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3Something else to charge...By GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

A 3 MiFi mobile wi-fi dongle, which tried at work today - got 4 devices connected fairlyquickly and without any problems - will allow me to circulate

with iPad at events / venues where there's no WiFi (such asthe GA...) and quickly demonstrate something online or recapa slide from my presentation via Keynote. Also used it all nightin hotel room yesterday without problem. Just need to try iton a long train journey now...

Also been downloading apps from the Android market ontothe Acer Android handset that I'm trialling with the WILDKNOWLEDGE software. Works very smoothly, and can see

why a lot of people like the Android experience... The WildKnowledge Android app is very near.

W3G ConferenceBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

Just been announced as a "guest blogger" at this eventwhich takes place in Stratford upon Avon in late SeptemberIt is described as:

A free, one day conference, themed on the "3 W's of Geo".

Large in scope but intimate in scale, w3gconf is targeted firmly at t

geographic community at large, from the geographic professional, be th

GIS or Web 2.0 to the latent geographer who's heard about this thing cal

"location" and wants to know more.

W3Gconf will take place in the Holiday Inn, Stratford up

Avon, on the 28th. September 2010See you there !

How big is that ?By GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

Something that I used to do when it came to answering tquestion "how big is that ?" was to compare the size of even

with something that was more relevant to the students (andme, if I'm honest...)

A few months ago there was the excellent GULF OIL SPILCOMPARISON tool which showed how big the spill win comparison to your local area (and other similar toohave also been produced as part of the whole map mash-uphenomenon...)

Now there is BBC DIMENSIONS (which has the web addre"How big really".com)
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A similar tool is called IF IT WERE MY HOME, and overlayscountries over the size of the USA to explore scale.... (anexpansion from the original Gulf Oil Spill map....)

And the final part of this post is a mention for OXFAM, whoare campaigning to raise money for the catastrophic PakistanFloods.

The web page which asks for assistance has a shocking mapwhich shows the sheer scale of the flooded area as comparedto that of the UK....

Update

This map has since been added to the BBC DIMENSIONS site,which suggests that new maps are being added all the time...

...and while we're on the subject of MAPPING, BING MAPSnow has an ORDNANCE SURVEY option as you zoom inthe scales (I like the labels on the zoom scale too sayingCOUNTRY, CITY and STREET)

Not sure where the school is though that's marked on the mapjust about where the GA HQ is...

(N)ice pylons...By GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

An item for my (relatively) new Iceland blog: NICE LANDICELAND

A proposal to put a string ofpylons shaped like human figures,

which would go some way to reducing the visual impact on thelandscape of this development...

Or is a pylon a pylon no matter what shape it is ?

Researchers in ResidenceBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

I mentioned this scheme earlier.It is designed to link academics with teachers.

I am grateful to Nanasha Oyofo for passing on this report of

an example...If you like the sound of this project, the details of how topotentially get involved are included at the bottom of the blogpost.

Sustainability in sport: a geographical analysis

The world cup and 2012 Olympics were used by a researcherin residence to link the geography curriculum to real-life situations, and enrich teaching even further at Cardiff

High School. The project was part of a UK-wide schemethat is looking for geography teachers to host enthusiasticresearcher scientists.

The scheme, Researchers in Residence (RinR), funded RCUK and the Wellcome Trust places geography researchein schools to enrich 11-19 year old classes. .

With anticipation high prior to the 2010 World Cup, LeslWilliams, Geography teacher at Cardiff High, was inspiredhost a researcher who could apply their technical expertito a sport themed study, sourced through the Researcher Residence scheme.

I wanted to improve links with Cardiff University and

tap into a nearby pool of experts who could add so much the curriculum and our students learning experience, Leslexplains.

One specific goal was to highlight to the students the reworld application of elements of their geography studthrough the sustainability in sporting events project fexample.

The placement

RinR regional coordinators matched Lesley with Dr AndrCollins, a social science researcher from BRASS [1]

whose research involves assessing the environmental impacof sport and major events. Working in consultation wiLesley, Andrea developed a range of engagement activitithat would enable pupils to think creatively about the negatiimpacts big events can have on the environment and how thcould be reduced. Andrea explains, my placement was spewith Year 9 pupils and teaching staff from the Geograp

Department.

The Stadium is one of London 2012s venues for the OlympGames.

My placement involved; contributions to classroom sessioon London 2012 Olympics and Sustainability and Greeni

Events. Judging a poster competition on Making Big Evenmore Sustainable, and organising an educational tour Cardiffs Millennium Stadium.

The year-long poster competition involved students creatia promotional poster highlighting the issue of sustainabilin sporting events and recommending preventative measurthat could be taken to reduce environmental damage. Winneof the poster competition went on a bespoke tour of CardifMillenium Stadium, that included a talk from the stadiumenvironmental manager on the different measures taken at tgrounds to make games more sustainable.

Many of the in-class activities Andrea developed encouragstudents to use their creativity, problem-solving and reasoni

skills to find solutions and fully grasp the subject matter of tproject.

Groups of students worked together to create mock bids fthe 2012 Olympic games and presented their ideas to the reof the class. They were also tasked with evaluating the 2004 FCup in Cardiff, an exercise that involved analysing past daon visitor numbers, modes of transport and food consumptirelating to the event. Following an initial analysis, studenthen recommended measures event organisers could have pin place to limit the environmental impact of the event.
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Suggestions included care sharing, advance travel planningand the use of combi tickets, (tickets that are redeemable onpublic transport as well as grant access to the stadium).

Interactive activities like a poster competition and visit toCardiffs Millenium Stadium provided a context and stimulusthat students could use to apply the concepts they werelearning about in class. Such activities required students toappreciate the many factors incumbent in organising largescale events and the precautions that must be taken in orderto mitigate their environmental impact.

Conclusion

On reflection, all parties involved in the placement have notedspecific benefits gained as a result of the experience. Andreanotes, It [the placement] forced me to think hard aboutthe best way to communicate my research to that particulartarget group. I developed a range of teaching activities toengage pupils at an individual and group level, and I plan touse these in future public engagement activities.

According to Lesley, both the students and staff at CardiffHigh benefited markedly from the experience. The childrenhave certainly benefited. The prize which Andrea arranged

was wonderful and the powerpoint presentations basedon her research were most informative. The project onsustainability in sporting events was educationally valid andrelevant given that when we started it in school, the WorldCup was just beginning - allowing students to explore theimpacts of such big events.

This fed nicely into the London 2012 Olympics and givenour proximity to one of the Olympic venues, the Millennium

Stadium, the work took on even greater significance. It wasdefinitely worthwhile and demonstrated the relevance ofgeography in our everyday lives thus also promoting thesubject.

It was a valuable and enjoyable project which has enhancedthe experience of our students and was excellent for my own

professional development.

It has been a superb experience and I would certainly repeatit.

Lesleys advice to prospective teachers/schools interested inhosting a researcher

Teachers need to bear in mind that the subject specialismsof researchers should enhance the taught curriculum at keystage 3 or the examinations syllabus at GCSE , AS or A2. / Theteacher needs to check that the work is relevant at the outset,

therefore maximising the potential impact of collaborationfor all stakeholders.

To apply to Researchers in Residence or for more informationon hosting a researcher, call 0845 365 7470 or visit

www.researchersinresidence.ac.uk

[1] Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainabilityand Society centre

Reaching the LOHAS marketBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

Do you know what the LOHAS market is ?I didn't know until earlier today when I followed a twe

which led me to an article on McDonalds Corporate SocResponsibility report.

This provided a bit of "food for thought"....

There's plenty of information here on McDonalds' attempts

be more sustainable, in terms of their equipment and workiroutines, and sourcing.

One that I will follow up when I have a moment...

GA Volunteering

opportunities...By GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

There are plenty of opportunities for you to get more involv with the GA.

One of them is by VOLUNTEERING.

You can find out more details, and read the profiles of somethe wonderful people who help us do what we do at the relevapage of the GA WEBSITE.

The profile above is of Lucy Mitchell, an NQT who wrote aarticle for Teaching Geography.

We are always looking for exciting articles for our journaAs someone who has been published quite a few times whawould say (but won't) is that if I can do it...
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River Thames FestivalBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

Thanks to Tom Barrett for the tip off to the River Thamesfestival site , which has resources on a range of rivers, and

would be a useful visit for teachers interested in rivers...Rivers of the World

Exemplification of Standardsfor KS3 GeographyBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

Otherwise known as 'APP' (or that's how it started out at least)is now available to use on the QCDA website.I have written a brief review of the materials...and havepublished the document to SCRIBD for further reading andreflection.

As it says, we would love to hear from you about how you havebeen using the resources on the site...

Exemplification for Foundation Subjects

Don't forget the related MAKING GEOGRAPHY HAPPENproject, on the GA's website.

Maps of Social NetworksBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

Produced by Ethan Bloch , with whom copyright resides....Click the link to see the map...

Inspired by XKCD's earlier map of online communities in2007 which I remember well...

WikiHow...By GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

When I was a lad there was a children's TV programme calle"HOW" ....It featured Fred Dinenage, along with Bunty James/MariDavies, Jack Hargreaves and Jon Miller who demonstratlots of wonderful tricks and investigations, and a few gencountry crafts...

Cracking kids TV !

Do a search on YouTube for some clips to get the idea...

So how about this idea for a potential context...TheWIKIHOW site has a series of articles which explain HOsomething is done...

Useful HOW TO... sections include how to choose comfortabunderwear, how to survive a landslide, and how to help tflood victims in Pakistan...

Why not produce an article on HOW TO... do something this geographical: a skill, an enquiry, a process, an exploration

You can sign up for a free developer account - only need anmail and you're ready to start creating...

HOW!! (about that for an idea...)

Hans Rosling at GA

Conference 2011By GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

There was some exciting news earlier today !Hans Rosling is the Director of the Gapminder Foundatioand produced one of the most exciting tools for geographersrecent times: GAPMINDER(now in a desktop version too)

Thanks in part to some work by our colleague Bob Lang earli

in the year, it is now confirmed that Hans will be doing thkeynote lecture at the Geographical Association's conferenat the University of Surrey in Guildford in April 2011.

One for your diaries: for the chance to see Hans in action - ga flavour of his presentations by watching this TED TALK.

Online booking for the conference will be available next week

GA members get substantial discounts!

Full time and PGCE students get FREE registration!

Delegate fees have been frozen to 2009 levels !
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Follow the GA on Twitter (@The_GA) with the hashtag:#gaconf11

This year, the conference will also be raising money forACTION AID: the President's chosen charity.

Summer of disasters...By GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

As always, over the summer holidays, geography continuesto happen...and as always, some of that is in the form of natural disasters...There have been a bewildering range of news stories bringingtales of catastrophe:

Chinese floods and landslides

Heatwaves in Russia

The Pakistan flood situation seems to be getting worse by theday, with over 20 million people now apparently affected, andthe risk of a wave of water-borne diseases spreading through

the area.The SASI group at Sheffield University have been busy asalways re-presenting the area, to enable the true picture toemerge.

Their new map produces a view of Pakistan which has beenadapted to show the areas where the population of Pakistanlives.

As one would expect, the flooding is going to be worse if it hitsareas which are more densely populated.

Image produced by Ben Hennig and shared under CreativeCommons license. For more details, check out Ben's webpages.

The PACIFIC DISASTER CENTER app (FREE installation foriPhone, iPod touch and iPad) allows the chance to see the latestnews on a range of disasters...

Also a useful article on Alert Net, which explored the use ofTWITTER in disasters, and the importance of syntax in tweetsto help identify people who might potentially need help, orextract useful information from the stream of tweets.

One challenge for teachers in the first weeks of the new termis going to be to locate and place these events in the context ofthe natural "order of things", and also to identify some 'goodnews stories' to counter-balance these disastrous events...

Sam Mellish photography

projectBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

An excellent photo project by Sam Mellish.On my travels up and down the 'A' roads (and quite a lot the 'B', 'M' and 'C' ones as well...) of Britain, I've often thoug

about the roadside vans and cafes that spring up in laybat the side of the road. Often named after some eponymoowner, or girlfriend, and offering "credit crunch breakfasts" "big baps"...

Sam has been documenting some of these places in EaAnglia, in an exhibition, which can be seen HERE. Sadly I jumissed seeing the exhibition of actual images just down troad in Ely.

A book of his WIDER wandering is also available, whichnotice focuses on the A303 which I've driven along 4 times the last few months too...

The one I pass most frequently, which is just north of Sammain area of focus, has a table with a nice view across the N

Valley towards Castle Acre. I saw the owner packing up in train the other day - probably not a good day for custom... Aldrove past Wendy's Bus Cafe earlier today.

Thanks to Joe Moran for the tipoff via his blog...

There are some nice geographies to be explored here in termof:

Territory: who 'owns' a particular pitch or layby - is theconflict over these ?

Customers: what range of social groups use the cafes, are thinclusive/exclusive ?

Location: what views are offered ? what are the interactiobetween the customers ?

Sourcing of ingredients - local ?

Cultural links... the rules of the road... groups of people usithe road for different purposes...

Whatelse can you think of ?

Something I particularly like is Sam's use of a "tube-map" stydiagram to summarise his travels. This will go into a collectiof similar tube-map remixed images that I'm collecting for event in London later in the year.
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TagxedoBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

In Twitter, you can RT ('retweet') something to try to reach

more people, or repeat something you think people might havemissed.I mentioned TAGXEDO some time ago, but it's worth anothergo, as some readers may have missed that post.

Tagxedo produces a Wordle-like word cloud, but the cloud canbe varied to have different shapes.

There are similar colour scheme options to Wordle too.

Here's an "apple for the teacher" containing the text ofsomething I wrote earlier...

Fata MorganaBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

A nice map project produced by Damon Zucconi

Called FATA MORGANA

Postcards from the edge...By GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

...of Yorkshire

Thanks to my psychogeographical contact from Leeds...@concretepost on Twitter...

A verynice looking project in SCARBOROUGH.

The project has involved the local population working wiElectric Angel to produce a rather excellent POSTCARD SE. Local people worked with a poet and photographer to exploplaces that had a particular "meaning".

There is some excellent work coming out of the CREATIVCOAST partnership which fits very nicely with the id

of representing and relating to a place : all part of thMission:Explore philosophy too, of course...

I am going to be in Scarborough later in the month and wcertainly see how many of these cards I can track down...

Will also be picking up the CHART SCARBOROUGH mfrom the Tourist Information Centre. (Can be download

from here in PDF format)

CHART SCARBOROUGH

Description of project:

In the past, people came to Scarborough because they sa

something special in the town. Now you can follow pataround Scarborough to experience the diverse range culture, art and heritage that the town has to offer toda

Discover paintings, sculpture, murals, ceramics, digmedia, photography, theatre, film, live music, spoken woand more. Take in the scenery that inspired renowned poewriters and artists to produce some of their best work.The map and the trails which you can find on this webs

provide exciting new ways to access Scarboroughs local arscene of today and help you discover the quality and diversiof its cultural roots. You can even share favourite places aevents by submitting your own trail.

From the classic to the contemporary, take a journeydiscovery through some of the high points of Scarboroughthriving and growing creative scene. This is YOUR journeWhatever path you take will offer a new way of experienci

Englands very first seaside resort.

Images and more details HERE.

While we're on the theme of postcards, I enjoyed reading thDaily Mail article on the postcards of Donald McGill: tfather of the 'saucy postcard'....
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Do you live less than 23m

above sea level ?By GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

If so, your house might be about to go under...Well, not quite, but there is a major threat to a lot of coastalcities if the suggested "tipping point" of the Greenland icesheet occurs as it is predicted to do in this GUARDIAN article.

Worth reading through and possibly thinking of the impacts

with students...

Barclays Cycle HireBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

Just started to write something on this scheme which willemerge at the end of the year. There's lots of geography inthe mapping of the usage of the scheme which has started toemerge, and also in the impact on London of the Barclays blue

branding which has started to appear in lots of locations...

#pgcetips (not PG tips)By GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

A few months ago, Tim Handley, a PGCE student at UEAhosted the first Teachmeet in East Anglia, and also started tocollate tips for fellow PGCE tips using the hashtag #pgcetips

A few months later, with the help of a range of people, hecollated these into an e-book.

The finished book is now available online.

It can be downloaded, or a hard copy can be purchased via Lufor just 6.91

I was delighted to contribute an article on Curriculum makito the book.

The article can be seen thanks to SCRIBD.

I recommend that you follow Tim as he undertakes his NQ year in a Norfolk primary school. Tim's blog makes goreading as he reflects on his educational journey.

And if you, like Tim, finished your PGCE year last year ymay be interested in 3 regional events that we are going to running in March 2011.

They are going to be designed specifically for NQGeographers.

You'll spend the day working with me on a range of projecand workshops designed to get you up and running for the firphase of your career....

More details on the GA website soon...

Every child matters, and so does every geography teacher

WalmartBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

Image thanks to WanderingWhitehorse and sharedunder Creative Commons license

An interesting tweet I read today said that apparentlyWalmais the number 1 tourist destination in the USA.I have heard before about the large number of people wh'holiday' in Walmart car parks by parking up overnight them, but have been unable to find more clarification on thclaim. It seems that Walmart allow RV's (motor-homes) park up overnight which has apparently created some issu

with other businesses.
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As it happened, I then caught up some back-episodes of"Family Guy" and there was an episode on a huge store calledSuperstore USA... very good...

One scene involved the characters discussing protesting aboutthe growing power of the shop: they needed board, paper andpens to make placards.. "well, Superstore USA stocks all ofthose things!"

Save money... live better...

#pakfloodsBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

It's apparent that Twitter has now proved itself to be valuableduring natural disasters e.g. following the Haiti earthquake ...The #pakflood hashtag is also being mentioned a lot..

Another very useful resource came via @edu4drr

This led me to an article on possible tele-connections betweenthe floods and the current heatwaves in Russia.

Some useful NASA Earth Observatory images too.

There has certainly been a lot of interest in the location of thejet stream this summer....

#geographicaltributebandsBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

There has been a good exchange of tweets on the hashtag#geographicaltributebands

Geographical Tribute Bands ...

This aspect of Twitter is one of a series of memes which spreadthrough the community from time to time. It results in arange of hashtags which prompt people into terrible puns and

wordplay on a theme...

The geography tribute band suggestions seem to have falleninto one of several categories...

1. Pun names...

e.g. Pet Shop Boise, Durban Durban, Kate Shepherd's Bush,Mansfield Mann, Diana Ross-on-Wye, the Jackson Fife,Everything but the Goole, Human Leek, Jerry Lee Lewes

2. Names where a geographical feature or place was used to

replace an existing worde.g. Pumice Stone Roses, Van (thermo) Haline, Steppes

3. Hybrids

e.g Angus Willson's effort: "fertile tract in a desert where thewater table approaches the surface" = Oasis...

or Fairtrade Bananarama

Here are some of my favourites

Chris de Birmingham

Luluton

Dulwich Village People

France Ferdinand

Rolf Paris

Spandau Calais

David Seoul

Jethro T'Hull

The Arbroath Smokie

Why not turn this into a fun homework activity for Ye

7 pupils after some initial stimulus. Could be a way of rimagining the local map...

Why not contribute more below ?

There is also apparently a real tribute band called the KingsLeigh-on-Sea :)

Thanks to all those on Twitter who contributed to th#geographicaltributebands hashtag....

Norfolk GA branch programmeBy GeoBlogs on August 21st, 2010

Norfolk Geographical Association : Programme of Even2010 11

Unless otherwise stated all events will be held at EastCollege starting at 7.30pm

Mon 20th

Sept. 2010 7.30pm

The Geography of Awe & Wonder

Tony Escritt

What is geography all about? To this Geographer it is all abogetting off your backside and out into the field.

Recommended for 6 th form students but clearly of intereto all geographers!

Mon 11 th Oct. 7.30pm

David Wright Memorial Lecture

Ashley Hale

Ashley is HOG at Sewell Park College, an adventurer aformer student of

David Wright. He will lead the evening recounting highlighof his journeys and teaching. Those who knew David will b

welcome to contribute.

Mon 16 th November. 4.0pm for 4.30pm start.

Worldwise Local Quiz

Sponsored by the John Jarrold Trust

This challenging geographical quiz for GCSE students is paof the GAs WORLDWISE programme. Members are welcomto attend. The final round will start around 6.0pm

Thurs 25 th November . 7.30pm

An RGS ( East Anglia ) Talk held at the Assembly RoomsNorwich . Free for GA members.
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Lake Victoria and their Fisheries

Professor Inigo Everson

An RGS Talk held at the Assembly Rooms in Norwich startingat 7.30pm

For the past 5 years Inigo has been working in closecollaboration with local scientists to assess the staus of

commercial fish species of Lake Victoria , the 2 nd largestfreshwater lake in the world. His talk will be supported by his

own photographs of the lake, its people and their way of life.Mon. 17th January 2011 . 7.30pm

The Baltic a Superb, non-tidal, Cruising Area

Tony Meacock

This presentation is based on 5 cruises to the Baltic and willcover the tools needed for such trips and a photographic tourof the sights and geography of the area.

Mon. 7 th March 7.30pm

Presidential Lecture

Jonathan Hooton

King Street Norwich Growth, Decline & Regeneration.

Jonathon is Head of Geography at Notre Dame School inNorwich and he has researched this topic especially for thispresentation .

Best wishes to Jon for his Presidential year. I shall be comingalong to hear this lecture !

Mon 18 th April

This talk has yet to be confirmed. Also we hope also to arrangea summer visit. When these have been arranged details will be

given at meetings, as will other RGS meetings. NB - GA members can attend RGS meetings free of charge and

vice versa.For any queries contact David Stannard (GA chairman) at01603453118

or by e-mail at [email protected]

For RGS events see www.rgs.org/events or contact MikeHand at [email protected]

Subscriptions for Norfolk GA membership: single 10, Joint15, schools 20 (allowing up to 15 students to attend withmember of staff) For membership contact Douglas Waters

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