9. How do I go about a geographical enquiry?
Start Who? Where? When?
Why? What? How? Ask questions
Here
What do you need to find out? Gather
How will you present the information?
Information
Improve
BIAS
For and Against Select
Audience the best Information
PowerPoint, Publisher, Poster, Oral,
Visual, Play, podcast, Video, Report..
Produce
your work
Evaluate
Publish Yes
Questions
answered? No
http://flickr.com/photos/milivoj Criteria met?
17. Young people who do not have access
to the internet at home or in schools —
and who lack the support that comes
from parents or teachers equipped with
strong digital skills — will not develop
the necessary social, learning and
technical skill sets for success in a
wired global economy.
The State of the World’s Children 2011, UNICEF
Thanks to John Connell
44. 1. Creation of an acceptable use policy in
social time linked to Rights, Respects and
Responsibilities framework.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/audrix/2043561356/
45. http://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/4592915995/
Article 16
1. No child shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful
interference with his or her privacy, family, or
correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his or her
honour and reputation.
2. The child has the right to the protection of the law against
such interference or attacks.
46. 3. Best interests of the child
12. Respect for the views of the child
13. Freedom of expression
17. Access to information; mass media
28. Right to education
29. Goals of education:
‘develop each child’s personality,
talents and abilities to the fullest.’
Bit about me….. Background – Curriculum Leader of Geography in Priory School Specialist Sports College, an inner city 11-16 comprehensive 1,250 students, teach.Member of the SPC’s Secondary Phase Committee, C GeogA real person in a real classroom, balancing life, but this is also to give selected bits of yourself to students as they will respond positively to youIntroduction to Me: Teaching for just over 7 years Last 2 years as Head of Geography at Priory School in Portsmouth Part of the Geography Collective Author of some textbooks Chair of the GA’s Secondary Phase Committee Part of the GA Magazine Editorial Collective
Video
Feelings slide, thanks Dan R-Ell – fieldwork and emotions
Recently introduced to this heirachy
Enquiry at Priory – Use a random object – come up with 10 enquiry questions. Take along A3 charts
1 hour per weekCurriculum rugby match to get young people outCost
http://www.unicef.org/sowc2011/index.phpTalked about the potential for Digital Leaders running community and parent sessions, also the security of WiFi around the schhol.
Google earth on site fieldwork – hypothesis – environmental impact assessment
Here pupils have used Google Earth to create placemarks that show that Portsmouth has changed.
Making a statement about space – what might an outside visitor think?
Favourite image – during the reflection stage of the lesson, pupils realised that they had been thinking about space in a different way – they chose features that they were unhappy about, or thought were great. So what do we do with this energy
Photosynth the mobile App.
If we don’t use mobile devices as tools then are we developing children’s talents and abilities to the fullest?
Thanks to gapingvoid. The main message here is that we are looking for transformation, and that may be a slow process