map it picture it write it (part 2)

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PictureIT •What makes geograph y come alive for you? The Earth from the Air: http://www.yannarthusbertrand2. org/ Part 1 of the presentation: MapIT PictureIT WriteIT (Wendy North - TES Conference 2.10.09)

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Part 2 of a PowerPoint presentation that I gave at the TES Conference, London, 2nd October 2010: Discover a range of digital learning resources and internet sites which teacher's can use in innovative ways to develop children's creative writing, their geographical imaginations and personal geographies.

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PictureIT

• What makes geography come alive for you?

The Earth from the Air: http://www.yannarthusbertrand2.org/

Part 1 of the presentation: MapIT PictureIT WriteIT (Wendy North - TES Conference 2.10.09)

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• Geography is ... a way of looking at the world that focuses our learning on what places and the environment are like, why they are important to us, how they are changing and how they might develop in the future.

Simon Catlin (2004) Primary Geography Handbook

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/8270107.stm

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http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1071854 www.geograph.org.uk

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Where does my garden go?

http://www.geography.org.uk/aboutus/adifferentview

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The Geographical Association Manifesto for Geography

http://www.geography.org.uk/aboutus/adifferentview

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Conversation between characters

Photograph: Wendy North

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What connects these images?

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IranWhat kind of image do you carry around in your head?

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Photograph: Maurice Church, Esfahan, Iran

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Created by Wendy North – [email protected]

Adapted from `the nine number picture board’ on:

http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/visual.htm

Mon Mon Tues

Wed Wed Thurs

Thurs Fri Fri

Can you discover the identity of our city of the week?

http://www.geography.org.uk/eyprimary/eyprimary/visualgeography/starteractivities

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http://www.wordle.net/

WriteIT: What is this place like?

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/primarygeography/Photograph: Wendy North

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Wordle: historical, geographical & social understanding

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/primarycurriculumreview/

http://www.wordle.net/

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http://www.piclits.com/

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http://www.piclits.com/

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http://plasq.com/comiclife-win

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How can you take this further

• Further information linked to using images, Google Maps and Quickmaps can be found on my blog:

• http://primarygeogblog.blogspot.com/

• CPD units for teachers on the two Geography website: www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk

• http://www.geography.org.uk/eyprimary/visualgeography/

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We are seeking to encourage you to:

• Adopt

• Adapt

• Innovate

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What are you taking away from this session that you could use:

• next week?• in a months time?• with your colleagues?

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Join the primary champions network

• and share your ideas with other teachers

http://geographychampions.ning.com/