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Digital technologies allow for assessment work to be written, recorded and assessed using ICT. Regulations and guidance have been produced by QCA on ..
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The use of ICT in school geography is becoming ever more important, as the new GCSE criteria and specifications commencing September 2009 suggest. T..
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To support geography departments in seeking to ensure that the new criteria and specifications (2009) are met in relation to the use of ICT. To en..
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Mark Bamford - from Geography Department at Oaklands Catholic School, WaterloovilleKatie Broadribb - Head of Geography / AST at Wildern School Hedge ..
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To find how GIS can invigorate learning and teaching geography.
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Participant reports from 2006/07 are available below and 2005/06 reports are available here.
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Dr Peter O'Connor, Bishop's Stortford College Experienced and skilled with GIS, Peter gave invaluable support to the less experienced in the group. ..
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GA website Sarah Bednarz discusses spatial thinking and arguments for using GIS in schools 'Train the trainers' project to support GIS for teache..
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Mary Fargher, geography teacher and researcher into using GIS for teaching and learning, acted as an adviser to the project in its first year. Here s..
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This project involves using a system called e-scape (electronic solutions for creative assessments in portfolio environments) that was first develope..
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This exciting new project site seeks to share ideas regarding the use of digital learning resources in supporting subject learning and teaching at Ke..
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are fundamental tools for learning geography. They provide a means of enquiring into geography through mapping. ..
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Webcams, accessed through the internet, allow us to see distant places in real time. They are an intriguing technology, engaging our senses of space ..
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To find innovative and practical solutions to the problem of how the make the most of the school Geography Department website, and to share the fin..
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Teaching the Holocaust in GeographyDebbie Moss In this essay I hope to convince the reader of the potential for geography to enhance pupils' knowled..
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Mark Jones Abstract Mobile devices are now a part of everyday life whether it is mobile phones, media players or hand held computers. This small-sc..
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Mel Norman In an effort to borrow some GPS equipment for my PGCE geography students to use, I discovered that the university owned 10 iPhones that s..
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Wind energy is a current, lively political issue and this topic is especially relevant in regions where there are plans for wind farms. Energy is an ..
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Diana Freeman (The Advisory Unit, Computers in Education) gives an introduction to Geographic Information Systems, discusses ways in which GIS can en..
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Blogging is an increasingly popular way of using the web to communicate your thoughts and ideas to other people. Many teachers are using blogs to tal..
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This resource aims to help teachers introduce and develop GIS work with students in both primary and secondary schools. It acts as a portal to existi..
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This course will explore ways of improving fieldwork - an essential element of school geography and something which contributes to exam success. The..
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An important element in the e-scape system involves the use of 'comparative pairs' (also called 'comparative judgements') as a methodology. The e-sca..
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Trials of a controlled assessment in geography on the topic of 'Rebranding Porthcawl' took place in three schools in South Wales during June and July ..
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As well as being a requirement in all the new GCSE specifications, the experience of both human and physical fieldwork is crucial when studying geogr..
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The e-scape trials in geography involved combining controlled assessment in the classroom with a field visit as part of an enquiry into the rebrandin..
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Assessment of work done using the e-scape system is by using a holistic descriptor of what it means for a student to be 'thinking geographically'. Wo..
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Controlled assessments as part of a GCSE course are to be introduced with the new specifications in September 2009. The QCA and exam boards have prod..
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It is important to be able to collect fieldwork data, present it and analyse it. With this example students take photos whilst out on fieldwork, then ..
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In this lesson, pupils are given hurricane track data for hurricane Katrina and asked to plot it on a base map. This activity is ideally performed us..
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The topic of disease lends itself to being taught with the latest geospatial technologies such as Google Earth, and other interactive maps. The scien..
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This material was contributed by Jane Mulligan of Austrey Primary School.
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The aim of this session was to show how digital images and ICT frames can be used within the geography classroom to enrich children's awareness of th..
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To find how webcams can invigorate learning and teaching geography.
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This paper, written by project leader David Mitchell, outlines the preliminary findings of the project:
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Hugh Mothersole has a superb geography department website containing great resources for finding and using webcams in geography. This is the homepag..
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Individual students and teachers, departments and wider learning communities will have their own visions regarding the sub-division of ICT. This is n..
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