_tigris_al_02.html?movietype=qt Med
Habitats films:
• Agricultural: http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/plants_and_algae/Iris_pseudacorus/Iris_pseudacorus_02.html?movi etype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/mammals/Micromys_minutus/Micromys_minutus_14.html?movietyp e=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Burhinus_oedicnemus/Burhinus_oedicnemus_02.html?moviet ype=qtMed • Arctic: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Enhydra_lutris/Enhydra_lutris_ke_09.html?movietype=qt Med http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Enhydra_lutris/Enhydra_lutris_ke_00.html?movietype=qt Med • British Countryside: http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Milvus_milvus/Milvus_milvus_01.html?movietype=qtMed • Caves: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/amphibians/Proteus_anguinus/Proteus_anguinus_00.html?movietyp e=qtMed • Coral reef: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Eretmochelys_imbricata/Eretmochelys_imbricata_02.html? movietype=qtMed • Coastal: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Alsophis_antiguae/Alsophis_antiguae_02.html?movietype=q tMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Thalassarche_melanophrys/Thalassarche_melan_02.html?mo vietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Monachus_schauinslandi/Monachus_schauinsland_02.ht ml?movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Physeter_macrocephalus/Physeter_macroceph_00.html? movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Geronticus_eremita/Geronticus_eremita_00.html?movietype= qtMed • Desert: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Loxodonta_africana/Loxodonta_africana_00.html?moviet ype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Giraffa_camelopardalis/Giraffa_camelopard_00.html?mo vietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Loxodonta_africana/Loxodonta_africana_06a.html?movie type=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Addax_nasomaculatus/Addax_nasomaculatus_00.html? movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Canis_simensis/Canis_simensis_00.html?movietype=qtM ed • Kelp (seaweed) Forest: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Enhydra_lutris/Enhydra_lutris_ne_01.html?movietype=qt Med http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Hippocampus_abdominalis/more_moving_images.html • Forests: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Pongo_pygmaeus/Pongo_pygmaeus_02.html?movietype =qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/plants_and_algae/Lodoicea_maldivica/Lodoicea_maldivica_02.html ?movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Pan_paniscus/Pan_paniscus_02.html?movietype=qtMed
Geography Directory 23 http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Loxodonta_cyclotis/Loxodonta_cyclotis_02a.html?moviet ype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Propithecus_tattersallli/Propithecus_tattersalli_02.html?m ovietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Leontopithecus_rosalia/Leontopithecus_rosalia_00.html? movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Gorilla_gorilla/Gorilla_gorilla_go_00.html?movietype=qtM ed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Copsychus_sechellarum/Copsychus_sechellarum_02.html?m ovietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/mammals/Martes_martes/Martes_martes_09a.html?movietype=qtM ed • Grassland; http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Otis_tarda/Otis_tarda_00.html?movietype=qtMed • Heathland: http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/reptiles/Lacerta_agilis/Lacerta_agilis_00.html?movietype=qtMed • Mediterranean scrub: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Lynx_pardinus/Lynx_pardinus_00.html?movietype=qtMed • Mountain/highlands: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Uncia_uncia/Uncia_uncia_02.html?movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Porphyrio_mantelli/Porphyrio_mantelli_02a.html?movietype=qt Med http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Aquila_chrysaetos/Aquila_chrysaetos_00.html?movietype=qtM ed • Riverside: http://proof.arkive.org/species/ARK/fish/Salmo_trutta_fario/Salmo_trutta_fa_02.html?movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/fish/Salmo_salar/Salmo_salar_09a.html?movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/mammals/Lutra_lutra/Lutra_lutra_02a.html?movietype=qtMed • Savannah: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Acinonyx_jubatus/Acinonyx_jubatus_02.html?movietype= qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/plants_and_algae/Dalbergia_melanoxylon/Dalbergia_melanoxylon_ 02.html?movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Lycaon_pictus/Lycaon_pictus_00.html?movietype=qtMed • Salt - marsh: http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/plants_and_algae/Limonium_spp/Limonium_(endemic_taxa)_00.ht ml?movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/mammals/Lutra_lutra/Lutra_lutra_00.html?movietype=qtMed • Wetland: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Kobus_leche_smithemani/Kobus_leche_sm_02.html?mo vietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Kobus_leche_smithemani/Kobus_leche_sm_06.html?mo vietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Crocodylus_acutus/Crocodylus_acutus_00.html?movietype =qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Rhinoceros_unicornis/Rhinoceros_unicornis_02.html?mo vietype=qtMed
Conservation case studies:
• Dibbler a conservation case study, see all movies on this page: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Parantechinus_apicalis/more_moving_images.html • More conservation case studies-some are narrated http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Alsophis_antiguae/Alsophis_antiguae_15.html?movietype=q tMed • http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Acipenser_dabryanus/Acipenser_dabryanus_00.html?movietyp e=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Haliaeetus_albicilla/Haliaeetus_albicilla_15c.html?movietype= qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Lathamus_discolor/Lathamus_discolor_00.html?movietype=qt
Geography Directory 24 Med http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Alsophis_antiguae/Alsophis_antiguae_15.html?movietype=q tMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Leporillus_conditor/Leporillus_conditor_00.html?movietyp e=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Leporillus_conditor/Leporillus_conditor_15.html?movietyp e=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Dasyurus_geoffroii/Dasyurus_geoffroii_16.html?movietyp e=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Lasiorhinus_krefftii/Lasiorhinus_krefftii_15.html?movietyp e=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_freshwater/Partula_spp/Partula_spp_ 00.html?movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Monachus_schauinslandi/Monachus_schauinsland_14.ht ml?movietype=qtMed http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Caretta_caretta/Caretta_caretta_15.html?movietype=qtMed
• Green TV http://www.green.tv/
Christine Lloyd Staples has pointed out a superb website which is linked with Greenpeace and has numerous useful film clips on environmental issues (thanks Christine!) from a number of different organisations. (“green.tv is a broad environmental church bringing together ideas and viewpoints from the world's leading environmental organisations, including UNEP, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Water Aid, IUCN, Stop Climate Chaos and many many more.”).
One of the best things about the site is the ease at which you can download the videos – simply clicking on the video of your choice brings up a list of possible download types (windows media etc.). The videos are also of a good download quality which makes them ideal for use in the classroom, inserting in powerpoints etc.. I used one on Chernobyl this week with Year 11 which went down well. The resource is likely to grow all the while but as a starting point below I have listed the main videos which may be useful which are already on the site:
To try and make this a useful resource for staff to use in lessons and to facilitate planning I have gone through the website and listed below some of the main videos that may be of use throughout the key stages. Please note I have not watched all of these videos and so I am not endorsing them for suitability of use with students of all ages – I have simply identified videos that could potentially be useful. On the website the videos are categories as Air, Land, Water, Technologies, Climate Change, People and Species. I have kept to these categories but tried to sub-categorise to make it easier to find suitable videos. (please note I have not included all the videos on Green TV – but are large number of them are listed here). Many of the videos have associated websites and the links are given on this site.
Air:
Geography Directory 25 • The Alliance against Urban 4x4s • Coal pollution in the Philippines - how a coal power plant in the south of Luzon Island pollutes the environment / damages health of locals. • Airport NO2 Emmissions • Nature’s Power – North Hoyles – UK’s first major offshore wind farm
Land: Agriculture • Grocery Store Wars – organic farming • Mexican Maize • Papaya Story – how genetically engineered papaya threatens farms in Hawaii and Thailand
Coastal Erosion Cliffhanger – Coastal erosion in Happisburgh (Norfolk) – impact on villages, homes, businesses and defences which are not being replaced
Deforestation / Forest issues • Ancient Forest Destruction – acceleration of forest destruction in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea due to the demand for timber in China • Illegal Russian Logging – Greenpeace video – investigating the tons of illegally logged timber from Russia imported by the EU • Floresteca: Sustainable Timber in Brazil – regenerating local communities and forests in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil.
Environmental Change • Pole to Pole – film taking a visual journey of the alarming effects of climate change • Greetings from Death Valley – impact of draining waters of a lake in Keeler and the ensuing huge dust storms • Earth Report - Community Lands – Trinidad (investigation on degradation of the World’s Ecosystems) • Earth Report – Spiritual Park – Peru (investigation on degradation of the World’s Ecosystems) • Earth Report – Swedish Wetlands – Sweden (investigation on degradation of the World’s Ecosystems) • Earth Report: - The EcoEconomy (investigation on degradation of the World’s Ecosystems) • Global Outlook for Deserts - force of desertification / how deserts will play vital part in a sustainable future
Impact of use of resources on the land / environment • Oil on Ice – connects the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to decisions America makes about energy policy • The View from the Goldmines – teenagers from Ougadougou, Burkina Faso – investigate the plight of child gold miners in their country. • France – Nuclear Waste Contamination – how radioactive waste leaks threaten vineyards and farming communities in the Champagne and Normandy regions • Who owes Who – film about oil, debt and activism • Indonesia Mudflow – how a local community in Indonesia is suffering from mudflow spiling from a fossil fuel exploration • Plundering the Pacific – are we over fishing the Pacific Ocean? • White Gold – the true cost of Cotton – “Uzbekistan, cotton and the crushing of a nation”
Other • Cleaner, Safer, Greener, Bluer – looks at how waterside regeneration can be used to bring a community together • Cooperation that counts – preserving the biodiversity of the Democratic Republic of Congo • A Child’s Place – interview with children about their attitudes towards their environments • Beautiful Alps - story of the Rhone Alps
Soils • Threat to European Soils – the acceleration of soil degradation across the EU and its effects • Food for Life ‘Part 4’ – highlights the work of the soil association • Food for Life ‘Part 3’ • Food for Life ‘Part 2’ • Food for Life ‘Part 1’
Urbanisation / Urban Issues
Geography Directory 26 • World Urban Forum III – Rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities and their economies • Urban Landscapes – “Did the Eu’s sustainable and Accessible Urban Landscapes programme manage to share best practice across metropolitan Europe?”
Water: Access to Water • Water for life – film by Wateraid showing the problems communities face through lack of access to clean water • Buckets of Water – “the lives of two Ghanaian children affected by water” • In Defense of Water – “a march through Mexico City to the World Water Forum protesting protests over the billion people lacking access to clean water and sanitation”
Tsunamis • Tsunami Reconstruction – one year on from the Tsunamis the UN development programme is helping the reconstruction
Impacts on Water Environments • Secret Underwater Gardens – “the main enemies of cold water reefs are fishing trawlers, which can take just seconds to destroy what nature took thousands of years to build. • The Rapu Rapu Timebomb – mine operation threatening the coral reefs and fisheries around Rapu Rapu island in the Philippines • Walls of Death – illegal driftnets in the Mediterranean • Ocean Defenders in the Azores – Greenpeace’s work in the Azores • Wrapping up the Pirates – the trail of pirate fishing bringing fish, stolen from Africa’s water to dinner plates around Europe – revealed by Greenpeace • Red Sea Sacrifices – Egypt coastal development feature • Undercover Uncovered – further exposure of pirate fishing off West Africa’s coast by Greenpeace • Fisheries Enforcement – The UK environment agency attempts to stop poaches and maintain fish stocks in UK rivers.
RIVERS • Yellow River at Risk – “source of Yellow River in China faces drought, glacial melting, and desertification, while Tibetans become climate refugees” • Saving the Ayuquila River – “people in rural Western Mexico struggle to reduce water contamination levels caused by sugar cane industry”
Climate Change Combating Climate Change • An Inconvenient Truth – trailer for the film • Billion Tree Animation – advert for UNEP’s billion tree campaign • The delicate balance of emissions trading – “with the adoption of Kyoto protocol in 1997, the international community made a commitment to reduce emissions of six greenhouse gases. • Carbon Dating – stop climate chaos – the UK’s new climate change coalition • Tomorrow’s Climate Today’s Challenge – “short film produced by COI for defra – showing that if you could see the greenhouse gases we are creating, then you’d do something about it”
Impacts of Climate Change • Peru Glaciers – “Glaciers in the Andes Mountains in Peru are melting due to global warming – scientists warn that it could cause a glacial melt lake to flood the villages” • Mer de Glace Glacier – impact of climate change on the Mer de Glace Glacier (French Alps) – by French University students • Kenya Climate Change – “Kenya’s savannah is facing drought as the average temperature rises in the region” • South East Asian Drought – “In 2006, drought hit Thailand and Cambodia – scientists say this is a sign of things to come in the subtropical area” • The Future of the Great Barrier Reef , bleached or bright – coral bleaching and climate change • Ganges Climate Impact – “The source of India’s Ganges River is melting fast, the impact is being felt downstream….” • Philippines Coral Bleaching – “Coral reef in the Philippines suffers from bleaching by rising sea temperature due to climate change” • Protect Everest – Melting glaciers have swollen Himalayan lakes, increasing the risk of catastrophic flooding • After the storm – a film responding to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in the American Golf Coast
Geography Directory 27 • Kiribati Island – “this tiny island nation of Kiribati is being ravaged by the effects of climate change. • On Thin Ice – looks at the freak weather that has had a direct impact on the local Inuit population in Greenland • Greenland Glacier Retreats – witnesses the dramatic retreat of the Kangerdlussuaq glacier in Greenland.
Opinions • The Changing Tides – interviews with professors and professionals about their personal views on what they feel are the most pressing matters in the topic of global climate change
Technologies • Ecotechnologies - “Environmental technologies provide us with cleaner soils, water, and air and a more sane environment in which to live in.” • The Complete Solar Roof • Marine Conservation in Madagascar –“ climate change has recently resulted in severe coral bleaching events in Madagascar and represents the single greatest natural threat to coral reefs” • Electronic Waste China – “electronic waste harms workers and environment in China” • Silicon Valley Mexico Style – “Hazardous chemical in electronics harm factory workers in Mexico” • Electronic Waste Report – Electronic waste in China and India” • Electronic Waste India – “electronic waste harms works and environment in India” • Financial Powerhouse (Solar Energy) – “an innovative micro-credit scheme to make solar energy affordable to ordinary households” • Feeding a Revolution (Biogas) – “a biogas system that uses food waste rather than dung to produce gas for cooking households” • Fired Up – “an innovative way to fire bricks for house building” • Green Policy USA – a discussion on recent environmental policy in North America states • Eden Project – a trailer for the Eden Projects “Gardening of Eden DVD” – following to transformation of a sterile china clay pit into the Eden project
Species • Thanks for all the Fish – enforcement officers from Kiribati and Greenpeace patrol the country’s vast territorial waters • Greenpeace Update Icelandic Whaling • My mate’s a primate – “humans are encroaching on more and more of the planet – consuming, polluting and destroying” • Friends of the Earth, Orang-utans – “looks at the effects of habitat destruction on orang-utans” • Missing Tuna – “tuna ranching and dwindling blue fin tuna stock in the Mediterranean” • African Conservation Experience – a film about the work of the African Conservation Experience who arrange conservation work placements on game and nature reserves across southern Africa.
People: Chernobyl – impact of nuclear disaster • Chernobyl – the Last Generation – “ Twenty years ago one of the reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear plant exploded, causing the greatest man-made disaster in history.” • Looking back on Chernobyl – “ 20 years after world's worst nuclear accident, re-visit a few of the many thousands of victims”
Development Issues • Beyond Scarcity – 2.6 billion people worldwide lack access to clean water and proper sanitation. The global water crisis is not the result of scare resources, but of poverty, power and inequality • Nature and Sports Camp (Nairobi, Kenya ) - The United Nations Environment Programme's 'Nature and Sports Camp' was started in 2001. So far over 6,500 children, mainly from the Kibera slum, have benefited from the sport and environment training offered. • Securing Livelihoods - “ An income-generating project in Mozambique helps HIV positive men and women earn a living” • Survival - an appeal by Colin Firth - “ The Botswana government is evicting the Gana and Gwi Bushmen from their land in the Kalahari, forcing them to live in bleak camps where alcoholism and disease are rife. Colin Firth explains how Survival is helping the Bushmen and other tribal peoples defend rights and determine their own futures. ”
Fairtrade • Fairtrade Coffee in the Uganda – looks at Fairtrade certified coffee producers in Uganda
Geography Directory 28 • George Alagiah’s Video Diary – linked to fair-trade fortnight – a video diary of a visit to Nicaragua on behalf of the Fairtrade foundation • Fairtrade Bananas in the Dominican Republic – look at fair-trade certified banana producers in the Dominican Republic • Take it Fairly – stories of Nicaraguan fair-trade producers - “Three women fair-trade coffee producers from the community of Los Alpes, northern Nicaragua describe with great pride their families, their farms and the difference fair-trade has made to their lives”
Impact of Natural Disasters • Robert, Mary and Katrina – “story of how one elderly couple faced and survived Hurricane Katrina”
Other • Toxic Free Fashion – “a music video about a fashion show, during which fashion made without toxic components was presented” • Love Your Bike – campaign encouraging car drivers to swap four wheels for two. • The Human Coral “The Human Coral is a pseudonym for Queens market in east London one of the UK's most multicultural markets that is currently under threat from the like of Tescopoly and developers” • Thailand Electronics “Workers in the Thai electronics manufacturing industry suffer from being exposed to toxic chemicals • Black Gold – multinational coffee companies dominating the industry worth over $80 billion
Tribes • Survival Installation – “A series of striking images celebrating tribal peoples from all over the world with a soundtrack from Survival's Tribal Futures CD”
Geography Directory 29 EARTHQUAKES & VOLCANOES
Earthquakes: • Earthquake Google Earth Files http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/virtualtour/global.php The USGS have released some superb files for Google Earth based on earthquake hazards in California – these downloads include a Real Time earthquakes overlay, showing recent earthquakes and an overlay showing plate boundaries – superb for teaching plate boundaries in the classroom and bringing them to life! These resources complement work that Noel Jenkins has done in creating a resource for a lesson where students look at earthquake risk assessment in San Francisco – this is well worth a look! http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/googleearthsanfran.htm • Short video on the San Francisco 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake (~2mins) (You Tube) http://dabble.com/node/7858426 • More individual videos from the San Francisco Quake http://dabble.com/node/7857021 (YouTube) • Earthquake Aftermath – Kobe Video (YouTube) http://dabble.com/node/7856319 • Pakistan 2005 earthquake http://dabble.com/node/7855252 (YouTube) • What causes earthquakes flash animation (thanks Helen) http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Interactives/Technology_Science/S cience/Earthquakes/zFlashAssets/Earthquakes_v21.swf • Iris Seismic Monitor http://www.iris.edu/seismon/ • Interactive Plate Tectonics Map http://geology.com/plate-tectonics.shtml • Earthquake Survival Manual http://www.seikatubunka.metro.tokyo.jp/index3files/survivalmanual.pdf • What to do in case of an earthquake in Tokyo http://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/foreign/quake/preface.htm • A disaster waiting to happen - why a huge earthquake near Istanbul seems inevitable http://www.guardian.co.uk/turkey/story/0,,1968218,00.html • Edinburgh Earth Observatory http://tsunami.geo.ed.ac.uk/local- bin/quakes/mapscript/home.pl (Edinburgh Earth Observatory) - some really interesting stuff on here and good animations for data projector – will help bring relevance / immediacy
Geography Directory 30 • Animations / links to earthquakes http://www.scienceman.com/pgs/00_links_geology.html - includes lots of animation and weblinks related to tectonics and earthquakes • Earthquake CCTV Footage http://www.unoriginal.co.uk/footage87_6.html
San Francisco Earthquake • San Francisco marks Great Quake http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4917600.stm • Survivors recall San Francisco Quake http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4907774.stm • What is the Bay area doing to protect itself from another quake? - Preparing for the Big One http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4906678.stm • San Francisco Faces Big Shaker http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4916870.stm • Eye Witness Accounts and Video from the 1906 Earthquake (NBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12317083/ • The Virtual Museum of San Francisco - The Great 1906 Quake http://www.sfmuseum.org/1906/06.html • The Guardian - Images of the 1906 Earthquake http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/page/0,,1753479,00.html • SAN FRANCISCO 1906 EARTHQUAKE – a series of websites specifically related to the centenary of the 1906 earthquake http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/simulations/ http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/info/1906/ http://www.itha.org/earthquake/
General Earthquake News Articles: • Quake Damaged Building Collapses http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5300660.stm • In Pictures: Japan earthquake Drill http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5305932.stm • Quake risk to Chinese Skyscrapers http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5251402.stm • Earthquake shakes Mexican Capital http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4784515.stm • Quakes in Western Iran – at least 70 killed – a number of quakes measuring up to 6.0 on the Richter scale shook remote areas of Western Iran on 31 st March – Geography Directory 31 devastating 330 villages – of which some were completely flattened. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4863372.stm • Japan Conducts Huge Quake Drill http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5304562.stm • Real time Worldwide Earthquake Locator http://www.lerdorf.com/php/ymap/yquakes.php • Earthquake Drills Do’s and Don’ts http://www.sfgate.com/cgi- bin/article.cgi?file=/earthquakes/archive/quakedrill.dtl • Video Snippets from CCTV cameras during an earthquake http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1005/es1 005page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization - interesting video snippets from CCTV • Deadly History of Earthquakes (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/2059330.stm
Java Earthquake – Indonesia (May 28 th 2006) • Press draws lessons from the quake (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5026722.stm • Aid flow begins for Java Victims (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5028500.stm • In Pictures - Quake Survivors (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5026934.stm • Aid pledges for Java Victims Rise (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5027698.stm • Survivors Grieve among the ruins (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5025738.stm • Hospitals Flooded with injured (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5023702.stm • People were running in Panic (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5023038.stm • Search for Java Quake Survivors (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5023874.stm • In Pictures: Family rebuilds after Java Quake http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/asia_pac_family_rebuilds_afte r_java_earthquake/html/1.stm • Indonesia quake toll passes 3,000 (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5022558.stm
Geography Directory 32 • Powerful Indonesian quake kills over 3,700 (LA Times) (BBC) http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/ats-ap_top10may27,0,6609125.story • Java Quake Toll passes 5,800 (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5032458.stm • Quake in Pictures (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/asia_pac_indonesia_earthquake/ht ml/1.stm • Quake ‘destroyed on a whim’ (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5025528.stm • Food Aid Arrives in Indonesia (CNN) (BBC) http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/indonesia.quake/index.html • In Pictures: Thousands evacuated from Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5184258.stm • Southern California Quake Fears (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5105478.stm • In Pictures: Family Rebuilds after Java Earthquake http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/asia_pac_family_rebuilds_afte r_java_earthquake/html/1.stm • Tonga Earthquake – An earthquake of Magnitude 8 on the richter scale hit Tonga on May 3 rd 2006 o http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2006/usmgas/ o http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4970308.stm (BBC News)
The Bam Earthquake 2003 • Twin Earthquakes – comparing the California earthquakes and Bam earthquakes of 2003 (RGS article) http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/default.aspx?id=251 • Why did the Bam earthquake happen – includes some excellent links (thanks to Noel Jenkins of Court Fields School) http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/earthquakes-why-did-the-bam- earthquake-happen/ • Bam Earthquake – ICG report http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/earthquakes-why-did-the-bam- earthquake-happen/ • Preliminary report on 2003 Bam earthquake, Iran http://www.jsce- int.org/Report/report/Bam_Iran.pdf
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Volcanoes: • Animation of volcanic / tectonic activity http://esminfo.prenhall.com/science/geoanimations/animations/35_VolcanicAct.html • Volcano Models – for those of you who get the students to make volcano models – if any of them complain “its too hard” – here’s a homework they can’t complain about it – a ready made pattern for making a cut-out volcano – print, cut, stick, done! It does work! http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_models/paper.html • Volcano simulation – you get to change the amount of silica in the eruption and then watch the change in effects of that particular eruption type http://www.alaskamuseum.org/features/volcano/index.htm • Montserrat Noel Jenkins of Juicy Geography has produced a super project on Montserrat – making use of Google Earth – lesson plans, maps, photographs, powerpoints, google earth maps and overlays etc. can all be downloaded from his website at http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/montserrat.ht m Add from SLN (and the create of GeographyAtTheMovies) has also created a starter movie to support this http://blip.tv/file/get/Adtastic2001-Montserrat662.wmv • Montserrat Weblinks (some good links highlighted on SLN) http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000016/001686.htm http://www.streetphoto.com/PhotosInTime2.htm http://www.danum-photos.co.uk/pages/montserrat_volcano.htm http://www.earthchangestv.com/volcanos/montserrat.htm • Lava Fall Pictures fantastic Lava fall pictures from Kilauea – on USGS site http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update/main.html • Operation Montserrat http://emissionhq.com/ - interactive activity based on risk assessment, using hurricane and real seismic data - aim of the simulation is to save residents from the path of destruction • Mount Merapi – Images from the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/gall/0,,1776094,00.html • Google Earth overlay of Population around Mount Merapi http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/05/mount-merapi-overlay/
Geography Directory 34 • Volcano – The Legend – Think quest Site http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/volcanoes/legend.php • Discovery Channel: Virtual Volcano http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/pompeii/interactive/interactive.html • Montserrat Volcano Observatory http://www.mvo.ms/ - follow the recent activity – pictures and up-to-date information • Useful Volcano Powerpoint from Noel Jenkins http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2007/01/would-you-like-a-volcano- powerpoint/ • Superb 3D Panorama of Mount St Helens http://www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen6/f34- Mt-St-Helens.html • Vesuvius – Virtual Fieldtrip http://www.gso.uri.edu/131_Site/Vesuvius/Instructions/instruct.html • 3D fly over, over Mount St Helens http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/aster_sthelens.mpg • Volcano Models – Templates http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_models/models.html http://www.consrv.ca.gov/CGS/information/EdResCenter/3D_PaperModels.htm • Live Volcano Webcams – check out the Old Faithful webcam – updates every 5 minutes (and includes estimated time of next activity http://www.geologyshop.co.uk/volccam.htm • Volcano Video Clips http://www.westhamptonbeach.k12.ny.us/teachers/cohen/sciweb/earthscience/Volcan oes/volcano_movies.htm • Mount St Helens Movies http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/archive/movies/ • Animated Guide – Volcanoes – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4972366.stm • Geography in the News – Volcano Panic (Supervolcanoes) http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=333
Volcano News Articles: General Volcano Articles • Java Volcano alert-level reduced http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5172908.stm • Columbia Volcano provokes alert http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5176234.stm
Geography Directory 35 • Mount Merapi – May 2006 – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/4767805.stm - the BBC have reported on the forced evacuation of thousands from the slopes of Mount Merapi, Java, with the alert level having risen to the highest level. • Your Pictures: Java Volcano Threat http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4966356.stm • Underwater Volcano found by Italy (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5108360.stm
Mount Mayon: • Philippine Volcano set to Erupt (Mount Mayon) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5251358.stm • Living in the shadow of a volcano (Mount Mayon) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4786309.stm • Full moon fear for Mayon volcano http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5258806.stm • ‘Ominous Quiet’ at Mayon Volcano http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/4778883.stm • Volcanic Eruptions Score Melodies http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4777565.stm • In Pictures: Ecuador Volcano http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5184258.stm • In Pictures: Philippines Volcano (Mount Mayon) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5198238.stm
Geography Directory 36 EARTH SCIENCES
• A great site looking at the characteristics of Igneous rocks – ideal for data projector / IWB http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0603/es 0603page01.cfm • Igneous Intrusions http://geology.asu.edu/~sreynolds/blocks/bi_list.htm • Animations related to Earth Sciences – an excellent homepage link with lots of links to different animations associated with earth sciences – includes plate tectonics, glaciation, soils etc. – well worth exploring. http://webs.cmich.edu/resgi/topics.asp?mc=Other%20Resource%20Links&ca=95&cad =Earth%20Science%20Animations • Dive and Discover – expeditions related to exploration of the ocean-floor – contains graphics / information on plate tectonics, ice ages, geological time http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/ • Dispersal of Gondwanaland http://earth.leeds.ac.uk/~eargah/Gond.html • Tectonics Animations http://www.kean.edu/~csmart/Observing/Lectures/animations/ • Earth Science Animations – a fantastic resource – alphabetically sorted list of Earth Science animations – there are some great animations here – well worth the time to look through some of these
Geography Directory 37 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY & TRADE / FAIRTRADE
• Mapping Economic Activities – represents economic centres topographically http://www.mcwetboy.net/maproom/2007/01/mapping_economic_activity.phtml - Val Vannet has produced a superb powerpoint on this which can be downloaded from Noel’s Digital Geography http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2007/02/geographically-based-economic- data-g-econ/ • Articles related to Economic Geography (all from Geography in the News – links thanks to Jonathon Wolton) • Limitations of Traditional Location Theory (Guinness) • http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=281 • Changing global employment structures (Dyson) http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=331 • Consumer industries (Mini) http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=330 • Trade blocs (EU) http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=484 • Regional inequalities (UK) http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=272 • Oil crisis / debt crisis http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=293 • Consequences of economic development (Bhopal) http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=324 • In-Depth: China and India Emerging Giants http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/guides/456900/456964/html/nn1page1.stm • The Diamond Trade – an excellent new resource from Noel Jenkins at Juicy Geography on the Diamond Trade http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/diamonds.htm • Cocoa-Cola – Who’s Arguing – http://www.geography.org.uk/download/PRGCSEcocoacolaresource.doc • Video Diaries from Workers in China and India http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/5004682.stm • China’s industrial output soars http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4793351.stm • A short video on Industrial Change in South Wales – made and presented by Tom Biebrach (many thanks Tom!) http://pencoedgeography.co.uk/industrialchange.htm • BBC News article – related to the closure of the SONY factory http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4632931.stm
Geography Directory 38 • Why is Rosa doing Annie’s job? (A Geographical Mystery) – all the resources, including links to a starter movie can be found here http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/thinking_through_geography.htm • Industry in Kenya http://www.epzakenya.com/download.php (some useful materials on here – thanks to GeoDave for spot – photos, information downloads etc.) • Fast Food Industry : Backwards Hamburger – flash animation to support the new film “Fast Food Nation” – looking at the impact that the Fast Food industry has had on our lives. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U7w92UW52E&mode=related&search
CAR INDUSTRY (links from thread on SLN) – All BBC News Articles http://www.learningnet.co.uk/ubb/Forum5/HTML/004706.html
• What’s left of the Car industry http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/746569.stm - • Government must help Ryton Area http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/4933406.stm - • Slovaks rush to Peugeot Plant http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4932112.stm • EU “did not export Peugeot jobs” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/4936696.stm • Q&A - why is Peugeot leaving the UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4919922.stm - • Britain’s Car Industry faces Uncertain future http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4925436.stm - • The Car Industry Part II http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6346315.stm • Car Industry: Photo Tour of VW car factory in Dresdon http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1837641
Distribution Industry: Case Study – Amazon.co.uk Distribution Centre (Marston Gate – Bedford) • Forward the Online Revolution http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6180666.stm • Online Sales Boom for UK http://www.inthewhiteroom.com/news.php?et=2&id=39 • Job Description for Distribution Centre http://www.totaljobs.com/JobSearch/JobDetails.aspx?JobId=25490178&DCMP=A_RE _GY • Amazon Warehouse http://www.kimgilmour.com/articles/archive/amazon_warehouse.html
Geography Directory 39 • Potter Deliveries Disappoint few (BBC article) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3009600.stm • Amazin’ Amazon http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_headline=amazin--amazon- &method=full&objectid=18135586&siteid=66633-name_page.html (Thanks to Alan Parkinson for links – and he has added a case study page on Amazon to Geography Pages http://www.geographypages.co.uk/amazon.htm )
Geography Directory 40 ECOSYSTEMS / CONSERVATION
• Succession on Surtsey (Surtsey Research Society) – summary of research and monitoring of succession on Surtsey http://www.surtsey.is/index_eng.htm • Endangered Species.com - http://www.endangeredspecie.com/ • Lesson plans based around Endangered Species http://www.endangeredspecie.com/Teacher's_Page.htm • Newsround Lesson Plan on Endangered Species http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_1680000/newsid_1682900/1682979.stm • Explore the world’s Biomes http://www.geog.ubc.ca/~daniels/biomes/index.html • Ecosystems http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/ecosystems.htm • Internet Geography – Tropical Rainforests http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/rainforest.html • What is it like where you live? http://www.mbgnet.net/ • Coral Reefs – Coral Cay Conservation – includes virtual tour http://www.coralcay.org/virtualtour/index.html • The world’s biomes http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/index.html • Major Biomes of the World http://www.runet.edu/%7Eswoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/main.html • Habitats and Biomes http://library.advanced.org/11922/habitats/habitats.htm • Biogeography – General Biomes http://www.nearctica.com/ecology/habitats/biomes.htm • Interactions and Ecosystems http://www.blackgold.ab.ca/ict/Divison3/sc7u1.htm • A2 Ecosystem Resources (various links from Alan P’s Geography Pages) http://www.geographypages.co.uk/a2eco.htm • UNEP - World Conservation Monitoring Centre http://www.unep-wcmc.org/ • Rainforest Action Network http://www.ran.org/ • Biodiversity http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/biodiversity/ • World Wildlife Fund http://www.wwf-uk.org/core/index.asp • Institute of Ecosystem Studies http://www.ecostudies.org/ • Friends of the Earth – Biodiversity http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/biodiversity/ • Virtual Pond http://www.broadwaters.fsnet.co.uk/ • Google Earth Terrestrial Biomes Overlay (near bottom of page) http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/212964
Geography Directory 41 • Some good Ecosystems photographs available on this site (thanks to Helen from SLN for the link) http://www.hutcheonbros.ukf.net/navigation.html • More Species Slide to Extinction http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4963526.stm (BBC News) • Children’s Tropical Forest http://www.magikbirds.com/ctf/index.htm • Warm Species Invading Antarctic (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5101790.stm • Special Report: Conservation and Endangered Species (Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/conservation/0,,969535,00.html
Geography Directory 42 EGYPT
• Nile River Flyover Movie – can be downloaded from here http://gpm.gsfc.nasa.gov/multimedia.html - the high resolution version is of good quality and can easily be inserted into Moviemaker and music added. • Nile Flyover (Google Earth) http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/01/google-earth-fly-throughs/ • Article on the Aswan Dam http://www.hss.caltech.edu/~tzs/Aswan%20High%20Dam%20case.pdf • Radio 4- Women’s Hour – Cairo’s Rubbish Collectors http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/04/2006_10_tue.shtml • Deep into the Rubbish with Cario’s Zabbaleen http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/journeyofalifetime.shtml • Cairo’s Devoted Rubbish Collectors http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4602185.stm • Who is to blame for Cairo’s Pollution? http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/830/en1.htm • Global Eye and the River Nile http://www.globaleye.org.uk/primary_spring07/index.html - aimed at KS2 – but some useful photographs • Guardian’s Egypt http://guardians.net/egypt/ • Modern Egypt photopack (Slamnet) – a superb set of photographs including urban scenes, farming, transport, the Nile etc. http://www.slamnet.org.uk/geography/modern_egypt_photopack.htm
Geography Directory 43 ENERGY
• Fuelling the Future – Energy in Depth Resource from BBC News – filled with reports / articles / audio-visual media relating to energy use and the most recent issues regarding energy use. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2006/energy/default.stm# • BP Educational Service – includes Teaching Resources, posters etc. BP are releasing a new Carbon Footprint Toolkit (one per school) in the Autumn – I have ordered the CD and should be with us in the new school year http://www.bp.com/genericsection.do?categoryId=1030&contentId=7004432 • Carbon Footprint Calculator http://www.carbonneutral.com/calculators/flightcalculatorshop.asp - calculate the emissions of CO 2 from any flight • Energy – Fuelling the future - A mini website from the Science Museum looking at Energy – includes quizzes as well as an information zone and links / ideas for teachers http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/energy/index.asp • 100 Days Carbon Clean Up http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5057334.stm • Energy Links http://moore.portlandschools.org/ibook/EnergyQuest.html#resnew • A summary - basic (table of advantages and disadvantages) http://www.revision- notes.co.uk/revision/276.html • Renewable Energy http://www.dti.gov.uk/renewables/renew_1.htm Useful information on renewable forms of energy (from Department of Trade and Industry) • Renewable Energy – lots of great downloadable resources here – especially for teachers / use in schools – includes teacher’s notes, activity ideas and information cards http://www.dti.gov.uk/renewables/schools/teachers/geography_programme.htm • Education pages from European Commission – Energy and Transport - includes information on sustainable transport, renewable energy and saving energy – also has a games zone with some great interactive games related to energy, global warming etc. http://managenergy.net/kidscorner/en/o11/o11.html • BBC Energy Calculator – interactive activity – looking at making decisions to balance environmental concerns and the use of electricity – make decisions and then find out the potential impact! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/06/electricity_calc/html/1.stm • Energy Saving – Hybrid Cars – An interesting flash on “Hybrid Cars” and how they can help to save energy http://www.calcars.org/bettah/
Geography Directory 44 • Government Promises Carbon Cuts (BBC News) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5130806.stm • Lighting the Key to Energy Saving http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5128478.stm • Energy Saving Trust – what can be done to save energy http://www.est.org.uk/myhome/whatcan/ • Sustainable Technology Education http://www.stepin.org/ - includes some resources / activities related to sustainability • Crude Oil – A lifetime Estimate http://www.physics.emich.edu/ebehringer/FossilFuels/oil_simple.html - get actual figures – good for generating debate!
BioEnergy: • BioEnergy: Green Fuels or Grim Reaper? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5369284.stm • Biomass Energy Station Plan (for Fort William) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/5371962.stm
Wind Farms: • Mapping out the UK’s Nuclear future http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5078568.stm • Using Google Earth to investigate wind energy – a great new resource from Noel Jenkins at Juicy Geography – looking at the validity of Batsworthy as a site for a wind farm http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/gewind.htm and • Wind farm debate – mini site (from Richard Allway) http://www.geographyalltheway.com/year8/energy/wind_farm_debate_enter.htm • Using Google Earth to make decisions about Wind Farm Sites http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/gewind.htm • Interactive activity from Ordnance Survey – GIS files – looking for best position for locating of wind farm http://www.mapzone.co.uk/giszone/english/gismissions/page2.htm • Germany’s Wind Farms Challenged (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4944046.stm • UK Offshore Wind at “Crossroads” (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4873434.stm
Geography Directory 45 • Wind power ‘ahead of predictions’ (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4847054.stm • Wind Farm Hits Eagle Numbers (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5108666.stm • Wind Farms - An Action Network Briefing (BBC) http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/A2369892 • BP Windfarm Designer – a flash simulation exercise to design a wind farm and test it success and impact on the local area http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9000089&contentId=7004093 • Animations related to Wind Power (how turbines work / situations of wind farms etc .) http://greenzone.airtricity.com/home/index.aspx?id=5
Nuclear Power: • “No Obstacles to Atomic Option” – Article from the Guardian on Nuclear Energy http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1692580,00.html • GreenPeace Video – against Nuclear Power http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/fridaythe13th/ • Nuclear Power Plants get the Go Ahead http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5166426.stm • Turks wary of Nuclear Project http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5133840.stm • new large scale hydro-power scheme in Scotland http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4745486.stm (BBC News Article)
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: • Chernobyl – 20 years on - In depth – from the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/europe/2006/chernobyl/ - as well as news stories – includes pictures and interviews with the people of Chernobyl • Scars on the Chernobyl Landscape – can be downloaded as an audio file (.mp3) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4229326.stm • The Legacy of Chernobyl • The BBC are currently looking at the legacy of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl , 20 years after the nuclear disaster http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4843316.stm
Geography Directory 46 EUROPEAN STUDIES
• Interactive map of Europe – allowing you to compare 4 regions http://www.eurogeo.org/flash/maps/index.html • Drag and drop quiz on European Countries http://uk.download.yahoo.com/pr/fu/oa/europeangeography.pps • Free Downloadable World Flash Map http://www.backspace.com/mapapp/ - free downloadable world flash map • EU Debate - Headsup “What do Young People think about the EU?” Now, under- 18s will get the opportunity to make their voices heard in a secure and structured online debate, organised by the Hansard Society. The EU...what is its future in your eyes? forum will run from February 27 to March 17, 2006” http://www.headsup.org.uk/content/ • Tour the EU – animation http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage &c=Page&cid=1145898849904 • What the European Union has done for us – an A-Z http://www.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0,,2041895,00.html • European Union – New Countries o Bulgaria – Key Facts and Figures http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6206378.stm o Romania - Key Facts and Figures http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6206390.stm o A tale of two European Villages http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6217889.stm o New EU citizens will benefit the UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6221979.stm o Analysis: EU views on Turkish Bid http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4298408.stm o Turkey’s EU Bid – Readers View http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/6175653.stm o Turkey’s EU Membership Bid Stalls http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6170749.stm o Gingerbread Cake for EU newcomers http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6180165.stm
Geography Directory 47 FAIRTRADE
• Fair-trade Foundation http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/ • PaPaPaa Resources http://www.papapaa.org/index.htm . http://www.papapaa.org/flash/interact_multichoice.swf http://www.papapaa.org/flash/interact_slideshow.swf http://www.papapaa.org/flash/ks3_4b_victor.html • The Cocoa Tree www.cocoatree.org a super website – includes Life on a Cocoa Farm and from Bean to Bar (thanks to Ro for pointing this one out!) • Divine Chocolate http://www.divinechocolate.com/ - remember this has some super information on Kuapa Kokoo • The Co-op Fairtrade website – includes some good information on what fair-trade is and how the Co-op are active in supporting fair-trade. http://www.co-opfairtrade.co.uk/ • Make Your School Fairtrade Friendly - this site contains a good set of links to fair-trade associated organisations, links to UK fairtraders, an image gallery with some great photos and a downloadable schools pack. There is also a free CD-ROM that you can order – this is aimed at Primary Schools – but there are some great resources on here that could easily be used with Year 7 / 8 – as well as a larger bank of useful images – there are some fair-trade poems set to some good footage from Ghana / Cocoa production etc.. Well worth ordering! http://www.co-opfairtrade.co.uk/schools_pack/ • Trading Game Interactive simulation – from Russell Tarr http://www.activehistory.co.uk/Miscellaneous/free_stuff/yr9_trading_game/frameset.ht m • Fairtrade Exercise from Tony Cassidy on his fantastic Radical Geography Site – the link is to a template for an exercise to create a wrapper for a fair-trade chocolate bar http://www.tonycassidy.co.uk/primary.doc
Geography Directory 48 • How a £1.50 Chocolate Bar saved a Mayan community from Destruction http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,,1781908,00.html • The Chocolate Game (PaPaPaa) http://www.papapaa.org/ks3/trade_3c.htm • Going Bananas – http://www.fae-online.org.uk/windwards/ - this fantastic new resource is the produce of a group of teachers who went on a study tour to the Windward Islands. It includes resources suitable for Key Stage 2, 3 and 4 and includes a range of fantastic resources, including powerpoint presentations, lesson plans etc. as well as maps, photographs and some fantastic images – well worth exploring. Various themes considered, including Place Value, A Windward Mystery and Fairtrade in the Windward Isles. • Fairtrade Photo library http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/resources_photo_library.htm • Fairtrade Education Pack can be downloaded from here http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/resources_education_packs.htm • There is an excellent section on the fair-trade website here with case studies of how fair-trade has helped people http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/suppliers_growers.htm • Global Gang: Chocs Away – Fairtrade and Chocolate http://www.globalgang.org/games/diy/chocolate_ruth.html • Virtual tour of Cocoa Farm (Ghana) (Thanks to Dan Raven-Ellison) http://www.slideshare.net/DanielRavenEllison/ghanaian-cocoa-farm
Fairtrade News Articles: • http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4788662.stm • http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/4790850.stm • http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4789454.stm • http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/food_matters/fairtrade.shtml • http://www.peopleandplanet.org/tradejustice/fairtrade/ • http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1724328,00.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_trade • http://business.scotsman.com/agriculture.cfm?id=336652006 • Stores go to war as fair-trade booms http://environment.guardian.co.uk/ethicalliving/story/0,,2020890,00.html • Saving St Lucia – UK supermarkets sweeps up 100m bananas http://environment.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2021475,00.html
Geography Directory 49 FLOODING
• Global Active archive of large flood events http://www.dartmouth.edu/~floods/Archives/ - a wealth of resources available on here. • Bangladesh River Basin Programme - Oxfam http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/bangladesh/emergency/riverba sin/ • Powerpoint – Dealing with the Delta (from SLN) – includes work relating to poetry and the floods. www.sln.org.uk/geography/Documents/9number/Stanchester%20India/Lesson%206% 20Dealing%20with%20the%20Dellta.ppt • Bangladesh Unit of Work – on Devon Advisory Website – go to Secondary_Resources – see the unit on Flooding – 3pdf. Files for downloading – includes lesson plans and resources and exemplar work. http://www.devon.gov.uk/dcs/geog/index.html • Flooding in Inverness Check out this great little interactive site from BBC Scotland very pupil friendly – great for data projector / IWB http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/int/geog/envhaz/flash/floods/floods_intro.swf • BBC Cornwall – includes clips on the 1976 drought, Boscastle Floods, The Big Freeze etc.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/calc/wil_cornwall/a2z.shtml • BBC – HUMBER – includes clips on flooding and the opening of the Drax Power Station http://www.bbc.co.uk/calc/wil_humber/a2z.shtml • Disaster preparation Bangladesh Great Oxfam based link looking at disaster preparation – flooding in Bangladesh http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/bangladesh/emergency/riverba sin/index.htm • Flood mitigation in Bangladesh http://www.unescap.org/drpad/publication/integra/modalities/bangladesh/4bl005a.htm • Flash Flooding videos (US based) http://www.floodsafety.com/media/gallery/video/ • KS4 River Flooding (includes good Odd one out exercise) http://www.ngfl- cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/rivers/odd_one_out.html • The Narmada River and Dams http://www.narmada.org/
Flooding News Articles: • The flood threat to the UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5279796.stm
Geography Directory 50 • Warning as High Tides Anticipated http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/5326154.stm • Low flooding risk from High Tides http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5327960.stm • Flood threat puts Britain at risk http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5277650.stm • US joins Ethiopian Flood Battle http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5267794.stm • Flash Floods kill 125 in Ethiopia http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4791813.stm • Mud flood threatens Java residents http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/4798501.stm • Ethiopia’s Stranded Survivors – After the Flood http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5299852.stm • Caribbean faces ‘stormier future’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5290818.stm • How engineers plan to protect New Orleans from Future Flooding http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/guides/456900/456984/html/default.stm • ‘549 dead’ in North Korean Flooding http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5251496.stm • Scores killed in Ethiopia Floods http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5250386.stm • Eyewitness – “Everything is Washed Away” (Ethiopian Floods – August 2006) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5253834.stm • India Floods close Energy plant http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5258890.stm • Dozens killed in Ethiopia Floods http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5250386.stm • Floods leave Ethiopians homeless http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5241226.stm • Flooding in Chile claims 15 lives http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5179914.stm • Ten Die in South Korean Flooding http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5184382.stm • At least 30 dead in China Floods http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5153286.stm
CASE STUDIES LINKED TO FLOODING / FLOOD MANAGEMENT:
Three Gorges Dam (BBC)
• Three Gorges Dam – last temporary dam demolished http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5051504.stm (6/6/06) • Further information on the Three Gorges Dam from the BBC:
Geography Directory 51 • The social impact of the Three Gorges Dam http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5000198.stm • Three Gorges Dam reaches for the Sky http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/4998740.stm • China’s Three Gorges Dam on Flood Alert (2004) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3636426.stm • China begins major Flood Clean up (2004) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/3639480.stm • Three Gorges Dam Barrier Demolished http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5051504.stm • China to relocated 300,000 more people for the 3 Gorges Dam http://uk.news.yahoo.com/02102006/323/china-relocate-300-000-people-three-gorges- dam.html
Flooding in Europe 17th April 2006 - The Danube bursts its banks. • Balkans Battle Rising Floodwaters http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4913182.stm • In Pictures - Europe's Floods http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4911142.stm • High Danube Sparks Europe Floods http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4910126.stm • On The Spot - Flooding is all of Europe's Problem http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2138342.html • 1000 miles of devastation http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509- 2137746,00.html • Thousands evacuated as Danube reaches 111 year high http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2138281,00.html
The 1953 East Coast Floods • The 1953 East Coast Floods http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/understanding/1953_flood.shtml • More on the 1953 East Coast Floods from Geography Pages http://www.geographypages.co.uk/1953floods.htm
Bangladesh Flooding Case Study – 1998 Floods • Photographic presentation of the floods of 1998 http://www.drik.net/flood98/
Geography Directory 52 • South Asia – Bangladesh Floods Rise Again (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/157254.stm • Lessons learnt from the 1998 Bangladesh Floods http://www.ennonline.net/fex/11/fa19.html • Full Report - The 1998 Floods in Bangladesh: Disaster Impacts; Household Coping Strategies and Response http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/abstract/122/rr122.pdf • Conclusions and Lessons from the 1998 floods http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/abstract/122/rr122ch08.pdf • Impacts of the flood on agricultural production, employment and wealth http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/abstract/122/rr122.pdf • Floods threaten 20 million lives in Bangladesh http://www.wsws.org/news/1998/sep1998/bang-s15.shtml • Flood 98 - Bangladesh – Photo Gallery http://www.idrc.ca/panasia/ev-9929-201-1- DO_TOPIC.html
Lynmouth Flooding Case Study – 1952 Flood • On this day: Flood devastates Devon village http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/16/newsid_2960000/2960180. stm • 2002 Memorial for 1952 flood disaster http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2192926.stm • Rain making link to killer floods http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1516880.stm • Exmoor National Park – the Lynmouth Floods of 1952 http://www.exmoor- nationalpark.gov.uk/the_lynmouth_floods_of_1952_exmoor • Lynmouth Floods of 1952 http://web.apu.ac.uk/geography/vrs/vrs_99_students_pages/dave_huxtable/Lynmouth %20Floods%20of%201952.htm • Exmoor Oral History Archive – a number of audio clips of interviews with people re. the Lynmouth flood http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/exmoor/audioclipsindex.htm
Boscastle Flooding Case Study – 2004 floods • Living with the Risk – an excellent .pdf file from the Environment Agency on the 2004 Boscastle Flood http://www.environment- agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/living_with_the_risk_1111062.pdf • North Cornwall Flooding Updates http://www.ncdc.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9616 – provides a useful summary of updates from the day of the flood and the days following
Geography Directory 53 • Wikipedia – Boscastle Flood – 2004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boscastle_flood%2C_2004 • Prince sees Boscastle Devastation http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3571844.stm • Flash Flooding – a ‘freak event’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3572360.stm • Boscastle – a ‘tourist ghost town’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4154678.stm • Village ‘unlikely to flood again’ – Environment Agency and National Trust – worked together to try and to ensure that there wont be a repeat of the Boscastle floods http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4156680.stm • A postcard from Boscastle http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4155818.stm • Devastation in Boscastle http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/uncovered/stories/august2004/boscastle_floods.shtml - a great website – including audio files – interviews with villagers who were evacuated etc. • Villagers describe flood horror http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3571984.stm • Dozens rescued from flash floods http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3570940.stm Galleries: • Repair work being undertaken in Boscastle http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/uncovered/stories/august2004/boscastle/61.html • The devastation and clean up operation http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/uncovered/stories/august2004/boscastle/1.html • In Pictures: Then and Now – Boscastle Flood http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/uk_boscastle_then_and_now/html/1. stm • Photographs of the 2004 Boscastle Flood http://www.tintagelweb.co.uk/BoscastleFlood.htm Videos on Boscastle Flood: • BBC 2004 Video report on Boscastle Floods http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4155818.stm# • Video – see Boscastle as it is now http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4155818.stm# • Boscastle – Cornwall – After the Flood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZEkqypVzyg
Geography Directory 54 • Day of the Flood – Boscastle 2004 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxedpxN2rv0&mode=related&search = (needs end trimming though!)
• A comparison activity between the Lynmouth and Boscastle Floods (thanks to Rich Allway – Geographyalltheway.com) http://www.geographyalltheway.com/ib_geography/ib_drainage_basins/lynmouth_bos castle/lynmouth_boscastle_enter.htm
Geography Directory 55 GENERAL GEOGRAPHY SITES (Resources)
• SLN (Staffordshire Learning Net) - a fantastic site full of inspirational ideas and resources – a must visit is the buzzing online forum – www.sln.org.uk/geography • Digital Geography is a fantastic site from Noel Jenkins (AST) from Cornwall http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/ - looks at innovative uses of ICT in geography • Juicy Geography – Noel Jenkins also writes www.juicygeography.co.uk which I may another brilliant site – lots of good ideas / resources! • Wycombe High School ! http://www.school- portal.co.uk/GroupRenderCustomPage.asp?GroupID=30147&PageID=23272 • Radical Geography – Tony Cassidy regularly updates this superb site which has a fantastic range of ideas and some outstanding and inspirational teaching resources which he kindly shares – if you haven’t explored this already – do so! http://www.radicalgeography.co.uk/ • Geography Pages – www.geographypages.co.uk an outstanding site by Alan Parkinson which has a plethora of links to support all topics and key stages – a first stop for all searches! • GeoInteractive – Geography Resources – dual site with shared resources and subscription area (David Raynor) www.geointeractive.co.uk • GeoResources – an excellent site by David Raynor with some great case study pages and a valuable links bank www.georesources.co.uk • Active Geography http://www.activegeography.co.uk/ - Some great ideas and resources here – well worth exploring! (site by Russell Tarr) • GeoBytes www.geobytes.org.uk – Website of St Ivo School Geography Department – resources to support students and staff (see department section for shared online teaching resources as well as ICT support including a weekly bulletin published) online) • Kays AS and A2 Geography Links – http://www.geography.btinternet.co.uk • Geography Lab – www.geographylab.co.uk • The Geography Site www.geography-site.co.uk PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY www.physicalgeography.org.uk This excellent site is by Peter Knight (A University Lecturer) with resources and information for all those interested in Physical Geography. It includes a specific section for Teachers and Students, including photographs, online quizzes and virtual lectures and articles amongst other
Geography Directory 56 things. The site is fairly new but there is already some useful resources and it looks like it is going to grow into a really useful site.
MY WONDERFUL WORLD http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/
National Geographic Led Campaign to expand geographic learning at home, school and in the community (US based) There are some interesting ideas and resources - including global challenges in locating places etc.. There are also some interesting responses on one of the blogs as to "What is Geography?" http://mywonderfulworld.typepad.com/my_wonderful_world_blog/2006/06/finish_this_tho. html There are also some interesting links on the site (again mostly US based) for example the following: "Without Geography you are nowhere - so where is Geography in our schools?" http://www.edutopia.org/community/spiralnotebook/?p=95
• Geographers into Teaching – Teaching Materials for School Use – a website of materials produced by students on Teaching Placements – categorised by Year group and topic area – materials can be downloaded – most are saved as zip files – so once downloaded – right clip on file and click extract all. Some useful materials / ideas. http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/courses/other/intoteaching/ • Geography Teaching Today http://www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk/
The new website funded by the Geography Action Plan and produced jointly by the Geographical Association and the Royal Geographical Society was launched on Monday 23 rd October.
The site is set to grow further over the forthcoming months – it includes resources, links and an opportunity to generate discussion amongst the Geography Community.
Geography Directory 57 • Michael Palins Travel Web http://www.palinstravels.co.uk/index.php - excellent site on Michael Palin’s Travel – includes photographs, diary entries etc.. – well worth a look! • Geography All the Way – an excellent site from Rich Allaway http://www.geographyalltheway.com/ • Geography Photos – great site from Ian Murray (subscription – e-credits can be used) http://www.geographyphotos.com/ • Geographical Association www.geography.org.uk • Geography at the Movies – a great site with short movies produced by teachers as useful starters / plenaries (set up & edited by Adam Lawson) http://geographyatthemovies.co.uk/
Geography Directory 58 GEOGRAPHY IN THE NEWS
• Teaching about Geography in the News Here is a link to a scheme of work on “Geography in the News” written by Daniel Raven-Ellison http://www.rgs.org/pdf/Geography%20in%20the%20News%20RGS%20Edition%2 01.2%20080405.pdf • Geography in the News site from the RGS http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/ and also you can find many new links being added to recent news stories on GeoBytes (www.geobytes.org.uk) – don’t forget the new “in the news” section with links being added frequently. • Panorama archives http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/programmes/panorama/archive/2000/default.stm • BBC News – http://news.bbc.co.uk/ • BBC News – In Pictures http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/default.stm • BBC - Country Profiles http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm • BBC - Special Reports http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/default.stm • Guardian – http://www.guardian.co.uk/ • Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ • The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/ • The Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/ • The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com • Newseum – the interactive museum of news http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/ • Newspapers from around the world http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx
Geography Directory 59 GEOGRAPHY AND LITERACY
• Learning and Teaching Scotland - Literacy have launched a new Information literacy section on their website providing some excellent resources for teaching information literacy – Ollie Bray has reviewed the site on his blog http://olliebray.typepad.com/olliebraycom/2007/01/information_lit.html the actual resources can be found here http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/informationliteracy/index.asp • GTIP Think Piece – Geography and Literacy (from the GA Website) http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/gtip/thinkpieces/geographyandliteracy/ • Literacy through Geography but not forgetting geography through literacy – ideas and resources on the SLN website – includes downloadable word mats, essay writing skills etc. http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/Literacy.htm • Geography Poetry Corner (SLN) http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/pop/ • River Poem – a nice poem here from the poetry archive called “The River” http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/singlePoem.do?poemId=2807 • Developing Subject Vocabulary (Geography) – Birmingham Grid for Learning – a number of good ideas / resources here http://www.bgfl.org/services/ks3/g_subject.htm
Geography Directory 60 GEOGRAPHY OF CRIME
• The Geography of Crime – an excellent page of resources / ideas and links on Alan Parkinson’s Geography Pages http://www.geographypages.co.uk/crime.htm • Geography of Crime (RGS) – Scheme of work, activities and other resources http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Schools/Teachers/Outdoor+Learning/Learning+locally+th rough+fieldwork/Crime.htm • Crime Statistics http://www.crimestatistics.org.uk/output/Page1.asp and http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nscl.asp?id=5685 • Cracking Crime – from the BBC – includes facts / figures on a regional basis (thanks Christine!) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/02/cracking_crime/my_area/html/default.stm • OS Crime Stopper – GIS Mission – can be found here http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/giszone/gateway.cfm • Mapping Crime in Chicago • http://www.chicagocrime.org/types/homicide/1/ • Crimestoppers – Me Myself and Eye http://www.crimestoppers- uk.org/youth/memyselfandeye/ - some useful resources here
Geography Directory 61 GEOGRAPHY OF DISEASE
• Making the Modern World – The Geography of Health (Patterns of Disease) http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/learning_modules/geography/05.TU.01/ • Understanding Epidemics http://www.liv.ac.uk/geography/research_projects/epidemics/Introduction.htm - a site for A’level students by Liverpool University on health epidemics – e.g. malaria etc. weblinks below • Cholera kills hundreds in Angola http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4953542.stm
AIDS • Zimbabwe “Fuelling HIV spread” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/5225510.stm • AIDS if you are looking at this at all (VI form?) – there is a fantastic • starter movie on this link – quite moving! http://www.radicalgeography.co.uk/45.html • Guardians – Christmas Appeal – Aids in Africa http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/page/0,16876,1670907,00.html – very information and well down flash presentation – with audio – could be very good for use with the VI form. • Aids – Flash Animation – great interactive flash from the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/mendel.swf • HIV / Aids Discussions – video interviews with patients at an HIV clinic and with staff / pupils at Kabundi High School http://pencoedkabundilink.wordpress.com/2007/02/10/hivaids-discussions/ • The Global Spread of HIV (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/africa/03/aids_debate/html/default.stm • The Aids Debate http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/special/aids/default.stm • The Geography of HIV / Aids – includes a downloadable video http://web.mac.com/indrapersaud/iWeb/Geographyjazz/HIVAIDS.html
BIRD FLU • Avian Flu – an excellent set of resources related to Avian Flu – by Tony Cassidy http://www.radicalgeography.co.uk/66.html - includes powerpoint, concept map and movie introduction http://www.radicalgeography.co.uk/66.html
Geography Directory 62 • Google Earth Avian Flu map http://www.nature.com/nature/googleearth/avianflu1.kml • BBC Article - Bird Flu confirmed in Dead Swan http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4881526.stm • BBC – Bird Flu In-Depth http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/2005/bird_flu/default.stm • How Bird Flu has spread http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/world/05/bird_flu_map/html/1.stm • Global Impact of Bird Flu http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4531500.stm • Bird Flu Reaches the UK as Bird Flu is confirmed in a dead swan in Scotland http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4881526.stm - for more links related to this see • Also see Avian Flu Google Earth Map link http://www.nature.com/nature/googleearth/avianflu1.kml
Geography Directory 63 GEOGRAPHY OF HAPPINESS
• Geography of Happiness Wiki http://geographyofhappiness.pbwiki.com/ • Geography of Happiness Video Blog http://geographyofhappiness.blip.tv/ • Geography of Happiness – Amsterdam – GeoBytes Page (www.geobytes.org.uk – link on homepage)
The Geography of Happiness is a project involving 11 UK Geography teachers which was funded by the Geographical Association (GA) and a Royal Geographical Society (RGS-IBG) Innovative Teaching Grant. The project itself was the original concept of Dan Raven-Ellison (Head of Geography and consultant for BBC Education) and was conceived following a meeting by a group of geographers after attending a video editing course in London back in February 2006. The aim of the project has been to explore differences in levels of happiness across Europe through visits to European capitals to interview locals with respect to their level of 'happiness' i.e. in relation to how satisfied they are with their life. The group of 12 geographers has worked as 6 pairs, visiting 6 European countries (mainly the capitals), with filming for the project taking place in Latvia, Rome, Sweden, Madrid, Amsterdam and Dublin.
Filming for the project took place during the summer holidays and on Friday 25th August, a team of 6 members of the group met at 21CC (the BBC's Digital Learning Centre in West London) to edit the videos and draw together the key findings of the project. The interviews have been edited down to draw together the responses for each of the five questions that were asked. The videos for each of the countries are now available for downloading from the Wiki – the resources is continuing to be developed – but is nearly there!! The pictures from my trip to Amsterdam for the filming can be found on Flickr here http://www.flickr.com/photos/41985066@N00/sets/72157594258453461/
• Happiness doesn’t cost the earth http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5169448.stm • BBC Article – Happiness doesn’t cost the Earth http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5169448.stm • World Database of Happiness http://www1.eur.nl/fsw/happiness/index.html • Ireland leads World for Quality of Life (Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1353516,00.html • On the Happy Trail (Guardian) http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,11913,1183928,00.html • The Case for Happiness (The Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,3604,908202,00.html • UK 108th in new “Happy Planet” index http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/uk108thinhappyplanetindex120706.aspx • Wellbeing in Developing Countries: A Study of Poverty, Inequality and Quality of Life in Developing Countries http://www.welldev.org.uk/ • Denmark “Happiest Place on Earth” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5224306.stm
Geography Directory 64
GEOGRAPHY OF SPORT
• Geography of Sport (page of resources / ideas / weblinks from Alan Parkinson’s excellent Geography Pages) http://www.geographypages.co.uk/geogsport.htm • Geocreativity – Sporting Fever (SLN) – some excellent ideas and resources on the Geography of Sport on the SLN website http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/Sporting%20fever.htm • Sky Sports World Cup Geography – Interactive Game http://home.skysports.com/worldcup/articlefp.asp?hlid=386697&chan1nel=worldcup20 06& • World Cup Powerpoint (2006) A great World Cup Powerpoint and Answers from Paul Williams – hosted on Geography Pages here http://www.geographypages.co.uk/worldcup.htm • London 2012 Olympics Resources http://www.london2012.com/onyourmarks/ - fact sheets, teaching ideas, images etc. • London 2012 Homepage http://www.london2012.org/en/ • London 2012 Resources – Images (from Geography Teaching Today) http://www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk/ks3-resources/resources/london-olympics- 2012/images/
Geography Directory 65 GEOGRAPHY OF WAR
• Middle East Crisis – a series of links from The Geographical Association for resources associated with the Middle East Crisis http://www.geography.org.uk/resources/themes • Class Clips – video clips linked to conflict – teaching ideas here http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/cc-geography.pdf • Making sense of world conflicts (Oxfam) http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/conflict/index.htm • Geography Shapes Nature of War in Iraq http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0327_030327_wargeography.html • Darfur is Dying (International Crisis Group) – a simulation based on narrative – puts the user into the perspective of a displaced Darfurian – offers a glimpse of what life is like for those that have been displaced in the crisis in Sudan http://www.darfurisdying.com/ • Conflict in Lebanon http://www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_spring06/eyeon/index.html • War (Bob Marley) – song lyrics (good for starter on human rights / war) http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/BOB-MARLEY/War.html
Geography Directory 66 GLACIATION
• Glaciers Online – http://www.swisseduc.ch/glaciers/ - a superb site including photographs and summary explanations about glaciers from all over the world – based on the book “Glaciers” printed by Cambridge University Press. Some superb images, including 360 o panoramas – well worth a look! • The Physical Environment – Glaciation http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/glacial_systems/glaciation _causes.html • All about Glaciers http://nsidc.org/glaciers/ • Glaciation Intro movie and Google Earth Tour of Some Glacial Features in Snowdonia http://www.radicalgeography.co.uk/28.html • Glacial Mission Impossible (sketching activity) – from Val (hosted on Radical Geography) http://www.radicalgeography.co.uk/39.html • Singing powerpoint on Hanging Valleys (to tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) http://www.radicalgeography.co.uk/25.html (Tony Cassidy classic!) • Glacial Match-up http://www.geog4u.com/glacialmatchup.html (M Cooch) • Glaciers – Penalty Shoot Out – Noel Jenkins http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/glaciers.html • Glaciation – Glacial Bond Starter – a great new resource from ADD – can be found on Geography at the Movies – or downloaded directly from here http://blip.tv/file/get/Adtastic2001-GlacialBond331.wmv - Year 13 are going to love it! • Mount Mckinley – Alaska Expedition http://www.geographyataltitude.co.uk/secondary.htm - some great links to glaciation resources – powerpoints etc. • THE HIMALAYAS http://www.armyoneverest.com/home.php - On 22 March 2006, a team including soldiers and officers from the British Army and the Territorial Army began their attempt to be the first British Team to ascend Mount Everest by one of its toughest and most dangerous routes: The West Ridge. At the same time, an Army Development Team will attempted to reach the summit of Lhakpa Ri, a 7,045m peak opposite Everest’s north east ridge. The website gives the chance for the Army Development team to share their experiences on line. A range of Army on Everest Teaching Resources (including Lesson plans, science and geography projects) are available.
Geography Directory 67 • COLD ENVIRONMENT PHOTOGRAPHS (Arctic / Antarctica) – great site from stock photographers – Bryan and Cherry Alexander – Although they cannot be used on school websites – the photographers are happy for them to be used in the classroom by students and teachers (Ian had the following response to his query - "We encourage teachers and children to use pictures free from our site. We view our pictures as a rich resource, the kids who use them in their homework could never afford to buy them, so by letting them use them for free if they use the watermarked copies, we aren’t losing sales, only helping someone with their homework.) http://www.arcticphoto.co.uk/index.htm • Major Melt for Alpine Glaciers – a report has been published suggesting that the European Alps may lose ¾ of their glaciers this century due to the changing climate http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4874224.stm • Alaskan Pipeline : http://www.alyeska-pipe.com/default.asp • Europe’s Glaciers in retreat http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5306818.stm • Melting of Glaciers ‘speeds up’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6310869.stm
Geography Directory 68 GIS
• Digital Mapping and GIS in schools http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education/digitaldata/schools.html • GIS in Geography Teaching and Learning (The Geographical Association) http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/gtip/thinkpieces/gis/ • Learn how to use GIS – GIS and Education http://www.gis.com/education/index.html • GIS for Schools – ESRI http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/index.html • GIS in UK School Education http://www.abdn.ac.uk/gis_school/index.htm • The GIS Files – Ordnance Survey http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/gisfiles/ • GIS for teachers – Teachers Resources and GIS in the Classroom from Kingston University http://www.kingston.ac.uk/~gr_s045/gis_for_teachers/second.htm • GIS in Education http://www.ncsu.edu/gisined/what.html • USGS - GIS in education http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/giseduc.html • GIS Decision Making Exercises from the Ordnance Survey Includes exercises on crime, flood damage, wind power etc.. well worth a look (click on GIS Missions) http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/giszone/gateway.cfm • GIS Software Evaluation (RGS – Curriculum Development) http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Schools/Teachers/CurriculumDevelopments/GIS/Softwar e+evaluations.htm • Free GIS Software (thanks to David Raynor for list) o http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/ o http://www.mapmaker.com/ o http://www.globalmapper.com/ o http://www.mapwindow.org/ o http://www.pcigeomatics.com/services/support_center/downloads/download s_main.phpdownload_form_freeview.htm • Online GIS o http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/www/maps/default.asp o http://www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/digital_maps/maps/home.html • GIS: Arc voyager – free download of GIS software (from Esri) http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/education/voyager.html#special – on the same pages are links to lesson ideas and activities using Arcvoyager – well worth exploring.
Geography Directory 69 • Simple GIS – DIY Map - DIY MAP is free for personal, education and non-profit use – “it is a clickable, zooming map written in Flash and colored by data from an external text file.The external data file makes it easy to customize and update state colors, add points, and use the same Flash file many times in the same Web page with different data sets.” http://www.backspace.com/mapapp/
GPS (Global Positioning System)
• GPS for Geography Teachers (Noel Jenkins) http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/gps.htm • GPS in the classroom ( Noel Jenkins) – part 2 includes teaching ideas and a great simple users guide http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/gpsschool.htm • GPS Tutorial - what is GPS / how it works etc. http://www.trimble.com/gps/index.shtml • GPS – Educational Resources (USGS) http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/gps.html • How can GPS be used in Education http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/gps/gps_in_education.html • GPS sites and Resources (USGS) http://education.usgs.gov/common/lessons/gps_sites_resources.html • Geocaching http://education.usgs.gov/common/lessons/geocaching.html • GPS page on Geography Pages http://www.geographypages.co.uk/gps.htm • The GIS 2 GPS portal http://www.gis2gps.com/ • High tech field work – tips on using hand-held GPS devices http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education/mappingnews/previouseditions /31/p18.pdf • Lesson plan resources for GIS and GPS http://www.gis2gps.com/GIS/lessons/lessons.html • GPS related blog entries from Digital Geography (Noel Jenkins) http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/category/gps/
Geography Directory 70 GLOBALISATION
• The Globalisation Guide – a simple guide to globalisation with questions and answers http://www.globalisationguide.org/ - considers both anti and pro-globalisation viewpoints! And includes relevant links – definitely worth a look! • Globalisation from TIDEC http://www.tidec.org/Globalisation/Newsrobinson.html • Globalisation - BBC Special Report http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2007/globalisation/default.stm • Globalisation Match Up (from Geography4U) http://www.geog4u.com/globalisationpenaltyshootout.html • Globalisation Penalty Shootout (from Geography4U) • http://www.geog4u.com/globalisationpenaltyshootout.html • The BBC – Globalisation (Good or Bad) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/1444930.stm • Globalisation (Spiderman India) http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=325 • Globalisation – key facts (useful information from the BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/guides/457000/457022/html/default.stm • Globalisation shakes the world http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6279679.stm • India’s call centre staff speak out http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6162973.stm • Multinationals lead India’s IT Revolution http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6288247.stm • Pictures and Resources for teaching Globalisation McDonalds on Mars http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/images/mars.JPG • McGeography on Geographyalltheway.com (Rich Allway) http://www.geographyalltheway.com/ib_geography/ib_globalization/mc_geography.ht m • Global Fashion Industry (Global) – case study on the Global Fashion Industry (thanks little miss!) http://www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_summer/focuson/case- fash.html • The True Cost of Cheap Clothing - report on a Cambodian factory producing clothes for many of the big name stores in the UK and the conditions / low wages http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1759240,00.html (Guardian) • Trading Trainers Simulation Game (pdf download) Cafod http://www.cafod.org.uk/resources/secondary_schools/aid_debt_and_trade/trading_tra iners_game_ks3_ks4 - set in an imaginary Latin American shanty town – small family businesses making shoes to sell at market
Geography Directory 71 • The cost of Trainers – diagram breaking down where the cost of trainers http://www.cleanclothes.org/campaign/shoe.htm • Prices making up a shoe http://www.cleanclothes.org/campaign/shoe.htm • Sportswear Makers fail to improve working conditions http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article570955.ece • Sweatshirts – A role play http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/sweatshirts.htm - explores the garment industry of Bandung – thanks to Noel Jenkins
Geography Directory 72 GLOBAL WARMING / CLIMATE CHANGE
• Climate Prediction Net This is a large experiment to try and produce a forecast of the climate in the 21st century. To do this they need people around the world to give them time on their computers - time when they have their computers switched on, but are not using them to their full capacity.
What are ClimatePrediction.net asking for? You can download a climate model from this website. It will run automatically as a background process on your computer whenever you switch your computer on. It should not affect any other tasks you use your computer for. As the model runs, you can watch the weather patterns on your, unique, version of the world evolve. This has recently been promoted by the BBC. For more information, check out.. • www.climateprediction.net • http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/
There are some great resources available for schools linked to the site – including lessons plans, visual resources etc… well worth a look! http://climateprediction.net/schools/resources.php
• The Challenges of Climate Change http://www.open2.net/climatechange/index.html • World Climate - a quick reference source for the climate of places around the world http://www.worldclimate.com/ • 3oC from Disaster – ITV News • As part of their series called 3 oC from Disaster, ITV news have been exploring the problem of climate change – see their site http://www.itv.com/news/climate.html - one of the in-depth reports in their news bulletin this week came live from the Amazon, looking at the problem of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and implications for the climate – I taped the news report – please see me if anyone wants to borrow it. • Global Warming – “Kids Site” – mentioned before but worth mentioning again – a great site for students on global warming – includes interactive games http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/ • Climate Change in the Curriculum: some useful links and resources related to climate change – may be useful for information when teaching Global Warming to Year 11 http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/15.cfm?s=15&m=102&p=54,index • Good source of graphics for powerpoint presentations etc. http://www.ipcc.ch/present/graphics.htm • Intergovernmental panel on climate change http://www.ipcc.ch/ • GA Materials on Day After Tomorrow http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/pilotgcse/resources/extremeenvironment/dayaft
Geography Directory 73 ertomorrow/ - GA site looking at materials relating to use of the Hollywood Film – Day after tomorrow. • Day after Tomorrow scheme of work (can now be downloaded from Katharine Hutchinson’s Chesterton Community College site http://www.chestertoncc.org.uk/departments/Geog/sln.htm - thanks to Toby W)) – see bottom link • Day After Tomorrow – study guide from film education http://www.filmeducation.org/filmlib/TDAT.pdf • Canary Project – photographs of places around the work that have experienced dramatic transformation due to global warming http://www.canary-project.org/ • Living with Arctic Change – interviews with a family from the Arctic affected by climate changes http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5158622.stm • Global Warming - On a similar vein but I think I have mentioned this before Global Warming http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/global_warming_version2.html • Climate Change – what’s the problem? http://www.edenproject.com/6215_6223.htm - a summary of the problem plus links highlighting sites for further research / details on the issue. • Where to find out about Climate Revolution? http://www.edenproject.com/6215_6224.htm - lots of very good links related to strategies for tackling the problem of climate change and issues surrounding these strategies. • Climate Challenge The Climate Change Communication Initiative led by Defra has a website called “Tomorrow’s Climate – Today’s Challenge” http://www.climatechallenge.gov.uk/index.html with some great resources related to Climate Change. There is a downloads section with some very good resources http://www.climatechallenge.gov.uk/downloads.html , including an animation on global warming http://www.climatechallenge.gov.uk/downloads/flashmovie.html and a 2 minute film on Why Climate Change is happening and why it needs to be tackled together. This short film has been shown on TV and is available for Download here http://www.climatechallenge.gov.uk/downloads/film.html or from the same link you can order a copy of the short film on DVD. I ordered it and received it two days later (it’s free and worth getting – it comes with a short information booklet as well). • Junk Science http://www.junkscience.com/ - try this for some interesting information on global warming – plus some good graphics that might be useful for data projector. • Summit on Climate Change (believed to be the most important international summit on climate change since Kyoto! ) http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/politics/montreal_20051129.shtml
Geography Directory 74 http://www.montreal2005.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=CC1988EA-1 http://unfccc.int/essential_background/items/2877.php http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4476998.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4512696.stm (interesting bit about US view on here!) • Global Warming Hotspot Map http://www.climatehotmap.org/ - Global Warming – early warning signs – includes a great hotspot map showing local consequences of global warming! • Impacts of Global Warming on Ecosystems http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/pages/warmingmap.html Map of impacts of global warming on ecosystems • Meet the Global Warming Sceptics http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18524861.500.html • Climate Care http://www.climatecare.co.uk/ “Climate Care was set up to tackle climate change by reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” They do this by
offsetting – making CO 2 reductions on behalf of individuals and companies – this site allows you to calculate your carbon footprint then turn it into a financial amount you can donate to fund projects that offset carbon emissions. • Climate Change Worksheets This site contains student worksheets related to climate change http://www.chemsoc.org/networks/learnnet/climate.htm • Friends of the Earth – also have lots of materials related to climate change on their site http://www.foe.co.uk/ • Carbon Positive http://www.carbonpositive.net/ - some useful case studies and information on reforestation in Brazil • Global Warming - Newsround – great website from BBC Newsround – a great summary of global warming and what can be done to try and combat the enhanced greenhouse effect http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/world/global_warming/newsid_157 5000/1575441.stm • Global Warming Cartoons http://www.healthandenergy.com/global_warming_cartoons.htm • Climate Change Information / Teaching Resources (Learning and Teaching Scotland) – on the Learning and Teaching Scotland website http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/climatechange/ • Climate Change Quick Time Movies There are some short Quick Time Movies available on the site http://www.climatechangecollege.org/films/
Geography Directory 75 • Real Climate – Climate science from climate scientists http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/03/swindled/ • When climate message is strong attack the messenger http://www.commondreams.org/views07/0314-30.htm • Channel 4 - The Great Global Warming Swindle http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/nocs/news.php?action=display_news&idx=350 • Response to the London Channel 4 film ‘the Great Global Warming swindle” http://ocean.mit.edu/~cwunsch/papersonline/channel4response • Climate Mash – a bit of fun! http://www.climatemash.org/ • Interactive Climate Games http://www.climatechangecollege.org/games/ • Stop Climate Chaos http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/index.asp • Global Cool http://www.global-cool.com/ Environmentalists and Celebrities joining forces to help raise profile of need to protect the environment. Some great powerpoint slides here http://www.global-cool.com/assets/SHslides/index.htm - can easily be put into a powerpoint (or similar) • Blue Man group video on Global Warming (excellent starter ***) http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=8453442377878175440&q=global+warmin g • A teenagers view of global warming http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=5617318652349295608&q=global+warmin g • Climate Change Starter movie http://www.climatechallenge.gov.uk/multimedia/film.html • World View of Global Warming http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/ a photographic documentation of climate change – looks at a number of different habitats and sets out to photograph changes that can be attributed to a changing climate. • In Pictures – how the world is changing (BBC News article) – some great before and after photographs documenting signs of environmental change http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/sci_nat_how_the_world_is_ch anging/html/1.stm • Terra 2050 (Channel 4) “Climate change, GM and biodiversity and are some of today’s issues facing tomorrow’s generation. Informal interviews with a mixture of eminent scientists, organisational representatives and members of the general public provide the fuel for this non-stop journey through the collective imagination towards a not so distant future.” http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/T/terra2050/
Geography Directory 76 • Excellent starter video for Global Warming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK4ElYNC8ac • Earth Institute Climate Change Quiz http://webprojects.ei.columbia.edu/eiquizzes/quiz.php?qid=4 • Climate Change graphics from the IPCC http://www.ipcc.ch/present/graphics.htm • Climate Speakers – with contact details for available speakers on climate change http://www.climate-speakers.org.uk/ • Climate Counts http://www.renewus.org/index.html - video related to climate change – story of how a group of concerned citizens started a revolution to end climate change – based in 2055! (A US based campaign for cleaner energy use to help end climate change) • Climate Change around the World (an excellent site from the BBC) – with an interactive map http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/6528979.stm • Interactive Climate Change Models (MET office) http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre/models/modeldata.html • Reports from the front line of Global Warming (short videos) http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/climate-shorts.shtml
Climate Change / Global Warming News Articles • Solve climate ‘whatever it costs ’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5325714.stm • Deep ice tells long climate story http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5314592.stm?ls • World’s most wanted: Climate Change http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5323512.stm • On the Rise – The Thames in 2100 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5092218.stm • Don’t let truth stand in the way of a red-hot debunking of climate change http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2032575,00.html • Climate Change portal from the BBC (an excellent resource) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/portal/climate_change/default.stm • BBC Guide to Climate Change http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/sci_nat/04/climate_change/html/climate.stm • Climate Change information from the Met Office http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre/index.html • Tackling the UK’s Gassy Cows problem (BBC Article – looking at methane emissions) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6046340.stm • Millions face Glacier catastrophe . Geography Directory 77 http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1646656,00.html • The Carbon Trade – an interesting article from the BBC looking at Carbon Trading – as a mechanism for tackling global warming through regulation of carbon emissions http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4919848.stm • UK to miss CO 2 Emissions Target http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4849672.stm - the UK is unlikely to meet its target of reducing CO 2 emissions by 20% by 2010 • Rise in UK Carbon Emissions – emissions rise again for the third successive year http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4861800.stm • Stark Warning over Climate Change – a BBC article on a new Government report stating that the world’s temperatures are set to increase by 3 oC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4888946.stm • Climate Change is the major challenge facing the World (David Attenborough) http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article570935.ece • Climate Change “Real and Severe” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5150816.stm • Disease, habitat loss and climate change threatens amphibians http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1814673,00.html • The illness in Planet Earth http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5153722.stm • A decrease in pollutants may increase global warming - An interesting twist to the Global Warming debate http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,3605,1672446,00.html • Climate: Irony in the USA (BBC Green Room Discussion) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6204053.stm • Radio 1 documentary on Global Warming – listen to the documentary here http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/documentaries/061013_globalwarming.shtml • World faces hottest year yet as El Nino combines with global warming http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article2116873.ece • New figures reveal scale of industry’s impact on climate (Guardian Unlimited) http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,1775689,00.html • Wrangling delays Climate report http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6524251.stm
Climate Change Games • BBC – Climate Challenge http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/climate_challenge/ • Car Crush Game • http://www.climatesafe.co.uk/ • Climate Change Pentathlon http://www.tearfund.org/Campaigning/Climate+change+and+disasters/pentathlon
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Climate Change Blogs: • http://climateprogress.org/ • http://www.climatecrisis.net/blog/ • http://sustainablog.blogspot.com/ • http://climatechangeaction.blogspot.com/ • http://www.climatedenial.org/ • http://www.agroblogger.com/ • http://www.carbonplanet.com/blog/ • http://www.desmogblog.com/ • http://www.realclimate.org/ • http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/ • http://wp.honan.net/ • http://www.warmplanet.org/ • http://climatesci.atmos.colostate.edu/ • http://www.globalwarmingwatch.blogspot.com/
An Inconvenient Truth • An Inconvenient Truth Study Guide (Al Gore – Climate Change) http://www.aninconvenienttruth.com.au/truth/guide.htm • Climate Crisis (An Innocent Truth) http://climatecrisis.org/ (all secondary schools to get a copy of the Innocent Truth! http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2007/climate- 0202a.htm ) • Further resources and links based on An Inconvenient Truth on the GA website http://www.geography.org.uk/resources/themes/ • Create your own “An Inconvenient Truth” poster http://www.aninconvenienttruth.com.au/truth/poster/default.htm • Lesson Plans linked to “An Inconvenient Truth” http://oneplanetfundraising.com/teacherresources.aspx • GA Materials on An Inconvenient Truth (based on Al Gore’s campaign to try and tackle global warming issues) – some resources and ideas for use of the film with students on the GA website http://www.geography.org.uk/resources/themes/
Geography Directory 79 HAZARDS – PLANET UNDER PRESSURE
• Alert Map – Google Earth file – with mapping of real-time disasters (suggested by Noel Jenkins) http://www.ogleearth.com/2006/02/alertmap.html • Earthweek – A diary of the planet – worth flagging up again – weekly update of hazards around the world http://www.earthweek.com/ • Planet Under Pressure - A great resource from the BBC Website – worth bookmarking! - an excellent resource rich site looking at pressures facing the earth today, including climate change, water and food availability, biodiversity issues etc. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2004/planet/default.stm • Hazards Alert – website mapping up-to-date hazards – great suggestion from the SLN website – certainly bring things up-to-date in the classroom http://visz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert.php?lang=eng • Songs about Disasters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_about_disasters - for introducing Natural Hazards? • HEWS – Humanitarian Early Warning Service http://www.hewsweb.org/home_page/default.asp (some interesting maps and very up- to-date information to support human preparedness based on early warning information) • Shelter Box – managing disasters – hazard relief – resources for schools http://www.shelterboxschools.org/index.html • Forces of Nature – from the National Geographic – excellent resource http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/ • Natural Disasters – BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/naturaldisasters/
Tsunamis Formation / General • How Tsunamis Form – an excellent animation (very useful for showing formation) http://esminfo.prenhall.com/science/geoanimations/animations/86_Tsunami.html • Tsunamis Evaluation Coalition – Lessons learnt etc . http://www.tsunami- evaluation.org/Other+Evaluations+and+Reviews/Lessons+Learned.htm • Are you ready? Prepared for a Tsunamis? http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/tsunamis.shtm • How Tsunamis work http://www.howstuffworks.com/tsunami.htm • Difference between wind generated waves and tsunamis http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/images/tsulg.jpg
Geography Directory 80 Tsunamis – Java – July 2006 • In Pictures: Tsunamis Rescue Work http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5194822.stm • Tsunamis Death Toll Rises to 650 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5206112.stm • Tsunamis kills dozens in Indonesia http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5186844.stm • Java Tsunamis Death Toll Rises http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5189786.stm • In Pictures: Indonesian Tsunamis http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5189948.stm • Search for Java Tsunamis Survivors http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5192716.stm • Indonesia ‘Tsunamis system’ not ready http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5191190.stm
Tsunamis – Solomon Islands – April 2007 • Tsunamis strikes Solomon Islands http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/6516759.stm • Eyewitness – Solomon Islands Tsunamis http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/6518749.stm • Gizo at centre of Tsunamis fear http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/6517885.stm • Solomons Tsunamis aid stepped up http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/6520461.stm • Earthquakes Hazards Programme – USGS – Tsunami Earthquake – 8.0 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2007/us2007aqbk/#details • P-waves travelling times – USGS http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2007/eq_070401_aqbk/neic_aqbk_t.html • Earthquake maps / Location etc. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2007/us2007aqbk/#maps • Tsunami Hits Solomon Islands; South Pacific Alerted http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aXCIepjaZaw0&refer=asia • Tsunamis death toll rises to 15 http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=370036
Geography Directory 81 Asian Tsunamis – December 2004 • Oxfam – Tsunamis in Asia Teaching Resources http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/tsunami/index.htm • South Asia Tsunamis Resources and Tools http://www.servicelearning.org/nslc/tsunami/index.php • Tsunamis disaster in Asia – resources for teachers and young people (Learning and Teaching Scotland) http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/citizenship/creativeteaching/topicalissues/tsunami.asp • Videos of the Asian Tsunamis (warning – as might be expected there are some graphic images in some of these videos) http://www.asiantsunamivideos.com/ • Asian Tsunamis – BBC Audio guide – 3 minute audio and pictures clip http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4156329.stm • Asia Tsunamis Warning System Ready http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5126710.stm (Linked to this - see the BBC’s Tsunamis Disaster InDepth: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/2004/asia_quake_disaster/default.stm ) • Before and After aerial photographs of areas devastated by the Tsunamis http://homepage.mac.com/demark/tsunami/9.html • Tsunamis visualisations / animations http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualization/collections/tsunami.html • Teacher Resource Exchange – Indonesian Tsunamis Resources http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/server.php?request=cmVzb3VyY2UuZnVsbHZpZXc%3D&resour ceId=11744 • Map of Tsunamis affected areas http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/satelliteimages/110433102932.htm • SE Asia Tsunamis 2004 – resources and links on Geography Pages (thanks to Alan Parkinson) http://www.geographypages.co.uk/tsunami.htm • 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake (Wikipedia article) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake • SLN Asian Tsunamis links and resources - there are many excellent teaching ideas and resources including eye witness accounts on the SLN site – these are accessible from the Homepage – simply scroll down http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/
Landslides • Landslides (Wikipedia article) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide • USGS Landslides Hazards programme http://landslides.usgs.gov/
Geography Directory 82 • Sixteen Die in Mexican Landslides http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5326558.stm • Landslide Footage (filmed in Japan) (excellent link) http://www.unoriginal.co.uk/footage10_3.html • BGS - Landslides (slope instability) http://www.bgs.ac.uk/products/geosure/landslides.html • Philippines Landslide – Jan 2006 – What caused the landslide? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4723770.stm • In Pictures “Search continues” – Philippines landslide http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4731266.stm • In pictures – Philippines mudslide http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4723210.stm • Mud wipes out Philippines village http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/4722702.stm • Eyewitness – “Mountain collapsed” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/4724384.stm
Avalanches • Avalanche awareness http://nsidc.org/snow/avalanche/ • Avalanche (includes some video clips) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/avalanche/ • Avalanches theme page http://www.cln.org/themes/avalanches.html • Mapping the slopes for avalanche safety http://blogs.esri.com/roller/page/geographymatters?entry=mapping_the_slopes_for_av alanche
Geography Directory 83 INTERACTIVE QUIZZES & GAMES (Using / Creating)
Quiz Generators • ContentGenerator http://www.contentgenerator.net/ This excellent site is from Andrew Field and includes the downloads for quiz generators for excellent flash quizzes such as penalty shootout, fling the teacher etc.. Once purchased these generators enable teachers to create their own quizzes very easily simply by inputting the questions and answers – the generator does the rest! Also available are other excellent educational tools including practice papers and interactive diagrams. The generators can be purchased as individual generators or in a suite of tools – personal as well as whole- school licences can be purchased at a very reasonable rate. Once a licence has been purchased you can produce as many quizzes as you like and share these on websites / school network etc. There are also some free generators available which simply require registration on the contentgenerator forum.
There are a number of Geography Sites which already host many Content Generator Games including:
• Geog4Games http://www.games4geog.com/ • GeoBytes (see the GeoGames section) www.geobytes.org.uk • Juicy Geography (Noel Jenkins) http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/interactivegames • Hull Trinity School http://www.hulltrinity.net/curriculum/geography/index.htm • Radical Geography (Tony Cassidy) http://radicalgeography.co.uk/geogames.html
• DIY Quiz Game Generator – called Quiz Game Master – some great ideas here http://cybertrain.info/quizman/qmhome.html ? • http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/scramble/ word scramble generator • http://www.kprobe.com/kprobe/index.htm Educational Games and Logic Puzzles • Creating Sliding Puzzles from Images – a nifty little internet tool for creating sliding puzzles from any photograph that you upload – I am going to look into whether these can be integrated into website http://www.slidingpuzzle.com/upload.html (thanks to Alan for link) • Puzzle Maker from Discovery http://www.puzzlemaker.com/ and some others…. • Creating Anagrams – great idea for a quick starter activity – anagrams of key terms) http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/
Geography Directory 84 Word Search Creators: • http://www.armoredpenguin.com/wordsearch • http://www.wordsearchfun.com/ • Wordsearch Creator Downloadable programme – creates wordsearches to put into Word. http://www.csfsoftware.co.uk/WrdSrch_info.htm
Crosswords • http://www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com/solver.html Crossword Puzzle Games • http://www.greeneclipsesoftware.com/eclipsecrossword/ • http://www.solrobots.com/crosswordforge/ (you have to pay for this one!) • New find for creating crosswords http://www.greeneclipsesoftware.com/eclipsecrossword/
Powerpoint Templates for Games • Templates for PowerPoint Games – includes Who Want to be a Millionaire, Jeopardy etc. http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/
Place Geography – Interactive Location Quizzes • Locational Interactive Quizzes http://www.nwlg.org/pages/resources/mapgames/geog.html • European Locational Quiz http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/European_Geography.htm • UK Locational Knowledge Quiz http://www.oup.co.uk/oxed/secondary/geography/atlases/quiz/uk/ • World Geography Quizzes – designed to help students develop mental maps of the world around them and the countries, continents etc. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm • GeoQuiz Games (David in Cyberspace) – identifying capital and countries http://www.davidincyberspace.com/geoquiz#EuropeanCountries • African Geography Games http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/African_Geography.htm
Geodoku • A geographical twist on the Sudoku craze – suggested initially by Geo_Jo on SLN. SLNer’s have been busy creating many of these puzzles since the first post – they include weather symbols, map symbols, key words etc.. – Definitely worth a look! A starter activity…..homework…..end of term fun….. http://www.geointeractive.co.uk/geodoku.htm
Interactive Simulation Games for use with students (some great games for stimulating discussions on topics such as poverty, geography of war, deforestation, child labour etc.)
Geography Directory 85 • Stop Disasters Game (from the UN/ISDR) *excellent simulation game http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/ • Climate Challenge Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/climate_challenge/ • Food Force http://www.food-force.com/ • 3rd World Farmer http://www.3rdworldfarmer.com/ • Disaster Watch – Global Gang http://www.globalgang.org.uk/disasterwatch/ • Dafur is Dying http://www.darfurisdying.com/ • Urban Plan – try and build the perfect city http://en.t45ol.com/play/224/urban- plan.html • Amazon Interactive – the ecotourism game http://www.eduweb.com/ecotourism/eco1.html • McDonalds Video Game http://www.mcdonaldsvideogame.com/ • Sim*Sweatshop Game http://www.simsweatshop.com/ This great little game highlights the pressures and issues facing workers in sweatshops. Could be very useful for generating discussions of the issues involved. • The Trading Game http://www.oxnet.org/updir/trade_game.htm • The Supervolcano Game – Responding to a Disaster http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/supervolcano/game.shtml • Honoloko – a great interactive simulation game – aim of the game to make decision that improve the health and the environment on this imaginary island http://www.honoloko.com/Honoloko.html • Water Game – very useful for development – http://www.tearfund.org/Campaigningold/Water+game/ • Hurricane Strike http://www.meted.ucar.edu/emgmt/legal.htm Interactive Game based on a Hurricane Strike. – this looks like it has great potential – the interface is based on the seven days over which the hurricane is developing – the student is involved in making a number of decisions – e.g. what to pack in preparation for the hurricane etc.. “The learner is a virtual house guest of the Castillo family in Fort Walton Beach, Florida . Over the course of seven days, Hurricane Erin forms in the Atlantic Ocean, crosses the Florida panhandle, and then makes another landfall at Fort Walton Beach. During these days, the learner is introduced to many basic concepts of atmospheric science, climate, and geography, while also learning some important and possibly life-saving safety and preparedness skills” (Quote from Teacher Information section)
Geography Directory 86 • Nation State simulation game http://www.nationstates.net/ -– create your own nation state based on your own ideologies .” Create a Utopian paradise for society's less fortunate or a totalitarian corporate police state. Care for your people or deliberately oppress them. Join the United Nations or remain a rogue state. It's really up to you.” • Refugee – Flash Game http://www.blss.portsmouth.sch.uk/asylum/rasgame/refugee.htm • WORLD GAME BOARDS – this site has game templates and formatted games that can be adapted for any geographical topic http://jc- schools.net/tutorials/gameboard.htm
Other Quizzes • Brain Gym Style Quizzes (non-geography) – some links to thinking games, in a ‘brain-gym’ style http://www.athey-educational.co.uk/games/menu.htm
Geography Directory 87 JAPAN
GENERAL: • Japan 101 – Information Resource http://www.japan-101.com/ • Japan UK Live http://www.japanuklive.org/english/index.html • The Japan Times Online http://japanese.about.com/mmore.htm • Kids Web Japan http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/ • Japan National Tourist Organisation http://www.jnto.go.jp/ • Japan Information Network http://jin.jcic.or.jp/
JAPAN TEACHING RESOURCES: • Japan on Geography Pages - some excellent resources / ideas on Alan Parkinson’s Geography Pages - http://www.geographypages.co.uk/superp.htm • Japan Resources from Tony Cassidy’s Radical Geography – include some short video clips as well as powerpoint resources http://www.radicalgeography.co.uk/11.html • Japanese Embassy - Educational Resources for schools http://www.uk.emb- japan.go.jp/en/study/resources.html • The Simpsons in Japan – Lesson on stereotyping http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Meilleur- Simpsons.html • Japan –How to Bow Website (good fun) http://www.how-to-bow.com/ • Japanese Translator http://www.japanesetranslator.co.uk/your-name-in-japanese/ • SLN weblinks on Japan http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/7-11Japan.htm • Japan 21 - teacher’s resources for downloading http://www.japan21.org.uk/teachers/resources/downloads.html
JAPANESE LANGUAGE: • Learn to speak Japanese http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/japanese.htm • Japanese Language Lessons http://japanese.about.com/mmore.htm (has audio files linked for pronunciation) • Teaching Resources from Japan Foundation London Language Centre http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/resources/ • Japanese Name Translator – a useful little tool - translates your name into Japanese http://www.japanesetranslator.co.uk/your-name-in-japanese/ • Counting 1 – 10 in Japanese http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen/fmf/language.html
WORKSHEETS – including quizzes / wordsearches etc.
Geography Directory 88 • http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/country/japan/cross/ • http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/country/japan/quiz/ • http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/country/japan/if/ • http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/country/japan/cry/ • http://library.thinkquest.org/5214/wordsearch.htm • http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~NW6E-MTMR/japan/quizjap1_e.htm • http://www.artisandevelopers.com/web/tokyo/
JAPANESE CUISINE • http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e620.html
JAPANESE FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS • http://www.thejapanfaq.com/celebrations.html
SOURCES OF JAPAN IMAGES • http://www.georesources.co.uk/photos/phjapan.htm • www.geobytes.org.uk (under GeoGallery – S Monk) • In Pictures: Exploring Contemporary Japan (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_japan_by_hiroji_kubota/ html/1.stm
JAPANESE HOUSES / GARDENS: • Japanese Houses http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/house/index.html • Virtual House – flash based http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/house/virtual.html • Japanese Lifestyle - http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/culture/culture.html • Explore Japanese Gardens, Art, Culture and Food http://www.explorejapan.com/ • Japanese Music to Download: http://webjay.org/by/OddioKatya/japan • Japanese perceptions of the British – some discussion on this SLN thread – http://www.learningnet.co.uk/ubb/Forum5/HTML/004877.html
Geography Directory 89 KENYA
GENERAL: • The Living Africa – Kenya National Parks http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/national_parks/kenya.shtml?tqskip1=1&tqtime=012 2 • Magical Kenya http://www.magicalkenya.com/ • The new Global Eye Edition has a focus on Kenya http://www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_autumn05/eyeon/index.html • Kenya Country Information Pages (Oxfam) http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/world/kenya/index.htm
FLOWER FARMING IN KENYA: • Learning Africa – Flower Growing in Kenya (pdf file) http://www.learningafrica.org.uk/downloads/casestudy_flowers.pdf • Kenya’s Flower Farms Flourish (2002) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1820515.stm • Kenya’s Flower Power (2003) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/crossing_continents/africa/1260248.stm • Concerns grow over Flower farms (2003) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/real_story/3020329.stm • African trade fears carbon footprint backlash (2007) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6383687.stm • Buy African Flowers – UK Minister (2007) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6356383.stm • How Kenya is caught on the thorns of Britain’s love affair with the rose” (2007) – a story looking at the issues surrounding the increasing demand for flowers from the flower farms of Central Kenya and the trade off between economy and environment. http://shopping.guardian.co.uk/valentinesday/story/0,,1708468,00.html • Kenya’s wealth in foreign hands http://www.eastandard.net/archives/sunday/hm_news/news.php?articleid=18216 • Charity calls for compensation for flower workers http://www.guardian.co.uk/colombia/story/0,,2034571,00.html • Where have all the flowers gone? Thorns amongst the roses (2006) http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article1783747.ece
Geography Directory 90 • How your supermarket flowers empty Kenya’s Rivers http://www.guardian.co.uk/kenya/story/0,,1928004,00.html
Tourism in Kenya: • Tourism – Good or Bad? http://www.cleanslate.ndo.co.uk/tourism.htm • Kenya struggles as Tourists Stay Away (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3648817.stm • The efficacy of tourism as a tool for economic development in Kenya http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/IDEP/UNPAN002584.pdf#sear ch=%22problems%20tourism%20kenya%22 • Ecotourism – Africa (teaching ideas) http://www.learningafrica.org.uk/downloads/activity_poverty_ecotourism_roleplay.pdf# search=%22problems%20tourism%20kenya%22 • BBC – Tourism in an LEDC – summary of advantages and disadvantages http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/tourism/tourismattractionsrev7.s html • Thinking Skills Activity – “Do we want the new hotel”? http://www.teachandlearn.net/teachglobal/ca/u6/a5/txt/tourism.pdf#search=%22Advan tages%20Disadvantages%20tourism%20kenya%22
Geography Directory 91
LIMESTONE
• Limestone – Malham (AS Geography) http://www.gowilder.org.uk/geog/WASP/malham.htm - very good site on the limestone of Malham and its associated features • Limestone Pavement Formation - Another great website on Limestone Pavement formation for VI form students! http://www.limestone- pavements.org.uk/geology.shtml • UK’s Deepest Cave is discovered http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/6122884.stm • Out of Oblivion (thanks to Val for flagging this up) http://www.outofoblivion.org.uk/default.asp - Yorkshire Dales National Park website on the archaeology and landscape of the area – some useful resources here.
Geography Directory 92 MAPS AND MAPSKILLS
Online Mapping:
• Maps for Download http://www.sciences-po.fr/cartographie/fonds/milieu.html - some excellent outline maps for downloading here (A French site – but fairly easy to make out which map is which from the text) – some very interesting maps centred on different areas of the world • Images of the Social and Economic World http://www- personal.umich.edu/~mejn/cartograms/ • Yakko’s World – some of you may remember the Animaniacs music I used with Year 7 earlier in the Year – the Animaniacs video of this is now available for download here http://www.geographyalltheway.com/year7/whatisgeog/activities.htm • Maplecroft Maps “ Maplecroft maps is a highly visual, web-based resource which contains detailed country information for over 200 states and maps key social, economic, environmental and political issues and their significance to business and society.” http://maps.maplecroft.com/ • The Impossible Map – a film dating back from 1947 looking at the problems of making the world flat for the purpose of drawing maps! http://www.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/films/film.php?sort=title&id=14229 • MapMachine (National Geographic) http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/index.html#theme=Satellite&sf=18 0000000&c=0|0 • United Nations Environment Programme Maps and Graphics http://maps.grida.no/go/searchFree/q/poverty (some great maps here for different topic areas – including biodiversity, human development index etc. • Flash Earth http://www.flashearth.com/
Mapskills • Mapping our World (From Oxfam’s Cool Planet for Teachers)
**An excellent new resource… It explores the relationship between maps and globes, and how different projections influence our perception of the world. It challenges the idea that there is one 'correct' version of the world map. Designed for 8-14 year olds. Designed to be used with interactive whiteboards – some great flash animations – a fantastic resource with lots of potential – well worth exploring!
Geography Directory 93 • • Ordnance Survey Flash Cards – Map skills – these are now available as .pdf http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education/teachingresources/index.html • Interactive Map skills activities (grid references, symbols etc.) http://www.mape.org.uk/startower/maps/resources/menu.htm • Quick and easy maps to share with others http://useamap.com/ • Using Maps – list of abbreviations used by the Ordnance Survey (thanks Val!) http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/aboutus/reports/misc/abbreviations.html • Map Symbol Graphics http://www.farndonscouts.org/graphics/mapsym/ • Map Symbols Crossword (Thanks to Mary C) http://www.games4geog.com/hp/mapsymbolscrossword.htm • Grid References – great for use with IWB / data projector – interactive activities on Grid References – could also set as homework! http://www.mape.org.uk/startower/maps/resources/menu.htm • Interactive Map skills Quizzes Check out this site for some great interactive quizzes related to mapskills (4/6 figure GR etc.) – I will add this link to the mapskills section of KS3 on Geobytes http://www.brigshaw.com/page.asp?idno=290 • Distances on a map http://www.wcrl.ars.usda.gov/cec/java/lat-long.htm - a simple (and interesting) tool for calculating surface distances between two points of latitude and longitude – could be used with students to compare distances between places or just as a point of interest! • Fantasy Expedition (Ordnance Survey) - ideas from Ordnance Survey on making the most of the Year 7 free OS Maps – worth a look (has pdf file downloads) http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education/teachingresources/fantasyexpe dition.html • Windows Live Local http://local.live.com/
If you haven’t yet checked this out – you must! Ultra high resolution aerial photograph images for the UK – providing some competition for Google Earth (although still +ve’s and –ve’s!) You may find however in some places the aerial photographs are up to 6 years old and Google Earth for some parts may be more uptodate – but definitely worth checking out as some of the coverage is greater than Google Earth.
• Mapping and 3D Mapping / Imaging
Geography Directory 94 o World Wind and Live Local Mashup http://www.geographyforum.net/index.php?showtopic=330 o Windows Local Live in World Wind http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/livelocalworldwind.htm
Geography Directory 95 MIGRATION
• Migration Activities from AngliaCampus http://www.angliacampus.com/public/sec/geog/migrate/ • Migration – profiles of countries with big ex-pat population (from the Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/0,,180242,00.html • Origination http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/O/origination/geography.html A new resource from Channel 4 looking at the impact of immigration on the UK – there are a number of teaching resources available – the geography lessons online include: (i) Migration – searching for information on the internet (ii) Migration – collecting and presenting data (iii) Migration – case studies (iv) Migration – South Asian migrants to the UK (v) Migration – push and pull factors
• Small Island Read 2007 http://www.smallislandread.com/default.asp – based on the novel Small Island – As 2007 marks the 200 th anniversary of the Slave Trade Abolition Bill – Small Island Read 2007 is part of a national initiative to commemorate the end of the slave trade and to explore slavery’s continuing influence upon multicultural Britain.
• There are many interesting resources on the site including an overview of the Transatlantic Slave Trade http://www.smallislandread.com/slave_trade.htm looking at the abolition of slavery, the legacy of the slave trade and slavery today.
• There are also some good pages on migration – including the “Windrush Generation” http://www.smallislandread.com/migration.htm
• Poetry – “Melting pot of London” this poem by Benjamin Zephaniah called “The London Breed” picks up on both urban and population / culture themes in what he sees as the “melting pot” of London – audio file here http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts- literature-publications-and-resources-poetryquartets-benjamin-zephaniah.htm A
Geography Directory 96 transcript of the poem is here http://newsweaver.co.uk/teachersnetwork/e_article000301528.cfm • Migration Information Source – US-Mexico Border http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?ID=32 (useful for both KS3 and KS5 migration) • Picture showing Turkish festival in Germany http://flickr.com/photos/audreyscott/161840112/ (useful for Turks-Germany case study – link from Odblog http://geodonn.blogspot.com/ ) • Good photos for starter on Mexico-US migration http://www.customs.gov/xp/CustomsToday/2001/September/other/custoday_bent.xml • Thoughts of those in the US on illegal migration Mexico-USA http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,SOF_0804_Mexico,00.html?ESRC=dod. nl – article relating to thoughts of those in the US regarding illegal migration between Mexico and US – maybe useful with AS/A2 groups. • Refugee – Flash Game http://www.blss.portsmouth.sch.uk/asylum/rasgame/refugee.htm • Case Study on Afghanistan Refugee Crisis from Rich Allway http://www.geographyalltheway.com/ib_geography/ib_population/afghanistan_migratio n.htm • Migration Information Source – particularly useful for AS work on migration http://www.migrationinformation.org/ • Portuguese immigrants in East Anglia – some useful case study material here http://spamandchips.net/portuguese/index.htm • Should there be restrictions on New Migrant Workers? (Have your say) http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=3341&&edition=1&ttl=2006090 9131554
News Articles on Migration: • All along the Ramparts (Guardian Article on Mexico-USA migration) http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1926234,00.html • The Road to Refuge (Migration) – http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2001/road_to_refuge/audio.stm • London: The World in One City (The Guardian)- looks at how London has become one of the most cosmopolitan areas in the world http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,1398299,00.html • Polish Migration to Britain http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1825469,00.html Geography Directory 97 • Should their be restrictions on migrant workers in the UK? (Have your Say) http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=3341&&edition=1&ttl=2006090 1193720 • Migrants arrive at Tenerife http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5349908.stm • More migrants arrive in the Canaries http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5250912.stm • Migration – working Home and Away http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6266775.stm • A migrant’s journey to Europe http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/5331608.stm • US Immigrants stage Boycott Day over proposed immigrant reform (May 2 nd ) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4961734.stm (BBC News) • Photographs related to Mexico Border http://flickr.com/photos/tags/mexicoborder/ • Brits Abroad http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/brits_abroad/html/ • Bush Unveils Migration Reforms http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4774639.stm • The Policing of Mexico-USA migration http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089- 2092449,00.html • How the tides of money follow flows of migrants http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2551042.html • Global Refugees at ’26 year’ low http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/5061322.stm • Come Back and help us Poland Begs its people (Guardian) http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1769349,00.html
Geography Directory 98 MODEL MAKING
• USGS – Geographical Models the USGS site has a site of downloads for templates of other models related to Geography – including ocean trenches, Sand Dunes, Karst Landscapes etc. http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/paper_models.htm • Volcano Models – for those of you who get the students to make volcano models – if any of them complain “its too hard” – here’s a homework they can’t complain about it – a ready made pattern for making a cut-out volcano – print, cut, stick, done! It does work! http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_models/paper.html • Free Models to Download http://www.geoblox.com/freemodels.htm Includes some nice examples – plate tectonics (section through the earth); earthquakes; groyne model and also a nice composite cone volcano model! • Drainage Basin Model – Powerpoint – excellent powerpoint from Tony Cassidy www.radicalgeography.co.uk/basinpopup.ppt • Making a model for investigating Channel Efficiency – a great idea from Noel – an illustrated guide is available on his Juicy Geography website http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/channelmodel.htm • Paper model of a globe http://www.korthalsaltes.com/globe.html • Paper Globe http://cp.c-ij.com/europe/papercraft/nl/science/download/earth2_e_a4.pdf • Fold-up Globes http://www.progonos.com/furuti/MapProj/Normal/ProjPoly/Foldout/foldout.html • Templates for Earth Sciences 3D paper models http://www.consrv.ca.gov/CGS/information/EdResCenter/3D_PaperModels.htm • Paper Landslide Model http://jclahr.com/alaska/aeic/taurho/slump.pdf
Geography Directory 99 PERIGLACIATION
• Animation of Ice Wedges http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch15_animations/anima tion2.html • Permafrost and Periglaciation http://wps.pearsoned.co.uk/ema_uk_he_holden_physgeo_1/0,10461,2018627- ,00.html • Ice Wedge Polygons and Pingos http://arctic.fws.gov/permcycl.htm • Frost Action and Frost Heave http://www.pavement.com/Concrete_Pavement/Technical/Fundamentals/Frost.asp • Stone Circles Explained http://www.ucsc.edu/currents/02-03/01-20/patterns.html • Pingo – Canadian Encyclopaedia http://tceplus.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006300 • Thermokarst – Climate Warning as Siberia melts (New Scientist Article) http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18725124.500 • Frost Heaving – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frost_heaving • Permafrost – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permafrost • How rapidly is permafrost changing and what are the impacts of these changes? http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/essay_romanovsky.html • Melting Russian permafrost could accelerate global warming http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/EnvironmentNewsService/2006/09/07/1800717?ba= a&bi=17&bp=13 • Permafrost: A building problem for Alaska http://www.uaf.edu/coop- ext/publications/freepubs/HCM-00754.pdf • Permafrost zones and Permafrost temperatures http://http- server.carleton.ca/~msmith2/permafrost_zones.htm • Permafrost in Canada http://http-server.carleton.ca/~msmith2/current_pf.htm • Permafrost and Climate http://http- server.carleton.ca/~msmith2/permafrost_and_climate.htm • Climate Change and Permafrost http://http- server.carleton.ca/~msmith2/climate_change_and_permafrost.htm • Permafrost – not quite so permanent http://www.sciencepoles.org/index.php?s=2&rs=home&uid=455&lg=en • Permafrost Distribution Map http://arctic.unep.net/index.cfm?issue=&type=1&data_id=9118 Geography Directory 100 • Periglacial Processes and Landforms http://uregina.ca/~sauchyn/geog323/periglacial.html • Scientists explain Arctic Stone Circles http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2665675.stm • Permafrost Photo Gallery http://www.uspermafrost.org/gallery/swalker/swalker_gallery.shtml • Geocryology – some great photos including deformed buildings built on permafrost http://www.netpilot.ca/geocryology/photo5.html • Alaska Range http://www.terragalleria.com/pictures- subjects/tundra/picture.tundra.dena5967.html • Flickr Sets – Tundra http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=tundra • Periglacial Processes in the Holecene http://www.fettes.com/Cairngorms/periglacial_Holocene.htm • Tundra Rap - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycu- pQYmUQQ&mode=related&search = good fun!
Geography Directory 101 PHOTOGRAPH SOURCES
• Free Large Photographs http://freelargephotos.com/ - some fantastic free large photographs here (very useful for powerpoints) – and no worries about copyright issues – just need to add copyright statement and sorted!) • Google Maps Gazetter http://www.maplandia.com/ • Geograph – photographs around the British Isles http://www.geograph.org.uk/ - great source of photographs for the British Isles – the aim is to get photograph of every grid square of the British Isles – so you can even claim your own square and contribute a photo as well as making good use of all those other photos in powerpoints etc! • Virtual trips around the world http://www.virtually-theworld.com/vtw_home.asp - Virtual trips around the world! – A directory of interactive panoramas around the world • USGS Image Gallery Some stunning photographs here from the USGS – great for use on Data Projector or for display! http://eros.usgs.gov/imagegallery/ • A Vision of Britain through time http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp • Images of England (English Heritage) http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/ • Aerial photographs of Suffolk - Some great aerial photographs of Suffolk http://www.slamnet.org.uk/SuffolkAir/poster.html • Pictures of Places http://picturesofplaces.com/ - another good web site for tracking down geographical images! • Some great images of the lakes http://www.wasdaleweb.co.uk/screensaver.html • Earth from the Air Some fantastic images available for use here “Earth from the Air” – can download for computer wallpaper or screen saver http://www.earthfromtheair.com/sendcard/ • Images Library – another great source of images is the Geo-Images project from the University of California, Berkeley http://www- geoimages.berkeley.edu/GeoImages.html • Geography Photos www.geographyphotos.com as excellent site with a very reasonable subscription (e-learning credits can be used) which gives us legal access to a whole range of fantastic geographical photographs for use in teaching resources, worksheets, PowerPoint’s etc.– a great resource! • Cambridge Photographs - A wide selection of photographs of Cambridge – useful for local case studies / presentations – worth bookmarking! • http://www.cambridge2000.com/ • Free Photos http://www.freephotos.com/ Geography Directory 102 • List of free photograph sites http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=38011 • Pictures from around the World http://www.kingsgroveschool.net/humanities/geography/worldpics.html a great site from Kingsgrove School with some great images from around the world sent in by staff and students. • The Geography Department – A school department site by Andrew Stacey – fabulous images – coasts, limestone amongst others – fantastic http://www.stacey.peak-media.co.uk/ • Yotophoto (excellent site!) – an excellent internet search engine for finding free to use photographs (helps to get over copyright issues – just see details of use on individual photographs http://yotophoto.com/ • Webshots Community – Photographs from around the World http://community.webshots.com/ • Images taken along lines of longitude http://www.confluence.org/ • More Earth from Air photos http://www.yannarthusbertrand.com/yann2/affichage.php?reference=365J-03- 09&pais=France • London Underground Google Map • http://www.jstott.me.uk/googlemaps/tubemap/ • Fly like an Eagle – Google Maps Explorer http://www.markfennell.com/flash/wings/ • China Photographs : An amazing set of photographs on China – there are some stunning images here: http://www- users.york.ac.uk/~fj102/photo/beautiful%20china.htm • PhotoLibrary – Wales http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/themes • South Wales in Focus http://www.southwalesinfocus.co.uk/index.html • E2bn Gallery – a large selection of photographs http://gallery.e2bn.org/ (digital assets resource library) • African Photo Library http://africaguide.com/library.htm • Geography Teachers Flickr Resource – a growing source of photographs put together by Geography Teachers – contributions to the group welcome http://www.flickr.com/groups/geography_teachers_resources/ • Fotomaps – add photographs to a map http://www.fotomaps.net/ (free trial available) • Skyline Globe – Online 3D map of the world http://www.skylineglobe.com/SkylineGlobe/WebClient/PresentationLayer/Home/Index. aspx Geography Directory 103 • Woophy (World of Geography) http://www.woophy.com/map/index.php “Woophy stands for WOrld Of PHotographY, a website founded by a Dutch collective of photo aficionados and internet designers who believe navigation on internet can be more visual, logical and associative.” The encourages people from around the world to send in their photos related to provide a snapshots from different cultural perspectives. • Geographical Images Windows on our World An excellent site – originally set up / funded as part of a RGS funded project – many great images here – very useful for projects etc. (and they link across to our very own GeoBytes Gallery!) http://woow.phil- sllvn.co.uk/windows/ • PhotoPacks for use in the classroom (from Slamnet) – includes some great river photos etc. http://www.slamnet.org.uk/geography/allteachers/photo.htm
PANORAMAS • Great Panoramas of European Cities http://arounder.com/ • Superb panoramas of London http://communitywalk.com/map/65 • Panorama’s http://www.panoramas.dk/ - Noel Jenkins who suggested this site has also blogged about the use of panoramas in the classroom http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2007/01/3d-panoramas-for-the- whiteboard/ • The World Wide Panorama – includes panoramas and links to Google Earth - get 360 0 panoramas from around the world http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp/index.html • Panoramio http://www.panoramio.com/ - link photographs with the places that they were taken • 360 o panoramic photography http://www.anti-limited.com/panos/ • 360 o Panoramas http://www.bigeyeinthesky.com/
SATELLITE IMAGES • Landsat http://www.landsat.org/ • Earth from Space http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/efs/ • Aerial Photography and Satellite Imagery http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/vfc/education/dataGuide/dataAerial.html
Geography Directory 104 • The Satellite Centre http://www.satproj.org.uk/ • Eduspace – European Earth Observation Website for Secondary Schools – http://www.eduspace.esa.int/eduspace/ - lots of useful resources based around satellite images • Satellite Images from ESA http://miravi.eo.esa.int/en/
MAKING CREATIVE USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS
• Montage-a-Google http://grant.robinson.name/projects/montage-a- google/ - how about this for creating starter images for the white board – uses google to create a montage of images related to a key word!!! Just be careful what connotations your key words might have – urban models – could be interesting – in fact – oh yes – I have just montage a googled urban models – and it is, shall we say – very interesting. There’s definitely some Burgess in there – but it Burgess and a lot of other ‘models’! You might want to give this one a miss as a starter image!
• Rasterbator http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/ - upload an image and create rasterized images from any picture – generated as multi page pdf files which can be put together to create large posters (up to 20m across!)
• Photomosaics Turning photographs into photo mosaics (made up of hundreds of other photographs) – a free tool for download – you set the photograph you want turned into the mosaic and decide on the photos you want to use to make up the mosaic – the computer does the rest – fantastic for display! Here’s the Statue of Liberty and Times Square, two photos from our recent New York trip, transformed into mosaics using all the other photos from the trip! Very clever! http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/ • Guide to making your own mosaics can be found here http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/19/how-to-make-your-own-photo-mosaics/
Geography Directory 105 POPULATION
• REAL TIME WORLD STATISTICS – worldometers – uses computers clock to help calculate demographic values based on current statistics and demographic data – great for stimulating discussion http://www.worldometers.info/ (thanks for the link Val!) • 2005 WORLD POPULATION CALCULATOR – from the World Population Bureau (thanks Christine) http://www.prb.org//Content/NavigationMenu/PRB/Journalists/World_Population_Cloc k/2005_World_Population_Clock.htm • Population – some great resources on India’s Population here http://www.baileybridge.net/geographybridge/indiabridge/html/population.htm • Population Jelly Baby Game – resources / instructions on GeoDave’s GeoInteractive (thanks to Helen for sharing) http://www.geointeractive.co.uk/slnresources.htm and some downloadable ‘Jelly Babies’ can be found on Radical Geography http://www.tonycassidy.co.uk/jellybabies.doc • Population Change / Migration in the UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2001/destination_uk/default.stm - Really good articles and stats on population changes / migration in the UK • A Growing Population http://www.populationmedia.org/issues/issues.html - interesting article on potential implications of a continuing growing population; • Cartoons on Population Growth http://www.comunicarte.com.br/npcc.htm • Population Data sheet (New 2006 version)- the new 2006 data from the Population Reference Bureau has just been released here. http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section=PRB&template=/Content/ContentGroups/D atasheets/2006_World_Population_Data_Sheet.htm • Scottish Census Results On-line http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/common/home.jsp • Interactive Map of Multiple Deprivation (Wales) http://www.dataunitwales.gov.uk/map/Wimd2005Eng/wimd_main_eng.htm • 2005 World Population Data Sheet – this link is to a .pdf copy of the Population Reference Bureaus’ World Population Data Sheet http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section=PRB&template=/Content/ContentGroups/D atasheets/2005_World_Population_Data_Sheet.htm (Thanks for the link Christine!) • World Population Changes Lots of interactive resources looking at the impact of forces that are radically changing populations in both rich and poor nations http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/
Geography Directory 106 • Population Growth – the world population when you were born http://bioweb.wku.edu/courses/BIOL115/Wyatt/Population/pop3.htm • Presenting Population Data (Resources from Rich Allway at Geography All the Way) http://www.geographyalltheway.com/ib_geography/ib_population/representing_popn.h tm • Population Links for A’level Geography http://www.socsci.soton.ac.uk/socstats/Population_Links/default.php?NavContext=Dis cipline • Britain Now Eating the Planet – in the news on Saturday 15 th – how Britain has already used its share of resources and is now effectively dependent on using those of the rest of the world http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4897252.stm and on the same lines from the Guardian…. Easter Sunday – the day we started living off of the rest of the world http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1754290,00.html • England Population – 2001 census data http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/pop2001/england.asp • England Population – breakdown http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/64-A.asp • 2001 Census Statistics http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census/default.asp • Population Growth Song http://www.mnforsustain.org/australia_immg_pop_song_is_this_progress.htm • GEOCLIP – Interactive Cartography for the Internet http://www.geoclip.net/an/p0_actus.htm - allows choropleth analysis using census data
Some superb mapping of the census data and the programme allows you to specify what data should be displayed – e.g. age structure etc. as well as breaking it down even further. Definitely a resource worth exploring further • The UK Population – Past, Present and Future http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/fom2005/01_FOPM_Popula tion.pdf • Population – the story of Easter Island http://geographyatthemovies.blogspot.com/2006/03/population.html • Easter Island – Virtual Tour http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/Easter_Isld_Pge.html
Geography Directory 107 • Rats, not men to blame for death of Easter Island http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article2132559.ece • BBC Have Your Say – What’s the impact of infertility? http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=5179&&edition=1&ttl=2007012 8104930 • French women take lead in European Baby Boom (Times Article) http://women.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,27869-2550992.html • Romania Demographic Policy http://countrystudies.us/romania/37.htm
POPULATION PYRAMIDS: • Interactive Population Pyramid with links to the Demographic Transition Model (has been highlighted before but worth mentioning again) http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/geog/population/activities/dtm_activity.shtml • England and Wales Interactive Population Pyramid – from the National Statistics – apparently this has been copied by Germany, Norway, Australia so comparisons can be made http://www.statistics.gov.uk/populationestimates/svg_pyramid/default.htm # • Drawing Population Pyramid – I’m sure most of you are aware of this site by now – but this is from the US Census Bureau and enables you to draw up population pyramids for different countries and for different time periods (enabling comparisons) – also enables you to draw up population pyramid projections http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html • Radical Geography Population Resources http://www.radicalgeography.co.uk/29.html there are a number of great audio-visual resources here from Tony Cassidy – from his site Radical Geography – just click on and follow instructions to download. There are 3 specific resources which are particularly good: Video Starter on Ageing Population Video most likely starter on Population Density Plenary on Population Pyramids • A great population pyramid simulator (great for visualising changing population pyramids – well worth bookmarking) http://www.ined.fr/en/everything_about_population/play_population/population_simulat or/ • Animated Population Pyramid for England and Wales showing age structure changes 1961-2074 (very useful!) http://www.statistics.gov.uk/populationestimates/svg_pyramid/ew/index.html
Geography Directory 108 • Animated Population Pyramid for UK showing age structure changes 1961-2074 http://www.statistics.gov.uk/populationestimates/svg_pyramid/uk/index.html
POPULATION POLICIES • China’s One Child Policy – a great image for promotion of the policy http://www.flickr.com/photos/charliebrown8989/54049391/ • A series of propaganda posters based on the One Child Policy (great starter images!) http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/pop.html • Australia’s Pro-natalist Policy http://www.guardian.co.uk/australia/story/0,,1223284,00.html • Italy – Pro-natalist Policy http://observer.guardian.co.uk/europe/story/0,,1081021,00.html • China’s Population Issues – infanticide and abandonment – various articles http://www.taliacarner.com/cd_background.html • Chinese facing shortage of wives http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/6254763.stm • China’s One Child Policy Posters (from Rich Allway’s site) http://www.geographyalltheway.com/igcse_geography/population_settlement/populati on/imagesetc/population_posters/igcse_population_policies.htm • China vow on sex-based abortion http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5237980.stm • China One Child Policy : Article from the Guardian “Under House Arrest – Blind Activist who exposed forced abortions http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1701281,00.html • China’s One Child Policy - Batchelor Boys – an article from Geography in the News on China’s One Child policy http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/default.aspx?id=277 • Free school for one girl families (India) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4272286.stm • France plans to pay cash for more babies http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,11882,1575401,00.html • Romania Demographic Policy http://countrystudies.us/romania/37.htm
Geography Directory 109 DEPENDENCY / CHANGES IN POPULATION STRUCTURE • A growing and ageing population http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5282374.stm • Rising Birth Rates, Longevity and migrants pushes population over 60 million http://society.guardian.co.uk/asylumseekers/story/0,,1857948,00.html (Guardian article) • Ageing Population Starter Video – a photostory great for discussion (many thanks to Tony Cassidy) www.radicalgeography.co.uk/ageing.wmv • Geography in the News – Ageing Population Also some very good supporting resources on Ageing Population from “Geography in the News” http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/default.aspx?id=298 • Old News - Britain’s Ageing Population http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=298 • Ageing populations in the UK http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTX033811.html • Ageing populations in Africa http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTX033903.html • The EU Baby Blues http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4768644.stm - looks at why governments are so concerned about the size of their populations • Mums gone to Iceland and Grandma’s gone to Kaisers http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1991883,00.html • Useful downloads on changing population structures – particularly in relation to ageing populations http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/node5420.html • Increase in the Rural Elderly Population in the UK – the BBC this week have reported in the increase in the elderly population in rural areas (good for AS Population) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4874500.stm • Japan birth rate shows rare rise http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/6222257.stm • Zimbabweans have the shortest lives http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4890508.stm • Baby Boom sets Japan “2007” problem http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5263514.stm • Lesson Plan – Population Reference Bureau – Population Dependency http://www.prb.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PRB/Educators/LessonPlans/Population_ Fundamentals%97Building_a_Foundation/Working_with_Demographic_Data.htm • People and Population Pressures http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=199§ion=2 • North-South Health Divide Remains http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6033023.stm
Geography Directory 110 • Life expectancy variation in the UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/09_10_06_life_expectancy.pdf • US Population to pass 300 million (Guardian Article) http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1921310,00.html • Putin warns on Population Decline – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4757261.stm • Germany agonises over 30% childless women (Guardian Article) – useful for AS Population Unit (?) http://www.guardian.co.uk/germany/article/0,,1695850,00.html • Zimbabwe has the lowest Life Expectancy A UN report has stated that Zimbabwe has the lowest life expectancy http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4890508.stm with men and women unlikely to live beyond the age of 40. • Family Fortunes (Concerns over decline in fertility rate in Europe) – http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=534
Geography Directory 111 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Teaching with ICT – Ideas and Resources
• KS3 National Strategy – ICT across the Curriculum – ICT in Geography http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/secondary/keystage3/downloads/ictac_ge019404.pd f • Developing your teaching using ICT – Secondary Geography http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/supportpack/subject.aspx?s=7&t=2 • GTIP Think Piece – ICT in Secondary Geography http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/gtip/thinkpieces/ictinsecondarygeography/ • Geography and ICT – ICT in the curriculum http://curriculum.becta.org.uk/docserver.php?temid=85 • Innovating with Geography – Geography and ICT http://www.qca.org.uk/geography/innovating/key3/geography_plus/ict.htm • Ollie Bray – “50 Ideas in 50 Minutes” http://www.olliebray.com/ By all accounts Ollie presented a super presentation entitled “50 ideas in 50 minutes” at the SAGT conference in October 2006 – he has published an online handout including all his ideas on his blog at the following address http://olliebray.typepad.com/olliebraycom/sagt06/inde x.html Ollie has also now put his presentation online as a video – well worth a look http://olliebray.typepad.com/olliebraycom/sagt06/index.html • GPS for Geography Teachers – a great round up of the latest GPS equipment, links and potential for teaching – written by Noel Jenkins http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/gps.htm • Ideas and Resources for e-learning and teaching with ICT – http://www.teachingwithict.com/ A great find – a fantastic and developing site by Gavin Richards – a blog site (cross-curricular and not specifically geography – but great adaptable ideas!). • Maplecroft Maps “ Maplecroft maps is a highly visual, web-based resource which contains detailed country information for over 200 states and maps key social,
Geography Directory 112 economic, environmental and political issues and their significance to business and society.” http://maps.maplecroft.com/ • YouSendIt – exchanging large files http://www.yousendit.com/ is an excellent facility for sharing large files – files are uploaded to a server and a link is sent by e-mail to the recipient – they can then download the file direct from there. • TES Resources Bank – Teaching Ideas and Resources – a searchable database of resources for teachers to share http://www.tes.co.uk/resources/ • TES ICT Blog – definitely worth a look – some great articles and ideas here http://www.tes.co.uk/blogs/blog.aspx?path=/ICT/&post=2353106 There have been some very interesting posts on the TES ICT blog recently regarding uses of ICT in the classroom • Using film-making and animation in lessons http://www.tes.co.uk/blogs/blog.aspx?path=/ICT/&post=2313050 • Video-conferencing in the Classroom http://www.tes.co.uk/blogs/blog.aspx?path=/ICT/&post=2291017 • The best of BETT’s free resources http://www.tes.co.uk/blogs/blog.aspx?path=/ICT/&post=2328706 • Developing ICT Skills This has been mentioned before in a much earlier edition – but this is well worth a look – it is a site developed by Andrew Field – Head of ICT at Neal Wade for his ICT students with some fantastic flash tutorials on the use of various software products – well worth a look! http://www.reviseict.co.uk/ • Classtools.net www.classtools.net Russell Tarr has kindly added some more great generators to the ClassTools.net website – including a dustbin game generator (for sorting into categories – e.g. sorting into glacial or fluvial glacial features; sorting river features into the relevant part of the river found in etc..) • GeogDocs http://www.geogdocs.co.uk/ A great new site by Adam Lawson – set up as part of a project based on an RGS site. “A Geogdoc is a short 3-5 minute digital video documentary created by young people on a geographical subject. The digital video can be assembled using Microsoft
Geography Directory 113 Windows Movie Maker (WMM) and can include digital images, video, and voiceovers. Completed Geogdocs is then uploaded to an online server and is available for parents and pupils to view and could be downloaded and used as a teaching resource.” The site includes useful tutorials to help show students and teachers how to make best use of Movie Maker to create their own Geogdoc. • New Search Engine A new search engine – that clusters results – seem particularly useful for schools – check it out! http://clusty.com/ • ThinkFree – for students who don’t have access to Word at home – the free ThinkFree could be the answer – applications use same format as Word, Excel etc.. but run within a browser (i.e. used online – therefore don’t require students to have programmes such as Word on their home PC http://www.thinkfree.com/common/main.tfo
Ideas – 20 Teaching Ideas (Doug Belshaw) Ideas! – an excellent new series of 20 teaching ideas from Doug Belshaw on his excellent teaching.mrbelshaw site which will be added to each week (http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/09/11/20-ideas-intro/): • 20 Ideas! Enabling students to contact you by e-mail http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/09/12/20-ideas-enabling-students-to- contact-you-by-email/ • 20 Ideas! Timing portions of lessons http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/09/13/20-ideas-timing-portions-of- lessons/ • 20 Ideas for getting students to use their mobile phones as learning tools http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/09/21/20-ideas-getting-students-to- use-their-mobile-phones-as-learning-tools/ • 20 Ideas – using Google Earth to develop spatial / locational awareness http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/09/19/20-ideas-using-google-earth-to- develop-spatiallocational-awareness/ • 20 ideas - Using Sound effects in lessons http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2007/03/04/20-ideas-using-sound-effects- in-your-lessons/ • 20 Ideas! Geotagging and photos and sharing fieldtrips with the world http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/11/09/20-ideas-geotagging-photos- and-sharing-field-trips-with-the-world/ (from Doug Belshaw at Teaching Mr Belshaw)
Geography Directory 114 • 20 Ideas! Podcasting your Lesson / Revision materials http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/10/07/20-ideas-podcasting-your- lessonsrevision-materials/ (Doug Belshaw) • 20 Ideas! – Ideas for creating a virtual fieldtrip or visit (Doug Belshaw) http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/09/25/20-ideas-creating-a-virtual- field-trip-or-visit/ • 20 Ideas - Setting up a teaching and learning wiki (Doug Belshaw) • http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/10/03/20-ideas-setting-up-a-teaching- and-learning-wiki/
Google Earth
• Google Earth – the latest version can be downloaded here http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html • Google Earth Users Guide http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ • Google Earth Hacks http://www.gearthhacks.com/ • Google Earth in the Classroom – Noel Jenkins has revised his excellent Google Earth in the Classroom page on digital geography http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/googleearth.htm • Google Earth Library – interesting things to do with Google Earth http://www.gelib.fox-fam.com/ • Google Earth Blog http://www.gearthblog.com/ - for those of you who are interested in exploring the potential of Google Earth more • Google Earth Links Alan Parkinson of Geography Pages http://www.geographypages.co.uk/googleearth.ht m also has a flourishing section on Google Earth on his website • Google Earth User Guide Blog – Alan Parkinson has been working on an RGS funded project called “Google Earth – A Users Guide” and he presented his work during sessions at SAGT. He has also now published his “Google Earth – A Users Guide” blog on which his slides / findings have been published and which will continue to grow into an invaluable source of information on Google Earth as he continues to add to it. http://googlearthusersguide.blogspot.com/
Geography Directory 115 • Using 3D warehouse in the Classroom – involves the use of Sketch up and Google Earth http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/08/using-3d-warehouse-in-the- classroom-short-notes/ - thanks to Noel Jenkins • Google Earth Lessons http://www.gelessons.com/lessons/ - lots of links related to the use of Google Earth in the classroom. • Google Maps Mania http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/ • Alert Map – Google Earth file – with mapping of real-time disasters (suggested by Noel Jenkins) http://www.ogleearth.com/2006/02/alertmap.html • Google Earth tour of the Swiss Alps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7RJhQQGya8 • A guide to Geotagging with Picasa (from Noel Jenkins) http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/262 • Ogle Earth http://www.ogleearth.com/ • Digital Urban – creating an aerial panorama fromo Google Earth http://digitalurban.blogspot.com/2006/09/how-to-create-aerial-panorama-from.html for more details on this. • SketchUp – a programme for creating 3D buildings in Google Earth is now free http://sketchup.google.com/ - for ideas on this also see Imagine Urban Landscapes from Noel Jenkins on Juicy Geography http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/3dbuildings.htm • Tagging and addition of Photographs Two new Google Earth extras related to Tagging and addition of Photographs to locations – there are entries related to the use of these at Digital Geography (http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/06/panoramio/ ) and Geography Forum (http://www.geographyforum.net/index.php?showtopic=399&pid=1500&st=0&#entry15 00 ) • GPS Visualizer Overlay Plug in for Google Earth This is a network link which lets you view various alternate background overlays whilst viewing areas in Google Earth. For the direct link to download this free tool – visit this link: http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/misc/kml_network_link.html (thanks to Noel Jenkins www.digitalgeography.co.uk for highlighting this http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/03/new-overlay-plug-in-for-google- earth/ • Google Earth Instructions Mouse Mat Another great idea from Noel Jenkins (Digital Geography) – he has created mouse mats with instructions for using Google Earth on
Geography Directory 116 – he has created two versions (a simple and advanced) – great idea – not just for students – staff as well! http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/03/google- earth-visual-guide/ • GE Graph Also mentioned by Noel Jenkins on www.digitalgeography.co.uk is a freeware tool called GE Graph which allows you to add data in graphical form to places on Google Earth in order to help explore spatial patterns http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/05/ge-graph/ . An issue has been noted with downloading / opening the file successfully, but the solution can be found here http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/358193 (Thanks Noel!) • Creating 360 o Panoramas from Google Earth Imagery – another great find from Noel Jenkins as posted on Digital Geography ( www.digitalgeography.co.uk ) – see Noel’s Digital Geography Pages and also Digitally Distributed Environments • Earth as a ‘flight simulator’ http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/09/google_earth_as_a_fl.html • Geograph superlayer - Noel Jenkins reports on his Digital Geography blog of a new superlayer which incorporates Geograph images in Google Earth http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2007/03/geograph-superlayer/ • Google Earth 101 Course for Educators – American based site – providing information on the basics of using Google Earth as a teaching tool. http://www.teachinghacks.com/2006/04/03/google-earth-101-course-for-educators- now-available-2/ “This introductory course takes educators through the basics of using Google Earth’s Free Version and looks at classroom integration ideas from K- 12. There are over 40 minutes of online videos for educators to familiarize themselves with the application, as well as different opportunities for educators to collaborate through topic specific wiki’s, discussions, and potential synchronous chats.” • Google Teacher Centre http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Teacher-Center • Extras for Google Earth and Google Maps http://www.webuser.co.uk/specials/73813.html
Google Earth in the Classroom – Practical Ideas
Noel Jenkins has been doing lots of work looking at the use of Google Earth in the classroom and has come up with many inspirational ideas and resources integrating Google Earth – see his work here on Juicy Geography’s Google Earth in the Classroom http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/googleearth.htm .
Geography Directory 117 Noel also has a dedicated blog – Juicy Geography Google Earth Blog http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/blog/ - this is a must see – including teaching tips, lesson ideas, guides, links essential files etc.
The following are direct links to some of Noel’s lesson ideas from his Digital Geography and Juicy Geography sites – explore the above mentioned pages for more of his work.
• Humanitarian crises in Google Earth – some very useful resources for teaching issues of conflict and migration and human rights violations – Noel has blogged about this on Digital Geography http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2007/02/humanitarian-crises-in-google- earth/ • Assessing the impact of sea level change using Google Earth – an excellent new lesson idea from Noel Jenkins looking at the impacts of climate change on surfing http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2007/04/assessing-the-impact-of-sea- level-change-in-google-earth/ • Seismic Hazard Management in San Francisco http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/googleearthsanfran.htm Activity using Google Earth to look at seismic hazard manag ement in San Francisco • The Diamond Trade – Teaching about the Diamond Trade using Google Earth http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/diamonds.htm • Crisis management within Google Earth (Montserrat) http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/montserrat.htm • Literary Geography: Using Google Earth to investigate Svalbard, the setting for Northern Lights. http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2007/03/literary- geography-using-google-earth-to-investigate-svalbard-the-setting-for-northern-lights/ • Using 3D warehouse in the classroom http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/08/using-3d-warehouse-in-the- classroom-short-notes/
Google Earth Placemarks
• Maplecroft Maps in Google Earth Format – including HIV / Aids data, Global Warming Data etc. http://maps.maplecroft.com/showpage?section=googleearth&topic=maplecroft_google _earth_series
Geography Directory 118 • Amazon Indians use google earth to protect the rainforest! http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/11/amazon_indians_using.html • Google Earth Tour of Recent Volcanic Eruptions - There is a link on here to access weekly updates on volcanic activity through Google Earth – see http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/current.html for more details • Victoria Falls in Google Earth http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/03/the_awesome_victoria.html • Beautiful Blue marble and clouds add on for Google Earth http:// • www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/11/beautiful_blue_marbl.html • Google Earth – Volcano List (Global Volcanism Programme) http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/globallists.cfm?listpage=googleearth • Google Earth – Tour of the Holderness Coast (Noel Jenkins) http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/02/holderness-coast-tour/
Tools for creating resources
• Using PhotoStory to bring Images to Life http://www.tes.co.uk/blogs/blog.aspx?path=/ICT/01%20Joe%20Dale/&post=2237910 (you need to register and log in to your TES account to access this (free log in) • Audio Labelling using Powerpoint http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/01/photograph-audio-annotation- using-powerpoint/ • Adding additional links to images http://ferl.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?resID=7380 • Free Screen Recorder (for capturing what happens on screen) http://www.wisdom- soft.com/products/autoscreenrecorder_free.htm (e.g. can be used for creating Google Earth fly throughs) • File Converter Convert RM (Real Media) Files – free RM converter http://r7cproj.euro.ru/indexe.htm • Quote Generator Want to get a point across in a fun way? The following generators enable you to add quotes to comic strips or pictures of famous people: • Comic Strip Generator http://www.comicstripgenerator.com/ • Famous People Quote Generator http://www.famousdefaces.com/famous.asp • Free Story Board Software – free software to help students and teachers develop storyboards to help planning for creating video projects http://www.atomiclearning.com/storyboardpro - could be useful if we start using Geography Directory 119 Windows Movie Maker more – has great potential (both for our use and by the students!) • Macromedia Flash Games With potential for developing vocabulary based quizzes http://www.spellmaster.com/ • Converting Realmedia Files – software for converting Realmedia files to other formats – free trial version http://www.rmconverter.com/ (You have to buy full copy) • Making your own Jigsaw Puzzles http://www.flash-gear.com/puzzle/ • Effective ICT – Discussion Forum and Help - A forum run by Andrew Field – designed to explore the issues related to the Effective use of ICT in education – includes discussion threads related to the use of ICT in education – as well as more technical threads giving advice on the use of ICT – e.g. flash / creating websites / RSS feeds etc.. – worth bookmarking. www.effectiveict.co.uk/forum • Downloading flash video (from YouTube and Google Video) from Gavin Richards http://www.teachingandtechnology.co.uk/2007/02/downloading-flash- video-from-youtube-and-google-video • Newspaper Clippings Generator – may well be useful in the creation of resources http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/
Simply add your own date, headline, name of paper and news story – click and hey presto! • Teaching Expertise http://www.teachingexpertise.com/ - an interesting website with some great articles ideas – very useful for professional development - consideration given to most aspects of the teaching profession – teaching and learning, classroom management, creativity, raising achievement etc.
• Message Generators – nice little starters and great tool for creating website images • A nice little animated wave generator from the generator blog http://www.imagechef.com/ic/make.jsp?tid=Wave+Animated • or produce your own static 'beach' message http://www.imagechef.com/ic/make.jsp?tid=Beach • Also produce a message on a flag for those country studies
Geography Directory 120 http://www.imagechef.com/ic/product.jsp?cat=flags • Make a message in lightning! http://www.glassgiant.com/lightning/ • GeoGreeting – try out this great GeoGreating tool which enables you to send a free message using Google Earth images of buildings shaped as letters to spell out a message! The site is here http://www.geogreeting.com/ and try out a message I have left for you here http://www.geogreeting.com/view.html?zdJTg64s+fABU04w+d!8QS-O+icpt-98yz
• Polaroid Generator A little tool to convert any digital photograph to a Polaroid like image (could be useful for resource preparation! http://lab.rails2u.com/polaroize/ • Convert to Pdf online – transferring documents between PC’s can be problematic if the required software is not available – for example not everyone has word – .pdf format is the solution (this bulletin is distributed in pdf format for the same reason). Pdf files can be read by Adobe Acrobat Reader a free piece of software which most PCs either have or it can be downloaded free from the internet. This site provides the facility to convert your documents to pdf online http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/09/27/convert-anything-to-pdf-online/ • Tagzania http://www.tagzania.com/ lets you add tags (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tags ) and other resources to locations • Panoramio http://www.panoramio.com/ - free photo sharing tool – for tying photographs into Google Earth • Quikmaps – Doodle / sketch on top of Google Maps http://quikmaps.com/ - Noel Jenkins has now added a Quikmaps page to Juicy Geography to show some of the uses http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/quikmap.htm • Picasa and Google Earth : http://www.ogleearth.com/2006/06/picasa_google_e.html - see the following article about Picasa which allows you to publish web photograph albums which can be goetagged in Google Earth. • Adding Pictures to a Google Earth Placemark (from Digital Geography): (thanks to Noel Jenkins – Digital Geography) http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/02/tip-for-adding-a-picture-to-a- google-earth-placemark/
Geography Directory 121 • Free Online Graph and Grid papers – print your own!! Gives options for size of squares / type of grid etc. http://www.incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/ • Taking Screen Shots from Video Files A useful tip was mentioned on SLN back in February for taking screenshots from videos http://www.learningnet.co.uk/ubb/Forum5/HTML/004072.html . This is difficult to do using Windows Media Player – but if you open up your video using Microsoft Movie Maker (use the import video function) – there is a little camera button under the screen showing your video – click on this to take and save a picture of the current screen shot. • Zamzar – excellent online file converter! (Thanks to Tony for pointing out!) http://www.zamzar.com/url/
Powerpoint – tips for creation / interactive use of
• CREATING INTERACTIVE POWERPOINTS http://edwebsfiles.ed.uiuc.edu/oet/icl/handouts/powerpointxp.doc Want help in learning how to produce interactive powerpoint presentations? See this link to instructions…. Have a go! • REWINDING FLASH IN POWERPOINT How to rewind Flash in Powerpoint – without having to bring up menu (noted by Tony C) http://www.flashgeek.com/tutorials/05b_rewind2000XP_05.asp
POWERPOINTS – Embedding Flash, Video and Audio Several posts on SLN have explored how flash and video can be embedded into powerpoint enabling the production of audio-visual rich presentations. If you are interested in following up on any of these the links are as follows: • Embedding Flash http://www.learningnet.co.uk/ubb/Forum5/HTML/003903.html (this enables you to embed flash files so that you don’t need the original flash files to also be present on the computer as they become packaged as part of the powerpoint presentation itself – makes it easier for transferring and sharing powerpoint files with flash in. • Embedding Video http://www.learningnet.co.uk/ubb/Forum5/HTML/003926.html • Embedding Audio http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/howto/ppt_sounds.pdf (this enables sounds to be actually embedded in the powerpoint – so you can transfer files from
Geography Directory 122 one computer to another without necessarily having to transfer the sound file separately – please note though that you can’t embed mp3 files) • A superb account of methods for creating media-rich powerpoint presentations has recently been written by David Rayner and can be found on the SLN forum here http://www.learningnet.co.uk/ubb/Forum5/HTML/003954.html - well worth a look and worth book marking / printing! • Inserting DVD Clips in Powerpoint • Cutting Segments out of DVDs An SLN thread which starts to explore the possibilities for cutting segments out of DVDs – with the potential for adding to powerpoint http://www.learningnet.co.uk/ubb/Forum5/HTML/004024.html • Death by Powerpoint Presentations An interesting article on the DigitalDepressions Blog called “Death by Powerpoint” http://www.digitaldigressions.net/blog/2006/04/death_by_powerp.html - gets you thinking about what is often wrong with presentations! • Import pdf content into powerpoint http://pptfaq.com/FAQ00054.htm
Wiki’s
A Wiki, is according to Wikipedia (free encyclopaedia) “a type of website that allows users to easily add and edit content and is especially suited for collaborative authoring” • Wikis (from Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki • Setting up a Wiki http://www.webspherepower.com/issues/issue200408/00001325001.html • Other interesting links to articles related to this topic include: • Using Wikis for Educational Purposes http://www.mrbelshaw.co.uk/teaching/2005/10/15/using-wikis-for-educational- purposes/ • Wiki Textbooks http://www.mrbelshaw.co.uk/teaching/2006/01/23/wiki-textbooks/ • Using Wiki for collaborative sharing of weblinks (SchoolHistory) http://schoolhistorylinks.pbwiki.com/ • Using Wiki in Education http://www.ikiw.org/ • On using Wiki sites with student groups http://www.mediaed.org.uk/posted_documents/wiki.htm • Using Wiki in Education – includes lots of links for Wiki tools and other information http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_education
Geography Directory 123 • Using Wiki’s in the classroom http://dmc.umn.edu/etf/wikis.pdf • Wikis in Education Doug Belshaw has recently blogged about the use of Wiki’s in Education including reference to his own recently set up History wiki as well as reference to some other good examples http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2007/02/06/taking-the-wiki-plunge/ • Examples of Educational Wikis http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis • The Connected Classroom Wiki http://theconnectedclassroom.wikispaces.com/
Blogging
Blogging is becoming increasingly popular and has great potential as an educational tool to get students engaged – I am hoping to explore this further over the summer – and also use the discussion thread facility on digital brain to do something similar with AS/A2 next term. There are some great examples which have been recently mentioned on SLN – try out some of the following links and see the blogs list above: • Val’s brilliant “Geography – My Place and Yours” http://www.gmpay.blogspot.com/ • Tony Cassidy – GCSEPilotGeography http://www.pilotgcseradicalgeography.co.uk/ • Ollie Bray (Geography Teacher from Dunbar Grammar School) http://olliebray.typepad.com/ • ICT Advice – Blogging (LT Scotland) http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/ictineducation/ictadvice/blogging/startingout.asp • Idiots guide to setting up a weblog (blog) – thanks to John Barlow for this http://www.box.net/public/op514klo17 • A nice blog tool – add a map to your blog showing visitors through flags (free trial) http://www.neoworx.net/blue/index.php?language=english • Posting slideshows on your blog • http://www.slide.com/ • Free Blog Content – some nice calendars here http://www.free-blog-content.com/ • How do I add a You-Tube video to my blog? http://www.askdavetaylor.com/add_youtube_video_to_web_page_blog.html • Slideshare – adding powerpoints to blogs http://www.slideshare.net/
Geography Directory 124 A useful way of sharing powerpoints / pdf files etc.. online – benefit is that these can be shared with students for revision / following up lessons etc. and can easily be embedded into blogs / websites. • Free polling tool for blogs – set up a simple and free polling system on your blog http://www.vizu.com/ (**very useful!) • GeoVisitors – great little tool for blogs to show location of visitors http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/geovisitors/ (easily added by adding html coding from site to blog) • Blogger http://www.blogger.com/start • Wordpress http://wordpress.org/
Interactive Whiteboards
• Catalogue of Smartbook Notebook resources – available for download http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en- GB/Ed%2BResource/Lesson%2BActivities/Notebook%2BActivities/ • IWB Resource Pages – Geography Pages – this is from Alan Parkinson’s Geography pages and includes links and resources for use of IWB in Geography – included an illustrated users guide. http://www.geographypages.co.uk/iwb.htm • Content for Whiteboards http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/IWBcontent/ • GeoInteractive – IWB resources http://www.geointeractive.co.uk/contribution/iwbresources.htm • Using Electronic Whiteboards in your classroom http://www.waukesha.k12.wi.us/WIT/SmartBoard/specificapps.htm • Interactive Whiteboard Resources – a growing bank of Interactive Whiteboard Resources http://www.iwb.org.uk/ • Integrating the smartboard in your classroom http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/resources/SMART%20Board%20ideas.pdf • Ideas for using your Smartboard http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/resources/MSBuildingSupport.pdf • Use of Interactive Whiteboards in Geography http://publications.teachernet.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/ICT%20WB%20Geography. pdf
Geography Directory 125 Podcasting
Podcasting has great potential - students can download revision audio files – which can be played on their computers / put on CD / onto iPod – allowing them to revise in a different way. • GeoCasts - Here are some great examples from Ollie Bray a Geography Teacher in Scotland. There are also some good examples of Videocasts here – again a simple idea – of short video snippets with photographs and diagrams revising key concepts. http://www.exc-el.org.uk/content/index.php/main/resources/geography/geocast_revision_area • Podcasting Resources for Educators and Students http://www.stager.org/podcasting.html • Podcasting Guide – in a number of parts – giving a good guide to the creation of podcasts from the planning through to the recording! Well worth a look and bookmarking!! o http://www.mrbelshaw.co.uk/teaching/2006/01/08/podcasting-part1/ o http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/01/09/podcasting-part2/ o http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/01/10/podcasting-part3/ o http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/01/11/podcasting-part4/ o http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/01/12/podcasting-part5/
• Music for use by students in the classroom – although you must see the terms of use / licensing • http://www.freeplaymusic.com/licensing/termsofuse.php • Audacity - Free software for recording audio and creating those podcasts! http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ • Podsafe Audio A new find this week to support podcasting (and indeed the creation of other resources requiring audio) – Podcast Audio is a website that seeks to provide music by lesser known artists under the Creative Commons Licence – which means that they can be used freely as long as it is for non-commercial use – so for education this is fine. There is a wide variety of music available on here (details of how the artists can be credited are on here) and it is catalogued according to genre. This should be very useful – not only for podcasts, but for moviemaker files, photo stories etc. should also make it possible to share more of these online, without having to worry about copyright issues. http://podsafeaudio.com/
Geography Directory 126 Creating Interactive Games
• Class Tools.net http://www.classtools.net/ A fantastic new site set up by Russell Tarr of ActiveHistory.co.uk – this new ClassTools. Net site has a series of fantastic Flash templates which will be of great use to staff – includes templates for Time Lines; Diamond 9 exercises; Living Graphs; Priority Charts; Venn; Essay Skills; Interactive quizzes and more – well worth exploring!! • Free Flash Resources – a number of free resources – including a great Countdown Timer – with a range of possible tunes (including Knight Rider, James Bond and the classic countdown …er. Countdown!) and some templates for creating your own flash games! http://www.sandfields.co.uk/games/games.html (WELL WORTH CHECKING OUT!)
Using Photostory
• Making starter movies using Photostory you may have seen some of the starter films I have put together on topics such as Volcanoes / Weather etc. These are very easy to put together – all you need is your photos – you can add your own music – or it can be generated for you. There are several pieces of software that can be used – one of the simplest (and it can be downloaded free!) is Photostory Starter3 from Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.msp x This piece of software provides a “wizard” which takes you through about 5 or 6 very simple stages of putting together your very own “PhotoStory” – all you need to get started is the folder of photographs that you want to use! • Using Microsoft Photostory 3 http://www.jakesonline.org/photostory.pdf
Use of Digital Video / Digital Video Editing
• Ripping DVD clips for Educational Use in the Classroom – tutorial from Doug Belshaw - http://www.mrbelshaw.co.uk/teacher/video/fairuse.htm Movie Make Additions Split Screen – showing two images at the same time http://www.rehanfx.org/split_video.htm with full instructions available here http://www.teachingwithict.com/
Geography Directory 127 • The following weblinks have extra resources to enhance the use of movie maker: • http://www.rehanfx.org/ • http://hitthebongo.co.uk/videofx/ • Tips and Tutorials for using Windows Movie Maker – includes forums http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/ • Windows Movie Maker Forums http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/forums/ • Sound Effects and Music Sites http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=81103
Links to Sound Effects / Music for Creating Resources
• Free Disaster Sound Effects (includes earthquakes, volcanoes etc..) http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/soundfx/Disasters.shtml • Free Sounds Project – collaborative database of creative commons licensed sounds – worth doing a search – e.g. for waves, volcanoes, earthquakes etc.. http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/index.php • Nature Sound Effects http://www.grsites.com/sounds/nature001.shtml • Includes many volcano sounds! http://www.sounddogs.com/results.asp?Type=&CategoryID=1046&SubcategoryID=27 • Free Weather Sound Effects http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/soundfx/Weather.shtml • Sound Effects http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/index.html • Free Sound Effects http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/ • Some Free Sound Effect Downloads http://www.soundeffects.co.uk/ - there are many on this site – but for which you have to pay for – this page is a small selection of free downloads. • Some Free TV Theme Tunes (again some of this site is paying I think) http://www.tvtunesonline.com/freebies.asp • Absolute Sound Effects – large collection of free sound effects http://www.grsites.com/sounds/ • Music Tracks and Sound Effects Files – http://intranet.yorkcollege.ac.uk/yc/lessonplan/sound/index.html • Sound Effects – http://www.ilovewavs.com/Effects/Music/Music.htm
Geography Directory 128 • List of sites to access free sound effects – http://www.videomaker.com/scripts/free_sound_effects.cfm • Links to Sound Effects Websites – http://www.stonewashed.net/sfx.html • Partners in Rhyme : These sounds are offered for free royalty free use in your multimedia project or as background sounds on your website – http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pirsounds/WEB_DESIGN_SOUNDS_WAV/SOUNDF X.shtml • Free Nature Sounds http://www.listeningearth.com.au/pages/Fav_Nature_Sounds.html • The Free Sound Project http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/index.php • National Anthem music files (thanks to Kate Russell for spot) http://themes.mididb.com/anthems/ • Sound Clips from Movies http://www.moviewavs.com/ - some great audio clips which may be useful! (if not fun!) • TV Tunes – for using in creating Resources – I have mentioned this one before, but was mentioned again on SLN this week – just in time for the creative summer season! http://tv.cream.org/index.htm • Geography Songs – a blog to compile useful songs for use in the Geography Classroom and in the creation of resources http://geographysongs.blogspot.com/ • Sound Files for BBC News 24 (useful for making News related movie starters etc.) http://www.tvhome.co.uk/bbcnews24/sounds.phtml • TV Theme Tunes (Useful for Creating Resources) http://www.btinternet.com/~mark.ashall/Themes.htm • Musicovery Great site for getting more music into the classroom! (not downloadable songs but will play from the site) http://www.musicovery.com/
Flash
• USING FLASH Using Flash – a simple overview (word document) – many thanks to Dave Stacey for this http://coolhistory.co.uk/files/Flash%20Handout.doc • Creating Drag and Dop activities in Macromedia http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/studio/articles/fwdw_elearning.html and some simple tutorials on creating drag and drop using flash (from Andrew Field – of Neal Wade) http://www.reviseict.co.uk/flash/flash_dragndrop.shtml
Geography Directory 129 • Flash Education – Net . – using flash in education – some useful resources / tutorials here – well worth exploring if you are interested in the use of flash http://www.flasheducation.net/welcome
Teaching Tools
• Clip Art – free clip art from Dorling Kindersley http://www.dorlingkindersley- uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/clipart/home.html • Countdown Conundrum Creater (great idea for starters / plenaries – conundrums of key words!) – would work particularly well if used with the Countdown clock!! (see Professional Development Section) http://www.emailuser.co.uk/countdown_word.php • Teaching Tools – including countdown timer http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/visual/ • Timers There have been a lot of posts about Timers on SLN recently are there are a number of great timers available for use in the classroom with the data projector – Mk and I have made use of the Countdown Timer which the students love! There are lots of different timers available so I thought I would highlight them: • http://www.teachingandtechnology.co.uk/2007/01/burst-the-balloon • http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/timer.swf • http://www.harmonyhollow.net/teach/ (see Cool Timer Link) • http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/server.php?request=cmVzb3VyY2UuZnVsbHZpZXc%3D&res ourceId=12209 • http://www.sandfields.co.uk/games/games.html ( excellent countdown timer - and you can add your own songs!) • Countdown Timer http://www.teachit.co.uk/custom_content/clock/clock3.html • Free Teaching Tools From http://www.harmonyhollow.net/teach/ includes… Timer - Simple, easy-to-use, timer program. Like and oven timer only cooler. Play any wav, mp3, or midi file for an alarm. ( this is great – have the option to have small or large timer – very easy to use – great idea! The Hat - Handy-dandy list order randomizer. Just like pulling names from a hat to see who goes first, second, etc. – a fun way of selecting students randomly – and can’t be accused of being unfair – this is shown on the data projector • Concept Mapping – a free tool for concept mapping http://cmap.ihmc.us/
Geography Directory 130 Virtual Learning Environments . • Research on VLE’s from Becta – “What the research says about Virtual Learning Environments in Teaching and Learning http://www.becta.org.uk/research/research.cfm?section=1&id=545 • Help Pages for using Digital Brain – some very good help pages here http://www.kirklees- ednet.org.uk/subjects/ictgeneral/elearning/final%20course/index.htm • An Introduction to Learning Platforms (BECTA) http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/publications/documents/learning_platforms_leaders .pdf
WebCams
• Webcam Geography – Tony Cassidy has set up a blog to share and archive ideas for making use of webcams in Geography – http://radicalwebcamgeography.co.uk • Uses for a WebCam – Digital Geography (some new ideas from some work being carried out by Noel Jenkins and others) http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/10/uses-for-a-webcam/ • Creating a web-cam wall – Tony Cassidy has put together a tutorial for his excellent idea of having a web-cam wall in powerpoint – instructions here http://radicalwebcamgeography.co.uk/2007/04/02/creating-a-web-cam-wall/ • Live Geography Webcams – Our Windows on the World (Wycombe High School) http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=28492
Revision Resources Ideas
• Online Mini Mind-Mapper – Andrew Field (Content Generator) – has recently updated the Neal Wade School Website with some new revision resources – including this interactive mind mapping tool for students to use online – they can fill in the mind map with their own headings and points and format as they wish – their completed mind-maps can then be printed out for their folders http://www.neale-wade.cambs.sch.uk/revision/mindmapper.html
Geography Directory 131 • Podcasting for Revision – provides the links that students need to create their own podcasts for revision (a guide to podcasting is going to be added here soon) – again from Neal Wade (Andrew Field) http://www.neale- wade.cambs.sch.uk/revision/podcasting.html • Free Mind Mapping Software – Open source software for Mind Mapping http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page • SNAIL RACING – Brilliant powerpoint from Tony Cassidy (on Radical Geography) which can easily be adapted – can be used in a number of different ways: 1. Students in groups – they choose a snail to lose – if their snail wins they forfeit and have to answer a question / concept 2. Multiple Choice - add a question to each slide and attach a multiple choice answer to each of the 4 snails – students vote which snail they think will win (i.e. which they think is the correct answer) and then play the race to see) The PowerPoint template can be downloaded from Tony’s excellent site here www.radicalgeography.co.uk/snailrace.zip (once downloaded - don’t forget to right click on file and extract all before trying to use it). • Suggest the Terminology Tony Cassidy (of Radical Geography) has come up with an excellent idea for Revision called “Suggest the Terminology – in which students read through paragraphs and suggest the key words that could be used…. You should get the idea here www.radicalgeography.co.uk/suggesttheterminology.ppt • Some others here based on this idea: • Rivers Terminology (from Helen Edmondson) www.radicalgeography.co.uk/holdernessterminologyguess.ppt • Holderness Coast (from Helen Edmondson) • www.radicalgeography.co.uk/holdernessterminologyguess.ppt • Population (Gill – from SLN) • www.radicalgeography.co.uk/suggestheterminologypopulation.ppt • Farming (Gill – from SLN) • www.radicalgeography.co.uk/suggesttheterminologyfarming.ppt • Early Site Location (Paul Williams – SLN)
Geography Directory 132 • www.radicalgeography.co.uk/suggesttheterminologyearlysitelocation.ppt • Geography All the Way – Online Forum – includes a revision help section • http://geographyalltheway.com/geogalot/ • BBC Bitesize – online digital clips http://millfield.digitalbrain.com/millfield/accounts/staff/geography/ • Useful revision notes / resources (Amesbury school) http://geography.amesburyschool.co.uk/revision_notes.htm • Exam Command Words – useful list of exam command words can be downloaded here thanks to Nick Langmead http://brauntongeography.blogspot.com/2007/01/exam- command-wordsagain.html • Key Skills / Study skills website from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/keyskills/extra/index.shtml • Podcasts from the BBC on revision (planning and motivation) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/communities/onionstreet/skills/revision_guides.shtml • Geography Bitesize Podcasts http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/audio/geography/index.shtml
Geography Directory 133
PROMOTING GEOGRAPHY
• What’s Happening in Geography - Posters for Schools (Lancaster University) – some excellent posters updating some of the more recent thinking in Geography (aimed at A’level students) http://www.geog.lancs.ac.uk/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p age&PAGE_id=50&MMN_position=21:21 • Geography Today – The state of our Discipline (RGS) http://www.rgs.org/GeographyToday/Geography+Today.htm • Promoting Geography Video Daniel Raven Ellison has produced an excellent video to promote Geography which can be used on parents evenings – I am going to add this to our own presentation to show to parents in November. I am also going to upload this to GeoBytes over the weekend so it can be viewed on there by both parents and students (all good for promoting the subject!). Whilst you are waiting for me to upload it to Geobytes you can view it here on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUv5kkKVBLw (many thanks to Dan) • Promoting Geography – Radical Geography Resources Tony Cassidy has produced some great resources to help promote Geography for options evening – some of the resources are very specifically promoting the Pilot GCSE course – however there is a great movie her which is not specification specific and is really good – well worth a look thanks to Tony! http://www.radicalgeography.co.uk/67.html
Geography Directory 134 QUARRYING
• A Quarrying Exercise from Woodhouse High School http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/woodhouse-high/QuarriesWeb/framesqry.htm • **Virtual Quarrying http://www.virtualquarry.co.uk/virtualquarry.htm - could be a great exercise to support the Year 7 quarry enquiry • Quarry Based unit teaching ideas – http://www.virtualquarry.co.uk/units/unitgeo14/Teacherintro.doc • Build that Quarry – nice activity from Slemish College Geography Department http://www.thinkgeography.org.uk/Buildthatquarry.html
Geography Directory 135 RAINFORESTS
• Rainforests this site is fabulous - hundreds (literally) of photographs of the rainforest, trees, jungle, rainforest wildlife, indigenous tribes etc. a one stop site – fabulous for photographs for powerpoints etc. If you don’t bookmark anything else for next year – make sure you do this one! http://www.leslietaylor.net/gallery/gallery.htm • Rainforest Images and Sounds (from Dorling Kindersley) http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/html/features/rainforest/intro.html • Rainforest Information Portal http://www.rainforestweb.org/ - • Tropical Rainforest Coalition - http://www.rainforest.org/ • Amazon Animals http://www.junglephotos.com/amazon/amanimals/amanimals.shtml Jungle Photographs • Guided Tour through the Rainforest http://www.guidedtour.rainforestconcern.org/rfc_guide.htm • UK Rainforest Foundation http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/s-Index - has a superb photogallery section – includes deforestation, rainforest images and some fantastic photos of Kayapo Indians. • Tropical Rainforest Biome http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm • Tropical Rainforest – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_rainforest
PEOPLE OF THE RAINFOREST: • Tribe http://www.bbc.co.uk/tribe/index.shtml - BBC site based on the series – good resources for those studying native tribes • Survival International – includes an exploration of the world’s tribes, video clips etc. http://www.survival-international.org/index.php Follow this links to see images from a new book which is a satire about development http://www.survival- international.org/thereyougoenter.php • Diary: The Amazon Rainforest http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5184332.stm • Yanomami Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanomamo • Yanomami – Survival International http://www.survival- international.org/tribes.php?tribe_id=54 • Indian Cultures – Yanomami http://indian-cultures.com/Cultures/yanomamo.html • Kayapo Indians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayapo_people • Amazon Indians http://www.amazon-indians.org/
Geography Directory 136 DEFORESTATION ISSUES: • Earth Observatory – Deforestation http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Deforestation/ • The Student, The Nun, The Amazon – amazing website telling the real life story of a nun who was murdered earlier this year for her dedication in trying to stop deforestation – some great resources here for use particularly with VI form students – a DVD is also available http://www.studentnunamazon.co.uk/ - an education pack is in development • Ecotourism Game – from Amazon Interactive http://www.eduweb.com/ecotourism/eco1.html • Rainforests – Destruction of forests in developing countries is out of control http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article2355962.ece • Rainforest Destruction in the Congo – Case Studies http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/s- Congo%20Basin%20Forests%20and%20the%20Law • Deforestation – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation • Tropical Deforestation Factsheet http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Deforestation/
The Amazon Rainforest and Farming (McDonalds & Soya Farming) • The 7,000km journey that links the destruction of the Amazon to fast food http://www.guardian.co.uk/globalisation/story/0,,1747904,00.html • From the Amazon to Chicken Nuggets http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianweekly/story/0,,1752430,00.html • They Hailed it as a wonder food (Soya Beans) http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,,1342291,00.html • Video: How Soya is Destroying the Rainforest http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-7162971236316738258&q=rainforest – can also be downloaded here (as wmv file) with further information from Greenpeace http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/forests/forests.cfm?ucidparam=20060502163527
Geography Directory 137 RECYCLING
• Recycle Now http://www.recyclenow.com/ • Recycling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling • Recycling Criticism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_criticism • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle http://www.reducereuserecycle.co.uk/ • The Recycling Guide http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/ • Recycling and beyond – Householders information sheet http://www.wasteonline.org.uk/resources/InformationSheets/beyondrecycling.htm • Recycle Zone http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/ • Environmental Benefits of Recycling (pdf file) http://www.wrap.org.uk/wrap_corporate/about_wrap/environmental.html • Recycling Facts and Figures http://www.bringrecycling.org/benefits.html • Recycling Benefits http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-benefits.html • Recycling Criticism (Answers.com) http://www.answers.com/topic/recycling- criticism
Geography Directory 138 RIVERS / HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
• The Watershed Concept http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module01/title.htm • The Water Cycle – a series of videos for downloading related to water / water cycle – The high resolution Water Cycle video is an excellent graphic – these are in .mpg format and can be downloaded and edited in moviemaker if you wish to add titles / music to the resource. http://gpm.gsfc.nasa.gov/outreach.html • Water Cycle Resource (excellent) – this is ideal for interactive whiteboards – some great animations here – useful for throughout the Key stages – worth having a look at and bookmarking http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module01/title.htm • Water Cycle Flash Movie http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html • Teaching ideas for the water cycle o http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/geography/watercycledemo.htm o http://bcn.boulder.co.us/basin/learning/watercy.html • Hydrological Cycle – Evian Advert Noel Jenkins has produced an idea for an activity using the Evian water Ad as a starter for a lesson related to the hydrological cycle (probably as a follow up to an introductory lesson to test student understanding) http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/evian.htm Noel has also found a direct link to the Advert itself: http://archives.canneslions.com/video/high/2004/2004_023_160_high.mov • Water Cycle Movies – useful movies for downloading http://watercycle.gsfc.nasa.gov/ • Watersheds – Connecting Weather to the environment http://meted.ucar.edu/broadcastmet/watershed/ • Groundwater Song – an animated song on groundwater looking at its importance and the threat to groundwater by pollution http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/wq/swf/groundwater-animation.swf • Living Graph – Storm Hydrograph http://www.activegeography.co.uk/flash/liv_graph_storm.htm (Thanks to Russel Tarr from Active Geography) • River Data from around the World http://www.grdc.sr.unh.edu/ • Photographs: Some great starter photographs looking at an incidence of heavy rainfall / subsidence / river erosion http://www.spacing.ca/photoblog/?page_id=42
Geography Directory 139 • Virtual Tour of the River Thames – a flash based virtual tour of the River Thames, from the London Eye http://www.londoneye.com/view/river_home.asp?section=view&secondnav=river • V-shaped Valley Formation - http://www.school- portal.co.uk/GroupDownloadFile.asp?file=55027&Groupid=12426 • V-shaped Valleys (made by students from a Welsh school) – some great animations here! http://pencoedgeography.co.uk/pupilanimations8.htm • Development of an Ox-Bow Lake: http://www.pencoedgeography.co.uk/meander.swf • Rivers: The Bradshaw Model – an excellent resource including powerpoint from Rich Allway http://www.geographyalltheway.com/ib_geography/ib_drainage_basins/bradshaw_mo del.htm • RIVER MANAGEMENT: • Kissimmee River Restoration Project – main page http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/erd/krr/index.html • Kissimmee River Restoration Project – frequently asked questions http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/erd/krr/faq/3_krrfaq.html • South Florida Water Management District http://www.sfwmd.gov/site/index.php?id=1d • KS5 – GeoLabs – Virtual Rivers http://www.sciencecourseware.com/VirtualRiver/Files/page01a.html • Rivers Links (and others) http://www.cleo.net.uk/resources/index.php?ks=3&cur=10 – includes some good rivers animations and source to mouth case studies as well as some other good links. • River Statistics – a site providing a facility for downloading daily mean flow data, together with some summary statistics for gauging stations across the country. http://www.nwl.ac.uk/ih/nrfa/river_flow_data/flow_data/gauging_station_list_river.htm • Water Links – Aswan Dam / Boscastle / Rhine Flooding etc. – some great links here to teaching resources from Crickhowell High School http://www.geogonline.org.uk/water_landforms_and_people.htm
Geography Directory 140 RURAL ENVIRONMENTS
• Case studies of how rural Scotland is diversifying http://www.scottish- enterprise.com/sedotcom_home/services-to-the-community/rural/ruraldevelopment- casestudies.htm • African Food Crisis - A BBC In-depth feature with many good resources / articles – would provide some great case studies for AS / A2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/africa/2006/africa_food_crisis/default.stm • Starvation in Zimbabwe – Desperate Mothers throw away 20 babies a week as Zimbabwe Starves http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2114280,00.html – a disturbing but thought provoking story from the Sunday Times. • Africa in Pictures 22-28 th April http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4956474.stm • A series of articles on rural environments from the Guardian (thanks to http://gorgeousgeography.wordpress.com/ for archiving these) • The Countryside’s Changing Face http://society.guardian.co.uk/ruralcommunities/story/0,,2038535,00.html • Price boom spells disaster for low paid http://money.guardian.co.uk/houseprices/story/0,,2039032,00.html • How to make the countryside sustainable http://society.guardian.co.uk/ruralcommunities/story/0,,2038544,00.html • The search for creative solutions http://society.guardian.co.uk/ruralcommunities/story/0,,2038548,00.html • Return to sender (closure of post offices) http://society.guardian.co.uk/ruralcommunities/story/0,,2038546,00.html • Why rural living has never been more popular http://society.guardian.co.uk/ruralcommunities/story/0,,2038550,00.html • A voice of support (advocates for the countryside) http://society.guardian.co.uk/ruralcommunities/story/0,,2038547,00.html
Geography Directory 141 SETTLEMENT
GENERAL SETTLEMENT / URBANISATION: • Are the cities the new countries? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5179232.stm • Viewpoints: The Urban World in 2050 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/5094602.stm • Von Thunen Model – software for helping to teach the concept http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/vonthunen/ • Settlement Model http://www.scalloway.org.uk/sett8.htm • Our Property – free house prices from land registry data http://www.ourproperty.co.uk/ • Clone Towns – good for AS Settlement? – see this article on how Britain’s city centres are losing their identities and becoming ‘clones’ of each other, with local independent stores being pushed out. • Guardian Article on Clone Towns: http://shopping.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,1509,1500082,00.html • Clone Tone Resources: Resource link for carrying out an assessment of whether a locality is a ‘clone’ town and a page of resources / ideas related to Clone Towns on Geography Pages http://www.geographypages.co.uk/clone.htm • City Population – A website on which you can find statistics and maps about the population of the countries and major agglomerations of the world. http://www.citypopulation.de/ • Housing threat to Greenbelt Land http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5236802.stm • The new commuter belt http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5187096.stm • Urban Population Growth “The World Comes to Town” – article from People and the Planet – looking at the growth of the World’s Urban Population http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=1054§ion=5 • World in the Balance – Be a Demographer – interactive site related to population http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/demographer.html • Teaching about Urbanisation: A great site for teaching about urbanisation – includes animation of urbanisation in the 20 th century http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/urb- 20th.htm • Development Education Project on Learning for Sustainable Cities Project http://www.dep.org.uk/scities/ • Lessons for Beijing emerge from the Dickensian Smog (“China is paying the price of rapid urbanisation and would do well to learn from Britain's response in the 19th century”) http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1832109,00.html
Geography Directory 142 • Nakheel Developments - Dubai – the two islands in the shape of a palm that can be seen from space – great Google Earth file (thanks to Noel Jenkins for pointing it out) showing this – can be downloaded here http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=284179 – when you have downloaded the file – right click and extract all – then click on the .kmz file and it will take you straight to Google Earth. • World Cities Photo Archive http://www.worldcityphotos.org/ • Superstore location Activity - Interactive activity from Ordnance Survey – GIS files – task is to decide best location for superstore http://www.mapzone.co.uk/giszone/english/gismissions/page4.htm • Sustainable Cities – quite a useful resource booklet (from another exam board decision making exercise) – might be some useful cartoons etc.. here! http://www.ocr.org.uk/OCR/WebSite/Data/Publication/Pre- Release%20Materials%20(Live%20Materials)/GCSE_Geogr80722.pdf • KS3/KS4 Settlement – Plan it…..Build it! - looks at how new houses are planned and built – group activity for 12-16 year olds – design a housing estate of the future. http://www.education.redrow.co.uk/planit.html • NOIDA (New High tech planned city in India) http://www.noidaauthorityonline.com/ - good for planning, globalisation and industry • Living in the Ghetto? Possibly Not http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5170862.stm • “Pretty Poor” – looks at the reality of hardship and poverty of living in the British countryside (includes example of Castleton) http://www.guardian.co.uk/britain/article/0,,1823007,00.html • Wide Open Spaces: Uses of Brownfield sites http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/shaun_spiers/2007/03/next_week_david_miliban d_will.html • World Urbanisation Prospects (2003) http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wup2003/WUP2003Report.pdf • Population Bulletin – An Urbanising World – an excellent bulletin from the Population Reference Bureau – well worth downloading! http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section=Population_Bulletin1&template=/ContentM anagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=12463 • BBC In Depth – Urban Planet http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/2006/urbanisation/default.stm
Geography Directory 143 • In pictures – the Shrinking space in our crowded cities http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/ 06/in_pictures_space_in_the_city_/html/1.stm • Wikipedia – Urbanisation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization • Central Business District (Wikipedia Entry) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_business_district • BBC Bitesize - Central Business District http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/urbanrural/urbanpatternsmedcr ev3.shtml • Technology and Traffic Management: London Case Study http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/learning_modules/geography/04.TU.01/?se ction=11 • Technology and Traffic Management: Global Case Studies http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/learning_modules/geography/04.TU.01/?se ction=12 • State of the cities – downloadable reports / facts and figures and ability to compare cities with other places http://www.socd.communities.gov.uk/socd/Welcome.aspx • Streets Ahead – the growth of cities and urban problems http://environment.guardian.co.uk/waste/story/0,,1992186,00.html
URBAN REGENERATION / DEVELOPMENT: • Glasgow – “Best Laid Schemes” Includes short films from a 1970s perspective on comprehensive redevelopment in Glasgow http://www.bestlaidschemes.com/ • Also – “Housing the People” The Glasgow Experience – An Audio Fieldtrip – a podcast – an account of Glasgow’s historical development through its built form. http://www.dass.stir.ac.uk/sections/hous-policy/tour/index.htm • Urban Planning – Interactive Game http://www.gamelinks.com/game.php?linkid=1651 • London Docklands http://www.bardaglea.org.uk/docklands/index.html • Tour of the London Docklands An excellent virtual tour of the London Docklands from the brilliant Wycombe High School website – includes a quiz as well as some excellent background materials on the redevelopment of the Dockland area. Geography Directory 144 Also includes: • A glossary of Key Terms • Strategies for Management http://www.school- portal.co.uk/GroupRenderCustomPage.asp?GroupID=11155&PageID=22386 • City of Science is a crucible for Britain’s Redevelopment - an article in the Independent on how Nottingham is trying to shrug off its image as “Crime Capital” http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,630-2126753.html • Sounds of Sirens – Inner City Nottingham http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,1998476,00.html • Urban Regeneration - Bradford Some interesting websites on the proposals for the urban regeneration of the centre of Bradford http://www.bradfordurc.co.uk/default.asp and a good article from the Guardian on Urban Regeneration in general http://society.guardian.co.uk/urbanregeneration/story/0,8150,459287,00.html • The estate we’re in – Urban Regeneration in Manchester (news article) http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/architecture/story/0,,2020121,00.html • Case study of Urban Change in Glasgow (very useful .pdf file) http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/nq/images/GeogHumanEnvirInt_tcm4-372369.pdf • Useful teachers pack / resources on Urban Regeneration / London Docklands http://www.tfl.gov.uk/dlr/about/teacherspack.shtml • Urban Redevelopment in Glasgow http://www.bestlaidschemes.com/moviezone/glasgow-1980 • New Towns - Redeveloping Essex’s fallen Utopia (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6264579.stm # • New Towns – Charley in New Town video http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/1945to1951/filmpage_cint.htm
URBANISATION IN LEDCs: • Shanty Living: Jakarta - Some amazing images of Shanty Living in Jakarta – photos taken on the garbage ring surrounding Jakarta (Indonesia) – the outcome of millions moving away from the rural areas into the urban slums http://capedmaskedandarmed.com/photo/garbagering/index.html (see the picture on the front of this bulletin which is from this photo collection)
Geography Directory 145 • Mall Culture – Jakarta Another good set of photographs from this site is Mall Culture http://capedmaskedandarmed.com/photo/mallculture/index.html - these are again taken in Jakarta in Indonesia and pick up on the themes of globalization and market capitalism. The photos show the lavish shopping centres and western style malls which can be found in Jakarta which sell goods out of the price range far beyond the reach of the majority of the population of Jakarta - most of which live in serious poverty with great unemployment problems. "....They are built mainly for westerners and Jakarta’s small affluent over-class, which grew rich through four decades of rampant corruption during the burial regime of General Suharto. Across the city western mega chain stores, like Carrefour, are wiping out traditional street markets and devastating the local economy. Those Indonesians lucky enough to find employment inside the malls, serving the rich, cannot hope to afford anything sold in those store. Most are paid poverty wages and cannot afford to eat in the food court." (quote from the site written by Jonathon McIntosh 2004) • A google video download on favelas in Rio http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1338477346854557787&q=favela • Rapid Urbanisation: Case study recently highlighted in the Guardian on Chongqing (China) – this has a population of more than 31 million – greater than Peru and Iraq and is rapidly growing (Thanks to Ian Murray for pointing this out) http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1731061,00.html • Rio – Jakarta Slum Photo – great for use with Shanty Town work – great idea from Victoria Ellis (SLN) – cutting photo into half and getting students to draw what they think completes the other half of the photo (whilst not telling them that they are part of the same photo) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Jakarta_slumlife9.JPG • Interesting News Article on “Favela Tourism” from the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/brazil/story/0,,1724422,00.html#article_continue – thanks to Ian Murray for this. (You may need to put Favela+Tourism+Rio into the Guardian search engine – as although this link is correct – when clicked on through the .pdf it goes straight to “unfound” • Perils of Living Close to the Line (Mumbai) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4779419.stm • Shanty Town Animation – useful animation showing stages of development of informal housing in LEDCs http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/geoweb/blowmedown/shanty05.swf
Geography Directory 146 • Shanty Towns (Photograph) – a great photograph for a starter on Shanty Towns (as noted by Tony Cassidy on Geography Forum) – upside down photograph of a shanty town – at first glance hard to tell – considers some people’s indifference because so used to seeing images like this (also interesting video clip on same theme using the photo). http://blogger.xs4all.nl/marcg/archive/2006/08/04/110785.aspx • Making Cities Work: Mexico City http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5061626.stm • The pull of Rio’s Shanty Towns http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5342168.stm • Forum ends with Urban Poor Focus (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5112386.stm • Transport Issues in LEDCs – some amazing images related to transport in LEDCs – http://www.ezprezzo.com/crazypics/overloaded.html • Houses around the world http://www.hgpho.to/wfest/house/house-e.html - some fascinating photographs here of different houses from around the world – great for comparison work. • Shanty Town information – stages of development of informal housing in a third world city http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/geoweb/blowmedown/shanty05.swf • New Zimbabwe Housing is a ‘sham’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5325258.stm • The two faces of Sao Paulo http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2349992.ece • Favela da Rochina – aerial photograph of Rochina http://perljam.net/google-satellite- maps/id/3346/Brazil/Rio_de_Janeiro/Rio_de_Janeiro/Favela_da_Rocinha • Slum Dwelling (BBC News Article) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/5078654.stm • Shanty Town Improvement http://www.iadb.org/idbamerica/index.cfm?&thisid=1793&articlepreview=0& - Case study of Shanty Town improvement – favela in Brazil (Rio)
Geography Directory 147 SLAVERY
• Understanding Slavery (Teaching Resources – KS3 / KS4) http://www.understandingslavery.com/ • UNESCO – The Slave route http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php- URL_ID=25659&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.htm l • Audio Slide-show – Sudan’s ex-slave http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/6468215.stm • Child Slavery (BBC – This World) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/this_world/6446051.stm • Slavery Today (BBC World Service) http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1357_slavery_today/ • Anti-slavery International http://www.antislavery.org/
Geography Directory 148 SOILS
• Soilnet.com A very useful site on soils with resources specifically aimed at secondary level http://www.soil-net.com/ • Soils Scapes – mapping of soil types in the UK – flash based resource – very useful http://www3.landis.org.uk/soilscapes/ • An Introduction to Soil (Macaulay Institute Aberdeen) (pdf sheet) http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/soilposters/1.pdf • Soils Animations (some excellent animations on the Wycombe High School Geography Department site) http://www.school- portal.co.uk/GroupRenderCustomPage.asp?GroupID=12426&ResourceId=96848 • Soil Terminology (Macaulay Institute Aberdeen) http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/soilposters/5.pdf • Barren Future for Africa’s Soil – a report has suggested that 80% of the farmland in sub-Saharan Africa has been severely degraded, becoming increasingly unable to sustain Africa’s already hungry population http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4860694.stm • NRCS – Soils Website http://soils.usda.gov/ • Soil – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil
Geography Directory 149 STATISTICS / DATA SOURCES
• National Statistics Online http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ • The Census in England and Wales http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census/ • Neighbourhood Statistics (find statistics for areas in the UK) http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadHome.do;jsessionid=ac1f93 0bce62b71c4f6d0364d2ca150d27c2febe28f.e38PbNqOa3qRe38OaNeKahqMai1ynkn vrkLOlQzNp65In0?bhcp=1 • EOGEO – Access to Geospatial Data http://www.eogeo.org/ • Source of Agricultural Statistics – http://faostat.fao.org/default.aspx • Earth Trends http://earthtrends.wri.org/index.php - environmental information portal – a huge database containing information on a wide variety of environmental issues – including climate, atmosphere, coasts, forests, agriculture etc. • VASSARSTATS Statistical Computation site – user friendly tools for actually calculating statistics – well worth a look – could be a useful find for AS coursework http://faculty.vassar.edu/lowry/VassarStats.html • English Nature Data Sets http://www.english-nature.org.uk/pubs/gis/gis_register.asp The GIS Digital Boundary Datasets held by English Nature are now becoming available for downloading via the Internet. The data is suitable for use in a Geographic Information System (GIS). • Stats for Schools website http://www.stats4schools.gov.uk/ includes some useful Geography exercises including “What is the population like where you live”? http://www.stats4schools.gov.uk/lesson_ideas/population/default.asp http://www.stats4schools.gov.uk/lesson_ideas/national_parks/default and Tourism in London • Statistics: River Works 2 – Excel based interactive spreadsheet for calculating River Variables http://ferl.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?resID=2933 • GESource (Information gateway for HE / FE students) some very useful links here http://www.gesource.ac.uk/home.html • Geography and National Statistics http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/default.asp
ANALYSING STATISTICS – CREATING GRAPHS / GRAPH INTERPRETATION:
• Drawing Graphs in Excel – Learning and Teaching Scotland Ever stuck on how to do this? Or want a help sheet for students – try this Scottish link with word document
Geography Directory 150 support for students on how to draw graphs using excel – good for coursework? http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/nq/resources/nq_library/geographydrawinggraphswithexc el.asp • Excel Tutorial (Juicy Geography – Noel Jenkins) This next link – also looks at using Excel – includes drawing up population pyramids and river cross-sections. http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/excelres.htm • Statistics / Analysis http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/nq/resources/nq_library/basicconceptsofstatisticsforgeogr aphyandbiologysagt009.asp - some free downloadable powerpoints on statistics – maybe useful for project analysis – also includes nearest neighbour analysis (AS/A2?) • Drawing Graphs Try out these great flash animations to help teach students how to draw graphs – well worth a look! • http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/graph4.swf • http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/graph5.swf • Guide to producing graphs in Excel (includes box plots, population pyramids, pictograms etc.) http://home.clara.net/dkeith/excel/index.html • Triangular Graphs http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Webnotes/sp3/triang/triplt.swf An excellent flash animation for showing how to plot triangular graphs • Interpreting Soil Texture Triangular Graphs http://courses.soil.ncsu.edu/resources/physics/texture/soiltexture.swf
Geography Directory 151 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
• Sustainable Development Lesson Plans – http://www.bsieducation.org/Education/11-14/topic-areas/sustainability/default.shtml • Recycle Zone http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/tz_wasteweb.aspx • Recycle More http://www.recycle-more.co.uk/ • EcoActive – Environmental Education Services http://www.ecoactive.org.uk/ • Recycle City http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/ • Environment Cartoons http://www.goma.demon.co.uk/eco/ecoselect.html • Global Citizenship – an interesting set of worksheets from Oxfam on Global Citizenship http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/getglobal/steps_worksheets.pdf
• Facing the Future – Lesson plans for teaching about global issues / sustainability etc. http://www.teacherscorner.org/activities.html • Ecological and Carbon Footprints – An RGS mini-site on ecological and carbon footprints – includes teaching resources / ideas and even a scheme of work http://www.esd.rgs.org/ • SUSSchool – The Sustainable Schools Website – includes lots of great resources, lesson plans, links, news, stories etc . http://www.suschool.org.uk/ • Globalisation of Waste – A number of resources related to waste / recycling: • Talking Rubbish (Geography in the News – RGS) http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=540 • Exports of Waste must double to reach target (Telegraph Article) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/11/nrecyc11.xml • Transnational Movement of Waste (RGS Conference) – links to conference materials (including powerpoints) http://www.rgs.org/category.php?Page=mainevents • Litter http://www.encams.org/advice/main2.asp?pageid=41 • A Cleaner London http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/environment/litter/litter_fairies.jsp • A World Drowning in Litter (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1849302.stm • http://www.cleanersafergreener.gov.uk/en/1/tclitter.html • Litter and the Environment http://geographyatthemovies.blogspot.com/2006/03/environment.html • If we want to save the planet we need a five year freeze on biofuels http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2043724,00.html Geography Directory 152 • Corn prices surge to 10 year high http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6266277.stm • Sustainable waste management http://www.changemakers.net/cm/journal/01may/index.cfm • Chewing gum disposal and recycling http://www.gummybin.com/index.html • Earth Video Animation – looks at impact of humans on the environment (great starter video) http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=1834532365017960527 • Environment front pages from the Independent http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article2291529.ece
Geography Directory 153 TOURISM
• Travel and Tourism Data / Charts http://www.tutor2u.net/business/leisure_travel_tourism/chartroom.htm • Air Travel – AirBus A380 (useful for Travel and Tourism – Air Travel Developments) http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,,1393110,00.html • GCSE Leisure and Tourism Teaching Materials – from “Work Related in the North East site http://www.wrl-ne.com/downloads/gcse_landt.php - some good ideas / resources to support Leisure & Tourism / Travel and Tourism courses. • Up-to-date Tourism Statistics http://travel.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1942981,00.html • Full report – 2005 Travel Trends http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_transport/traveltrends2005.pdf • National Parks http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/ • Centre Parcs – Student Pack (downloadable in .pdf format) http://www.centerparcs.co.uk/company/directions/index.jsp • Madagascar – a great activity – based on the impact of the film Madagascar on Madagascar http://www.geographyalltheway.com/year9/tourism/madagascar.htm • The Best of British Holidays http://travel.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1767997,00.html • Impact of Mass Tourism http://www.responsibletravel.com/copy/copy101765.htm • Tourism in Kenya – Good or Bad? – a number of links: • Tourism – Good or Bad? http://www.cleanslate.ndo.co.uk/tourism.htm • Kenya struggles as Tourists Stay Away (BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3648817.stm • The efficacy of tourism as a tool for economic development in Kenya http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/IDEP/UNPAN002584.p df#search=%22problems%20tourism%20kenya%22 • Ecotourism – Africa (teaching ideas) http://www.learningafrica.org.uk/downloads/activity_poverty_ecotourism_rolepla y.pdf#search=%22problems%20tourism%20kenya%22 • BBC – Tourism in an LEDC – summary of advantages and disadvantages http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/tourism/tourismattraction srev7.shtml • Thinking Skills Activity – “Do we want the new hotel”? http://www.teachandlearn.net/teachglobal/ca/u6/a5/txt/tourism.pdf#search=%22 Advantages%20Disadvantages%20tourism%20kenya%22
Geography Directory 154 • Behind the Smile “Tsunamis of Tourism” – from Developments – some great photographs related to tourism issues in the developing world http://www.developments.org.uk/behindthesmile/intro.htm
Geography Directory 155 VIRTUAL FIELDWORK
• Virtual Fieldwork Activities – a number of virtual fieldwork activities from NorthWest Grid for Learning – includes Sand Dunes; Rivers (Long Profile, Flooding, Pollution, Hydrological Cycle and Settlement (different ones targeted at various key stages KS2 – 4) http://www.nwlg.org/pages/resources/geog/hydro_cycle/ • Virtual Fieldwork Units on GeoResources (David Raynor) – includes coastal erosion, sand dunes, river study and urban study http://www.georesources.co.uk/indexvf.htm • Human and Physical Virtual Fieldwork http://www.virtualfieldwork.com/index1.htm - King Edward VI Camp Hill school for boys
Geography Directory 156 WATER AID / WATER ISSUES
• Water Aid Educational Resources: Water Aid has lots of other great resources available and remember there is the Water Aid ICT project and associated links available on GeoBytes – I will put out more information on this nearer the time when people are actually ready to start. Other great resources though include: http://www.wateraid.org/uk/learn_zone/educational_resources/777.asp • World Water Day 2007 Homepage http://www.unwater.org/wwd07/flashindex.html • World Water Day Campaign Materials Homepage – includes lots of useful downloads – including animations, videos, posters, brochures and a photo gallery http://www.unwater.org/wwd07/campaign.html • Springs and Roundabouts (Guardian) http://environment.guardian.co.uk/water/story/0,,2040451,00.html • World Water Day Slideshow – an excellent slideshow from the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/gallery/2007/mar/20/1?picture=329754632 • Water Game – very useful for development – http://www.tearfund.org/Campaigningold/Water+game/ • There is a "Buckets of Water" secondary pack available here http://www.wateraid.org/uk/get_involved/community_groups/youth_schools_and_stud ents/schools/buckets_of_water/default.asp • and other teaching resources are also available http://www.wateraid.org/uk/get_involved/community_groups/youth_schools_and_stud ents/schools/buckets_of_water/897.asp • Buckets of Water Video (Water Aid) on Green TV http://www.green.tv/buckets_of_water (downloadable in a number of formats) • Water Aids Online Games http://www.wateraid.org/uk/learn_zone/games/default.asp • Development Issues Sheets http://www.wateraid.org/uk/learn_zone/educational_resources/730.asp e.g. on Sanitation; Water availability; disease, technology, community participation etc. – includes case studies and statistics. • Country Information Sheets http://www.wateraid.org/uk/learn_zone/educational_resources/735.asp • Calculate your water footprint http://www.waterfootprint.org/ • Free short film from Water aid – called “Water for Life” – the video can be viewed online or download here http://www.wateraid.org/uk/learn_zone/educational_resources/4964.asp
Geography Directory 157 WATER SHORTAGE ISSUES: • Water efficiency ‘saves a mugful’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5353252.stm • Reservoir ‘biggest in 25 years’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5343646.stm?ls • Water Shortage ‘a global problem’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4796909.stm • Water Scarcity – a Looming Crisis http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3747724.stm • The Disappearing Rio Grande (Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1718639,00.html • Water Wars – how climate change may lead to conflict over water (Independent) http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article348177.ece • World Water Resources becoming Scarcer (Independent) http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article348195.ece • Armed Forces on standby over threat of conflict over water http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article348196.ece • Interesting statistics on the Amount of Water that we use http://www.bottledwater.org/public/water_use.htm • Libya’s thirst for fossil water http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4814988.stm BBC News article on Libya’s Great Man Made River project. • Clickable Drought Map http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4989572.stm • Save more Water Minister urges http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4989982.stm • North South Divide for Water http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4719748.stm • Q&A - Water Shortage http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4985760.stm • Environment Agency: Saving Water in the Home • http://www.environment- agency.gov.uk/subjects/waterres/286587/287169/287245/?version=1&lang=_e
Geography Directory 158 WATER POLLUTION
• Recent news article – toxic leak in Chinese River – threatening local town http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4462760.stm
MSC Napoli disaster articles (Jan 2007): • http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2007/01/24/napoli_oiled_birds_feature.sht ml • http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6289067.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6284377.stm • http://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/articles/2007/01/25/napoli_theft_feature.shtml • http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6294649.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6366721.stm • http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6295907.stm http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/democracycommunities/msc-napoli-update.htm (some facts and figures here) • http://news.uk.msn.com/In_pictures_MSC_Napoli.aspx • Biscuit ‘dunking’ saves beach from catastrophe http://devel.bridportnews.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1151032.mostviewed.biscuit_dunking _saves_beach_from_catastrophe.php • Guardian - flash resource – Branscombe Beach Shipwreck – Jurassic Coast threatened http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,,1996150,00.html
Case Study of Oil Pollution – Sea Empress Disaster:
• Article on the BBC Site on the 10 th Anniversary (15 th Feb) of the disaster, looking at the recovery of the environment following the disaster http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/4701790.stm • There is also an interesting article on “Oil Disaster Could Happen Again” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4712876.stm and also for those of you wanting pictures as a starter / discussion point - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/uk_the_sea_empress_disaster /html/1.stm • The Environmental Impact of the Sea Empress Disaster : http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/seeec/impact/summary.htm
Geography Directory 159 • Friends of the Earth Report – Sea Empress Disaster 10 Years on http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/sea_empress_oil_spill_ten_14022006.h tml • The Sea Empress Disaster – Environmental Impact & Recovery http://www.itopf.com/seaemp.pdf
Geography Directory 160 WEATHER AND CLIMATE
GENERAL WEATHER / Climate
• World Climate http://www.worldclimate.com/ • Interactive Climate Map http://www.uwsp.edu/geO/faculty/ritter/interactive_climate_map/climate_map.html • BBC WeatherWise – www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise • Weather around the World http://www.davisnet.com/weather/cool/world.asp • World Weather Service – current information on weather around the world http://www.worldweatherserver.com/ • World Climate - a quick reference source for the climate of places around the world http://www.worldclimate.com/ • Urban Heat Islands http://eetd.lbl.gov/HeatIsland/graphic.html (thanks for the link Christine!) • Interactive Living Graph for Climate in Toulouse http://www.activegeography.co.uk/flash/liv_graph/yr8_climate_toulouse/liv_graph.h tml - thanks to Russell Tarr (Active Geography) • Postman Pat teaches Depressions: More genius from Tony Cassidy – a superb little movie summarising depressions – a must try! http://www.radicalgeography.co.uk/24.html • Historic Station Data http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/stationdata/index.html • 1971-2001 Averages http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/index.html • United Kingdom: Weather Underground http://www.wunderground.com/global/UK.html • Interactive Weather Map (thanks Val!) http://www.xcweather.co.uk/ • Weather Songs http://www.acme.com/jef/singing_science/ • Inter-tropical convergence zone http://people.cas.sc.edu/carbone/modules/mods4car/africa-itcz/index.html • Climate News Watch – drawing together key climate stories http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/tiempo/newswatch/archive/200501.htm • Detailed glossary style information on key meteorological terms http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/Weather/weather.html
Geography Directory 161 • Online meteorology guide “collection of web-based instructional modules that use multimedia technology and the dynamic capabilities of the web. These resources incorporate text, colorful diagrams, animations, computer simulations, audio and video to introduce fundamental concepts in the atmospheric sciences. Selected pages link to (or will soon link to) relevant classroom activities and current weather products to reinforce topics discussed in the modules and allow the user to apply what has been learned to real-time weather data.” http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/home.rxml • Met Office Website has had a facelift! http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ • Animation of local energy budgets http://www.school- portal.co.uk/GroupDownloadFile.asp?GroupId=12426&ResourceID=40445 • The global pattern of pressure and wind (pdf download) http://www.school- portal.co.uk/GroupDownloadFile.asp?GroupId=5313&ResourceId=5424 • Interactive module with animations to show depressions http://www.ngfl- cymru.org.uk/vtc/depression_and_fronts/eng/Introduction/default.htm • Drawing Climate Graphs with Excel – guidelines here http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/nq/resources/nq_library/geographydrawinggraphswith excel.asp • Interactive Climate Map (highlighted by Noel in his task above) - world map with interactive hotspots which flash up climate graphs as you hover over them http://www.uwsp.edu/geO/faculty/ritter/interactive_climate_map/climate_map.html • Weather studio for presenting Weather – another jem from Noel Jenkins on Juicy Geography http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/weather.htm
WILD WEATHER
• Hurricane and Tropical Cyclone Formation http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/atmosphere/q0242.shtml • Hurricane Visualisations http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualization/collections/hurricanes.html • Hurricane Formation Diagram http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/images/hurricane_formation_jpg_ima ge.html&edu=elem • Hurricanes Animated – BBC Guide http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4588149.stm
Geography Directory 162 • Hurricane Viewer – part of the new NASA Hurricane Portal – see animations of Hurricane Pathways http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/hurricane/HurricaneViewer.shtml • Hurricane Portal – new website just launched by NASA http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/hurricane/index.shtml • Pictures and article related to Hurricane Keith http://sanpedrosun.net/old/00- 371.html • Hurricane Tracker - Check out this one – how good will this look on the data projector! http://images.ibsys.com/sh/hurricanetracker/hurtracker.swf • Dust affects Hurricane Activity (BBC Article) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6038296.stm • Tornado Video Footage (great for use with the data projector / interactive whiteboard) http://www.stormvideo.com/tornado/index.html • Cyclone Tours Promo Video http://www.cyclone-tours.com/promo_video.htm • An interactive guide to Hurricane Science and Safety for students http://meted.ucar.edu/hurrican/strike/ • Twister – how does the Hollywood film distort real life? http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~stumpf/twistint.html • More violent storms and Tornadoes hit the US (April 2006) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4890342.stm • USA Today – Great Tornado flash showing formation http://www.usatoday.com/weather/graphics/tornadoes/flash.htm • El Niño may be morphing to La Nina http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images_topic.php3?img_i d=17581&topic=oceans • Tornado Guide – an excellent tornado guide from NOAA, Fema etc. http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/safety/tornadoguide.html • Inside Tornadoes – National Geographic http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0506/feature6/multimedia.html • Photogallery – Hail http://www.stormgasm.com/photo%20gallery/hail/hail.htm • BBC Weather – Hail http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise/factfiles/extremes/hail.shtml • Animation of hail formation http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1805/ es1805page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization • Severe hail storm – including example http://australiasevereweather.com/storm_news/2001/docs/200112-06.htm
Geography Directory 163 • Hail - stock video footage http://www.mthurricane.com/Hail%20Clips.htm • Hailstones picture http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/07/sci_nat_enl_1174386155/html/1. stm • Animals in hailstones? http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise/living/severe/ • The formation of tropical cyclones – a selection of resources thanks to Alan P (and Jodi Johns) http://www.geographypages.co.uk/tropcyc.htm
WEATHER MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES
• Weather Introduction Video – a nice video introduction on Weather – offered by Richard H on SLN http://www.4shared.com/file/3227811/d0d0bf07/weather_intro.html • Video for editing http://www.westberks.org/GroupDownloadFile.asp?GroupId=3783&ResourceId=11 006 (thanks for link to Dan Raven-Ellison) • Atmospheric Animations http://geography.uoregon.edu/envchange/clim_animations/ • Hurricane Strike http://www.meted.ucar.edu/emgmt/legal.htm Interactive Game based on a Hurricane Strike. – this looks like it has great potential – the interface is based on the seven days over which the hurricane is developing – the student is involved in making a number of decisions – e.g. what to pack in preparation for the hurricane etc.. “The learner is a virtual house guest of the Castillo family in Fort Walton Beach, Florida . Over the course of seven days, Hurricane Erin forms in the Atlantic Ocean, crosses the Florida panhandle, and then makes another landfall at Fort Walton Beach. During these days, the learner is introduced to many basic concepts of atmospheric science, climate, and geography, while also learning some important and possibly life-saving safety and preparedness skills” (Quote from Teacher Information section)
Geography Directory 164 WEATHER IN THE NEWS
Hurricane Katrina (August 2005): • What it was like in and around the Superbowl – some very useful information / photographs here http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=superdome&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab 1pos1 • How things have changed one year on – an interactive guide from the Guardian website http://www.guardian.co.uk/katrina/0,,1560620,00.html - includes a flash comparison of a series of photographs between the time of the flooding and now http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,,1860465,00.html • A flash animation of New Orleans being flooded during Hurricane Katrina (you may need to click outside the US to view) http://www.nola.com/katrina/graphics/flashflood.swf • Teaching about Hurricane Katrina http://artofteachingscience.org/katrina/katrina.html • Hurricane Katrina Animation – a fantastic animation of Hurricane Katrina in Google Earth (requires Google Earth 4 to run) http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/09/katrina_time_animati.html • Hurricane Katrina – In Pictures: Katrina’s Trailer Park Refugees http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/in_pictures_katrina0s_trailer_p ark_refugees/html/1.stm • Surviving Hurricane Katrina http://www.margaretmedia.com/katrina/survivingkatrina.pdf (A diary of the disaster) • Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_of_Hurricane_Katrina_on_New_Orleans • Hurricane Katrina Diary – “Surviving Hurricane Katrina” http://www.margaretmedia.com/katrina/survivingkatrina.pdf
BIRMINGHAM TORNADO – JULY 2005 • Tornado injures 19 in Birmingham http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4725279.stm • In Pictures – Birmingham Tornado http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4725711.stm • Birmingham Tornado – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Tornado_(UK)
Geography Directory 165 • Birmingham’s Hard Tornado lesson http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/6161199.stm • Tornado Hits Birmingham http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2005/07/28/tornado_feature.shtml • Photos of the tornado in Birmingham http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=64253&CONT ENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=11616 • Birmingham Tornado – Emergency Response http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=64484&CONT ENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=198
LONDON TORNADO LINKS (December 2006): • 6 hurt as tornado hits London http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6217514.stm • Tornado Families being rehoused http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6162225.stm • Battered Homes to be demolished http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6220000.stm • After the Dust has settled http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6161453.stm • In Pictures: Trail of Destruction http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6217898.stm • Claiming for the Tornado Damage http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6220380.stm • Animated Guide - Tornadoes http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/5328524.stm • Tornado Victim’s Future uncertain http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6220420.stm
Other Examples:
• Tornado hits during Freak Storm (Leeds) (September 2006) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/5347064.stm • Big Clean Up after storm damage (September 2006) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/5348038.stm • New El Nino sparks Weather Fears http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5345184.stm • Hurricane Nears Mexican Peninsula http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5305226.stm • In Pictures: Hurricane Season http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5306530.stm
Geography Directory 166 • S China braced for New Typhoon http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5241016.stm • Southern China Typhoon Toll Rises http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5241016.stm • Dozens die in South China Storm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/5247666.stm • In Pictures: South China Typhoon http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5245954.stm • Deadly Storms Batter the US – parts of the US have been battered by Tornadoes this week http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4871660.stm
Geography Directory 167
Web Design – setting up a Geography Department Website (ideas from the SAGT 2006 conference)
GETTING STARTED There are lots of fantastic resources available for supporting people in developing both school and department websites. To get you started here are 3 suggestions for sites and resources to start by looking at..
• ICT in Education – ICT Advice Web Design – pages from LT Scotland – include Introduction; Planning; Internet Safety; Producing; Publishing and Promoting http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/ictineducation/ictadvice/creatingandmanagingaschoolweb site/index.asp
• Scottish Schools Get Online Project (a project led by LT Scotland – recognising how school websites can improve communication across the school community) – the aim of Scottish Schools get Online is “to support schools across Scotland in developing high quality websites which offer appropriate information for parents and others” http://www.scottishschoolsgetonline.org.uk/ This includes some very useful resources such as: o Creating and Managing a School Website (.pdf download) http://www.scottishschoolsgetonline.org.uk/images/SSGetOnline.pdf o Podcasting (.pdf download) http://www.scottishschoolsgetonline.org.uk/images/How_to_Podcast.pdf o Making Websites Work (.pdf download) http://www.scottishschoolsgetonline.org.uk/images/Becta_guidelines.pdf
• Geography Association Project: A Department Website: Making the most of your Geography Department website http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/adepartmentwebsite A GA based project focused on making the most of department websites – details of the projects can be found here http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/adepartmentwebsite/projectreports/ Some resources based on the Project for “Getting Started with a Department Website” can be found here – an excellent powerpoint and key questions for consideration http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/adepartmentwebsite/gettingstarted/
Geography Directory 168 SETTING UP A DEPARTMENT WEBSITE
“TANTALISING TEN” – Ten things to consider in developing your own department website
1. AIMS / TARGET AUDIENCE
Before developing your site you will need to decide upon the aims of creating a website in the first place and who it is you are targeting it at. There are 3 main target audiences (i) students (ii) parents (iii) department staff and depending on your site access – the general public! Some department websites are fairly static in nature and simply provide an outline of the courses run in the department and the resources that are available whilst others are far more interactive and are used to engage students with the intention of stimulating independent learning and encouraging students to regularly access the site – you will need to decide what you want from your website.
2. HOSTING YOUR SITE
There are a number of options for locating your site; the options vary in terms of ownership (i.e. ease of uploading – will you have your own access rights or will materials have to be passed on to someone else for uploading?) level of accessibility for the user, (open access to all or password protected login?) and cost. Your decision will require consideration of the level of flexibility / ownership you require over your own site.
Possible options for hosting your site will include: • part of a main school website on a dedicated school server (level of ownership issues to be considered – will you be able to update materials yourself?) • part of main school website with an internet service provider (cost implications?) • school intranet (would only be available in school) • own webspace (this obviously has cost implications and will require both webspace and a domain name – however this does provide you with overall ownerhip)
Things to consider in making your choice: (i) The site aims and audience: The decision you make on who you are aiming your site at is likely to influence your decision on how you host your site. If your site is solely aimed at students and staff and providing resources for use during lessons, an intranet site would be sufficient, however if you wish to encourage independent learning outside of the classroom by making resources more widely available to students you will need to ensure that your site is accessible on the internet. (ii) Flexibility in updating the site: How much autonomy do you want as site developer? You will need to take into account how easy your chosen option is for updating the site. Do all updates have to be done in school or can material be updated at home? Is it only an IT technician that can actually make the update or can the teacher responsible for the site make updates themselves – this will have a bearing on the flexibility of the site and the degree of ownership. (iii) Cost Implications: you need to consider any cost implications of the choice you make – some sites can be costly to maintain – can this be built into the department budget? Is it part of a whole school system?
When considering all of the above – you should also make sure you are working within the school guidelines / policies and you should talk through your options with whoever is in charge of online learning / school website development.
Geography Directory 169 3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR SITE
It is important that your site has a clear sense of identify and ownership and often it is best for one person to have overall responsibility for the site, even though others may contribute materials. This helps to ensure consistency in layout and can also ensure that one person has overall responsibility for quality control and the checking of spelling and grammar. If your site is to be successful and taken seriously it is important that online content is checked for mistakes prior to publishing pages.
4. CAREFUL PLANNING
The key to a successful website is careful planning and forethought. If you let your site evolve organically without a formal structure or some consideration of the direction you want it to take in the future, the navigation of the site will become awkward and it is likely to lack identity. The “Making Website Decision” document on the GA site should provide a useful starting point with some key questions for you to be thinking about in your planning http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/adepartmentwebsite/gettingstarted/ . Decide upon all the content that you may wish to include (e.g. web links, resources; photographs etc..) even though you know that you wont be able to create it all to start with. Think about the organisational structure of your site – based on your aims of the site, what would be the best way of organising content? By Key Stage? By Year Group? By Topic? These are all decisions which need to be clearly thought out from the beginning. Remember your site may be used by a wide range of users, from students to parents, from people with little computer expertise to those who are adept at ‘surfing the net’. Your site structure / navigation needs to be as user friendly as possible.
5. COPYRIGHT ISSUES AND CHILD SAFETY It is obviously important that no content posted on your website should infringe copyright – you may also wish to copyright your own content to protect it. Most websites have a copyright statement. It is particularly important that you work within the laws of copyright when using images and publishing resources for your students. There are a number of sources of either copyright free images or images that can be used as long as the appropriate recognition is given to the copyright owner (see Appendix) – however you should always refer to conditions of use carefully when making use of such images. You will also need to carefully adhere to regulations regarding child safety, particular in the use of images and personal details. You should not publish personal information about students, names, e-mail addresses or photographs. Your school should have privacy and protection policies in place and with regards to both copyright and student safety it is essential that you ensure that you refer to and keep within any county council / LEA / school guidelines and policies with regard to these issues.
The following web resources will also provide some useful information: • Be Safe Online http://www.besafeonline.org/English/safer_use_of_services_on_the_internet.htm • The Key Features of a Safe School Website (BECTA) http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=te&rid=9964&PHPSESSID=52b3daf86 60d31f5f852e5e1d1e0a319 • Using Images and Video Safely on School Websites (BECTA) http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=te&rid=9960 • Intellectual property, copyright and school internet use http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=is&rid=9983 • E-Safety Introduction http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=is
Geography Directory 170 • E-Safety – developing whole school policies for effective practice http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/publications/documents/BEC6190%20Dev%20Sch ool%20Pol%20Rev%20AWLR.pdf • Sources of information and advice on copyright http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=is&rid=10357
6. UPLOADING AND SHARING RESOURCES As your website develops, depending on your initial aim, it is likely that you may wish to begin uploading resources to share with other staff and students. Examples might include – storing departmental worksheets on line; providing students with access to resources which support lessons (PowerPoint’s etc.) When uploading resources e.g. worksheets etc. for sharing with staff and students, do be aware that most documents will only be able to be opened if the user has the necessary software on their own PC. • Powerpoints: Microsoft provides a free viewer for Powerpoint (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=428d5727-43ab-4f24- 90b7-a94784af71a4&displaylang=en )which will enable users without Powerpoint on their computer to still view presentations (enabling you to share powerpoints with students regardless of whether they have powerpoint on their own PC’s or not. • Text Documents: Whilst many text documents may be created in Word – a variety of word processing software may be used by your students at home and therefore whilst you can upload resources in word format, they will only be able to be opened by those who have Word on their PC. An alternative solution is to transform document into a pdf file (portable document format). These require Adobe Acrobat to be opened – most PC’s will have Adobe Acrobat Reader – however if not it can easily be downloaded for free from the following link http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html . A number of programmes can be bought for converting documents into .pdf format – however PDFcreater is a free download as it is OpenSource https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=57796 and is very easy to use.
NOTE: With all resources that you upload to your website, you must ensure that you consider copyright issues with regard to images etc. used in your powerpoints and creative ownership of worksheet resources etc. if they are to be shared freely on the web.
7. DESIGN
You will want your website to be as accessible and as user friendly to as many people as possible Scottish Schools Online have some excellent information on “Making School Websites Accessible” http://www.scottishschoolsgetonline.org.uk/fg.html . Whilst there a number of resources online for testing accessibility, at a basic level there are a number of principles to bear in mind when designing your site to keep it as user friendly as possible. These include:
• BACKGROUND / TEXT COLOURS / THEME Choose your background and texts colours carefully and think about the audience that may be using your site - your site needs to be clearly legible. This is particularly important as you will want to make your site accessible to all and you should try and minimise problems for users with any visual impairment through careful choice of colours. Avoid fancy fonts – as although you may have the font available on your computer if not available on the user’s computer the font will be changed automatically using a replacement font. Hence your page will not look the same as it was intended – it may look worse or indeed not make sense at all. Fancy fonts can also be difficult to read – fonts such as Arial, Times New Roman and Comic Sans are the clearest. With regards to font Geography Directory 171 colour, black on a white background provides the easiest readability but if you wish to use other colours make sure there is enough contrast between the background and text colours for the text to be read easily. You should also avoid busy patterned backgrounds as this can make text very difficult to see. Plain backgrounds, or with a faint ‘watermark’ provide the greatest contrast and are easier to read.
• LESS IS MORE! Avoid overuse of fancy elements such as flashing graphics, animations and music / background sound on page load. Whilst they can enhance site presentation if used appropriately (and sparingly!), in some case they can cause more of a distraction and actually put people off (particularly the background sound if on loop!! If you want to add background sound (and beware of copyright issues) – add an option for turning music on/off! Try not to make your page too cluttered and try and keep a ‘balanced’ feel to your page when placing your text and images.
• CONSISTENCY To make your site user friendly and also just generally looking good, keep a consistent theme throughout in terms of design, layout and navigation. Also try and keep a link back to the homepage / previous page on the same position on each page, again for ease of navigation. Good websites often have a clear identity which is carried through each of its pages. Try to keep font, colours, backgrounds etc. consistent (think about your theme carefully whilst planning your site) and you may wish to include a common logo on each theme – this could be integral to the navigation scheme. For example in GeoBytes – the St Ivo Button at the top provides a direct link back to the homepage and is visible wherever visitors are within the site • CROSS-BROWSER COMPATABILITY Remember that your visitors will be using a variety of different browsers in order to access your site and you should take this into account when designing your site. Not all browsers are the same and different browsers will handle content such as java scripts, video, images etc. in different ways. This means that a layout which looks as you intended in Internet Explorer may look very different in Firefox for example (trust me – I’ve been there!). If using Frontpage (which is what I currently use for GeoBytes), layout tables are best for setting out images etc.. on your page to ensure that they remain in position when shown in box IE and Firefox. If you are using Macromedia Dreamweaver there is a function which allows you to check the quality of the coding to ensure it validates to the html guidelines. An increasing number of users are now using Firefox, which is approaching 20%+ market use – it is therefore useful to use both IE and Firefox when previewing your web pages to check for compatibility between browsers. For more advanced users / further advice on this, here is a useful article on “How to design for different browsers” http://www.webreference.com/programming/wdn/
• DOWNLOAD TIMES Try and optimise content downloading times – particularly if you are using lots of images on your site. If your site is taking forever to download each time – fewer people will use it. The best way to avoid this is to optimise image size - this does not mean that you shouldn’t use images etc. but you should try and gain a balance between image quality and image size. Most photo manipulation packages such as Photoshop etc.. will allow you to compress photographs / images. NetMechanic provide GIFbot – a free service for optimising GIF, jpeg etc. sizes without losing quality – you can compare your optimised images to the original to select which you want http://www.netmechanic.com/products/accelerate.shtml . You will also find that in most web design editors it is possible to find out how long an individual page will take to download at different connection speeds (e.g. dialup ‘v’ broadband). As a rule of thumb
Geography Directory 172 you should alter size of the image so that it is appropriate for the monitor size and modem speed that you will expect most of your visitors to be using.
• CHECK SPELLINGS Make sure you check your spellings through carefully and don’t rely simply on the spell checker in your web design software as these checkers wont identify words that whilst spelt correctly are grammatically incorrect. Your site will lose credibility if frequent spelling and grammatical errors are made.
A SUMMARY OF DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS: (from http://www.scotiawebs.com/logos/l_11.htm ) • keep it simple (and quick to load) text is quicker to load than pictures (graphics) • make it easy to read • choose fonts that will display on as many computers as possible • make the display simple and clean • keep flashy bits and animations to a minimum • make the navigation easy to follow and logical • make sure it will display well in a range of browsers (though well over 90% of desktops and laptops use the Microsoft Internet Explorer). • make sure you can add to the site easily - and in unexpected ways (it always happens! websites have a way of developing and growing in ways you never thought of!)
Further exploration of some of the design ideas mentioned in section 7 can be found in this excellent web article by Jennifer Johnson “10 Deadly web site sins” http://www.sitepoint.com/article/deadly-web-site-sins
8. ADDING INTERACTIVITY
• Interactive Games – great for revision purposes as well as using as a class for starters/plenaries (can help as encouragement to get students using and exploring the site). o http://www.contentgenerator.net/ - these excellent interactive flash based games have been created by Andrew Field of Neale-Wade Community College (Cambridgeshire). As well as some superb free games, there are two suites of interactive games for which both personal and whole school licences can be purchased at amazing value – well worth it! These are simple generators, so once you have purchased the software you can make as many games as you like – all you have to do is think up the questions. Take it from me…. the students love them! o http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ - Hot Potatoes interactive multiple-choice, short- answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web – It isn’t freeware – but it is free to use for those working for publicly-funded non-profit-making educational institutions, who make their pages available on the web o See also the great new website http://www.classtools.net by Russell Tarr – there are some great resources here. • Getting Students involved – although it is important for one member of staff to have overall responsibility for overseeing the website to ensure consistency and the development of an identify, do try where possible to get students involved in the development of the site so they gain ownership of some of the content and so that they are more likely to make use of the site. Things to think about: o Competitions (e.g. photograph competitions; Guess the Place etc.) o Contributions to image galleries (encourage students, parents and staff to contribute geographical images which can be stored as a gallery and used to help with coursework / homework project – this can help to alleviate some copyright issues where permission has been given)
Geography Directory 173 o Lunchtime clubs – students creating own web content (maybe taking responsibility for a particular page / section or developing simple animations using Flash) or researching links for current topics which can be shared with peers through the site; o Showcase student work through a student gallery – e.g. poetry; scanned posters; powerpoints etc.. (again however this will require careful management with respect to both copyright and child protection issues) • Searchable sites – if you are starting a site from scratch try and build in the capacity for – this can be done by giving your pages logical titles and also by adding META tags to a page. META tags are simply keywords embedded in your pages that can be used by search engines such as Google to point visitors in your direction. In software such as Frontpage this is simply done by creating keywords in the Page properties command – simply refer to the software help pages or manual for further guidance. Further advice for more advanced users can be found here “Making your site Google Friendly – ways to increase your sites visibility on Google” https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/docs/en/about.html . As well as making your site searchable on search engines, you can create search forms within your site which enable users to search your site for pages containing specific words or phrases – again refer to the help guidance for your specific software to find out more about how to do this and the relevant server requirements. • Communication Facilities – think about how you can communicate with your users (e.g. provide an e-mail address for feedback / comments) and also how your site could facilitate communication between users – for example discussion forums – again this will depend on the original aims of your site. • Add-ons – there are a number of additions you can make to your site to increase its interactivity and appeal – these include image galleries, guest books, forums etc. (for more ideas and further links to possible add-ons for your site – see the resources listed in the Appendix).
9. PUBLICISING YOUR SITE
Again, depending on the initial aims of your site, think about how you might publicise it – ideas include: • Banners with web address around the department; • Stickers with web address on for students exercise books; • Addition of web address to letters sent home by the department / addition to automatic e-mail signatures; • Visibility on search engines (see previous notes) • Mutual linking with sites with similar interests (e.g. links to other departments with them giving links to you) • Publicising web address on professional sites such as SLN; Geographical Association etc. • Providing a newsletter update – e-mailed out to users or displayed within the department.
10. DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING YOUR SITE
The setting up of your site is just the beginning. To ensure that your site has a long lifespan you will need careful consideration of how it is going to be developed and maintained. Within our department GeoBytes is given a high profile and so each year I draw up a development plan for the website which becomes integral to the department development plan with consideration of new developments and how they might be best implemented / used to maximise the benefit the website as a teaching and learning tool.
Geography Directory 174 Things to consider…. • Keep looking at other sites for ideas and new technologies that will help you develop and improve your site. • Add a stats counter to monitor site usage – there are many tools which enable this to also be a useful teaching resource by plotting your visitors on maps (great for showing globalisation / interdependence and information sharing!) see Appendix for details of possible tools • Target a particular area(s) of your site for development and consider what content will need to be developed and how best to do this – for example revision materials for KS4 • Build in time to check links - the internet is highly transient in nature and although you may make links to other sites from your own to help students locate information, you should try and check your links regularly – dead links can put people off! Having an e- mail facility for reporting dead links can help get your users involved in helping you to monitor this – you could of course also invite students and staff to suggest links as well to help build up a bank of useful web resources; • Regular Updates are important – If you want your site to be used by visitors on a regular basis try and ensure that your site is updated regularly and that any changes / additions are made clear on the homepage – for example you might include a ‘What’s New’ link or list new additions with direct links to the new pages. Students and other visitors are more likely to return and make regular use of your site if they know that new materials / information are being added on a regular basis.
Writing a website is an ongoing process and you will find that the more you learn and the more confident you become in your ICT skills the more creative you will become and the more you will want to add to your site!
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General Websites related to web design:
• Creating Websites http://www.reviseict.co.uk/ks3/8.2/website_creation.shtml • Effective ICT http://www.effectiveict.co.uk/ • Creating a School Website – Kent NGFL – http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/ict/webpub/index.htm - includes further useful links – e.g. • The Sky’s the limit: Creating A School Website (Teachernet) http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/library/ICT/creatingawebsite/ • Story of a School Website (Connected 9 – LT Scotland) http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/ictineducation/connected/connected9/ictinpractice/kelvind aleprimarywebsite.asp • Window on your school – Is your school website killing your reputation? (Connected 9 LT Scotland) http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/ictineducation/connected/connected9/ictinpractice/window onschool.asp • Open Source Web Design http://www.oswd.org/ • Open Web Design – a group of designers and site owners sharing free web design templates and web design information http://www.openwebdesign.org/
Getting help with the web design process:
There are a number of useful online forums which provide help and ideas for those involved in web design and development at all levels of experience: • Effective ICT Forums http://www.effectiveict.co.uk/forum/ • Web Design Forum (PC Advisor) http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/forums/index.cfm?action=showforum&forumid=13 – an excellent place for seeking help and advice. A regularly used forum and a good source of ideas – well worth adding to favourites!
Web Publishing Software
Microsoft Frontpage and Macromedia Dreamweaver whilst not the only options are two of the leading software options. There are various comparisons available between the two products: • FAQ - Dreamweaver or Front Page? http://p3t3.soe.purdue.edu/faqdream.htm • Dreamweaver 8 or Frontpage? http://www.lowest-price-web- hosting.com/articles/Dreamweaver-FrontPage.shtml
Software Details:
Microsoft Front Page • http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/FX010858021033.aspx • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/CH790018031033.aspx • Frontpage in the Classroom http://www.actden.com/fp/
Macromedia Dreamweaver • http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/ • Learn the Basics of Dreamweaver http://www.effectiveict.co.uk/training/dreamweaver/index.shtml (effectiveict.co.uk) • Macromedia Studio 8 http://webdesign.about.com/od/dreamweaver/a/aa080805.htm
Geography Directory 176 Macromedia Flash and Macromedia Fireworks – great additions for web development for image and graphic manipulation / creation and the development of dynamic content such as animations • Fireworks: http://www.adobe.com/products/fireworks/ • Flash: http://store1.adobe.com/products/flash/flashpro/
Free Web Design Software
• WebPlus6 – Free website design and publishing software – includes downloadable tutorials. http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/WebPlus/default.asp • A list of free HTML Editors, Web Editors, and WYSIWYG Web Editors and Site Builders http://www.thefreecountry.com/webmaster/htmleditors.shtml
Useful Resources / Links for use in Web Design:
Images / Sound • Free Clip Art, Photos and Multimedia content for Webmasters http://www.cliphoto.com/index0.htm • BigFoto – free photographs for downloading http://www.bigfoto.com/ - these can be used for non-commercial projects however a link needs to made back to the site – also they can not be uploaded to a website for the purposes of offering them for download (i.e. they couldn’t be added to an image gallery) – see the copyright / FAQ pages for further details http://www.bigfoto.com/copyright.htm • The Wizard of Draws – free cartoons for use on personal webpages – free to use for non-commercial use http://www.wizardofdraws.com/ (a credit back to the designer and link to site required – see conditions of use) • Awesome Clip Art for Educators http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/ • Pics4Learning http://www.pics4learning.com/ • YotoPhoto – search engine for finding free to use photographs and images (make sure you read individual conditions of use) http://yotophoto.com/ • Free Images to use on Websites / printed materials (again read the conditions of use) http://www.freeimages.co.uk/ • The Free Sound Project (licensed under the creative commons licence – read conditions carefully) http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/index.php
Creating Slideshows Many software programmes will have their own tools for producing slideshows – but here are some other possible resources: • Slideshow Wizard – for creating an html slide show for your webpage http://www.barelyfitz.com/projects/slideshow/wizard/ • SlideshowPro for flash (You will require Flash MX 2004, Flash MX 2004 Professional, Flash 8, or Flash 8 Professional to be able to use / create slideshows using slideshow pro) – creates professional looking slideshows for websites this software is for purchase but is not particularly expensive http://www.slideshowpro.net/
Monitoring and Tracking Use of your website: • Free Web Counter http://www.amazingcounters.com • Free Invisible Web Tracker: http://www.statcounter.com
Geography Directory 177 • Track visitors to your web using Google Maps using a free tool called Gvisit http://www.gvisit.com/ . Although Gvisit is free – it only shows the last 20 locations. You can for a small payment upgrade this. Here is an example of a Gvisit map for Geobytes. • Clustr maps http://clustrmaps.com/ - a free hit counter showing visitors on a map. • GeoVisitors – another free tool for mapping visitors to your site http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/geovisitors/
Add-on Resources: • Web Monkey – Web Developer’s Resource – includes code samples etc.. which can help to enhance websites. http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/reference/javascript_code_library/ • Google Gadgets to add to your Homepage – maps, calendar, wikipedia searches, time and date etc.. lots to choose from… http://code.google.com/apis/gadgets/ • Applet Depot http://www.ericharshbarger.org/java/ - some useful free java script applet downloads from Eric Harshbarger (free to use but just require recognition / link back to the Applet depot) (includes clocks, sliding puzzles, site maps, flash cards etc. – worth exploring!) • Put Google Maps on your own website http://www.google.com/apis/maps/ Google Maps API lets you embed Google Maps in your own web pages with JavaScript • A list of current widgets for downloading for use in websites – e.g. calendars, image galleries, contact forms etc. http://www.maxkiesler.com/index.php/weblog/comments/downloadable_web_20_and_ ajax_widgets1/ • Free Web Hosting and Web Tools http://www.bravenet.com/ e.g. guest books, e-mail forums, calendar
Other Resources: • ClassTools.net – a brand new online resource by Russell Tarr launched in August 2006 – provides a way of creating interactive diagrams and games for teaching, learning and revising http://www.classtools.net/welcome.htm - diagrams created can be saved as web pages to be hosted on your own website.
Blogging
Although they lack the flexibility and adaptability of a website – a starting point for establishing a presence on the internet, or indeed a useful addition to complement a website is the creation of a blog (e.g. Val Vannet’s http://highergeogblog.blogspot.com/ )
There are many useful resources on blogging – here’s some to get you started:
• Quick guide – Blogs and Blogging http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5283248.stm • Blogger http://www.blogger.com/start - For more details see – Blogger – The Amazing Website Machine http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42372 - also there is a useful tutorial for starting up a blog on blogger on Andrew Field’s Revise ICT site - http://www.reviseict.co.uk/blogging/ • Word Press http://wordpress.org/
Geography Directory 178 • All about Blogs (LT Scotland) http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/ictineducation/connected/connected13/ictinpractice/allabo utblogs.asp • Blogs make Links Easy (based on experimentation by Musselburgh Grammar School on the use of Blogs) http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/ictineducation/connected/connected13/ictinpractice/blogs makelinkseasy.asp • Writing the Web – case study of a primary school in Scotland with a School Blog (LT Scotland – Connected magazine) http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/ictineducation/connected/connected13/ictinpractice/writing theweb.asp • Further examples of Class and School Blogs http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/ictineducation/connected/connected13/ictinpractice/educa tionblogs.asp
BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Hassell, D (2000) “Developing your own web page” Teaching Geography, October 2000 p.200-201 • Humphries, P and Burn, R (2000) “Geographical Gateways into Cyberspace” Teaching Geography, July 2000 p.150-152 • Taylor, L. & the Cambridge BPRS Group, (2003) ‘Effective use of ICT in geography coursework’, Teaching Geography , 28 (2), pp.94-97 • London, S (2000) “FrontPage 2000: Get Professional Results” Osbourne/ Mcgraw-Hill
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
With grateful thanks to the following for ideas / suggestions incorporated in this handout: • Andrew Field (Neal Wade School) www.contentgenerator.net • M Cooch www.geog4u.com • Christine Lloyd Staples
Rob Chambers (SAGT Conference) Oct 2006
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