Using map data from the OS/BECTA pilot project with the software programme `Local Studies'. The children involved were Y5.

1. Our Top Ten Places in Wakefield Mapping places using Local Studies … and `Streetview’ mapping BECTA/ OS Map-pilot Methodist J & I – Year 5 23 rd & 30 th April 2008 © Crown Copyright 20yy. Ordnance Survey/MapPilot

3. A gallery of photographs was created from the Geograph website The Geograph British Isles project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland . http://www.geograph.org.uk/ Photographs on Geograph are covered by the Creative Commons Licence. This means that they can be downloaded and used in school projects.

8. One problem that we had was that some of Wakefield’s most important buildings, for example the Cathedral, the Museum and the Town Hall are all sited to the North of this map. Online mapping programmes, for example Google Maps, allow much greater flexibility than the fixed parameter map used here. When selecting the parameters of the map for the children’s use I decided to centre the school approximately in the middle of the map. © Crown Copyright 20yy. Ordnance Survey/MapPilot

9. It was interesting to see which places the children had chosen and to read their comments.

12. Two girls chose to take some extra photographs to add to our gallery A number of people in the class chose to use these images. So we need to say a big thank you.

13. Where children chose to locate a photograph sometimes revealed a misunderstanding Actual location The children chose this location. It is easy to see why they made an error because people do moor barges on the Fall Ings Cut. © Crown Copyright 20yy. Ordnance Survey/MapPilot