Archive for December, 2007

For teachers: Top Faves…

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

topfive

Still on a blogging holiday but wrote this before Christmas, so if this goes to plan it should be published on Boxing Day. I’ve now updated Radical Geography to include my top five favourite resources and a nearly complete weather and climate section. I have also added some other content, but you’ll have to do a bit of exploring to find it. :) My aim is to add one new resource for each day of next year, so it will be a long process. When I’ve completed sections I will announce it via the blogs. I’m enjoying working through my content to put what I feel have been my most effective resources together, sometimes resources can be too personal and just work for the individual or the class they were devised for, so I can’t vouch for their quality or whether they will have a use in your classroom.

See you in the New Year.

Tracking Santa

Monday, December 24th, 2007

track santa

Santa is on his way… he’s presently in Tajikistan, you can track him via NORAD.

Recent video of Santa in China. Just make sure you’re in bed before he comes. :)

 

I’m taking a holiday rest, so see you in the New Year.

Tracking Santa

Monday, December 24th, 2007

track santa

Santa is on his way… he’s presently in Tajikistan, you can track him via NORAD.

Recent video of Santa in China. Just make sure you’re in bed before he comes. :)

 

I’m taking a holiday rest, so see you in the New Year.

Radical Update…

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

radicalheader1new I’ve now reorganised by web projects. My personal domain name will be the gateway to my various projects. I’ve also now sorted the layout of Radical Geography and will begin to update the content in the New Year. The Pilot Blog will announce new resources for Key Stage 4 and Share Geography will announce new content for key Stage 3. So please check your RSS feeds. I imagine in the future there will be a Key Stage 5 blog for the new sixth form, if we get a cohort together. Radical Geography and the gateway now have a custom Google search engine. In the meantime I have produced a Top-Ten downloads page for 2007 ,as a pre-Christmas present to colleagues, some surprisingly resources were favourites.

(more…)

Radical Update…

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

radicalheader1new I’ve now reorganised by web projects. My personal domain name will be the gateway to my various projects. I’ve also now sorted the layout of Radical Geography and will begin to update the content in the New Year. The Pilot Blog will announce new resources for Key Stage 4 and Share Geography will announce new content for key Stage 3. So please check your RSS feeds. I imagine in the future there will be a Key Stage 5 blog for the new sixth form, if we get a cohort together. Radical Geography and the gateway now have a custom Google search engine. In the meantime I have produced a Top-Ten downloads page for 2007 ,as a pre-Christmas present to colleagues, some surprisingly resources were favourites.

(more…)

Radical Update…

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

radicalheader1new I’ve now reorganised by web projects. My personal domain name will be the gateway to my various projects. I’ve also now sorted the layout of Radical Geography and will begin to update the content in the New Year. The Pilot Blog will announce new resources for Key Stage 4 and Share Geography will announce new content for key Stage 3. So please check your RSS feeds. I imagine in the future there will be a Key Stage 5 blog for the new sixth form, if we get a cohort together. Radical Geography and the gateway now have a custom Google search engine. In the meantime I have produced a Top-Ten downloads page for 2007 ,as a pre-Christmas present to colleagues, some surprisingly resources were favourites.

(more…)

Culture Vulture?

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Are you more

_44060489_x_factor_logo_203

than

calendar_opera

?

Nice article from the Daily Telegraph to read in readiness for the Cultural Geography module.

Asian Tsunami: Rebuilding Sri Lanka

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Year 11 will be finishing their final piece of Coping with Floods coursework over the holidays, Ho, Ho, Ho. :)

1

There is a nice photo story on the B.B.C. about British help in rebuilding one area effected by the tsunami, in your focus country Sri Lanka. The village is called Hampton, this would make a nice little mini-study within your storyboard. Why did Sri Lanka need such help? Remember to use development statistics to help explain your thinking.

Antarctica- Google Earth and Whales…

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Antarcticagoogle Google Earth has now updated its imagery of the continent, the new higher resolution images just confirm the isolation and extreme nature of the environment. Worth a peak, look out for Nunataks, Glaciers, Ice Shelves, Pack Ice and Pancake Ice.

Japan has also decided not to hunt 50 humpback whales in the Southern Ocean for ‘scientific’ reasons, but will still hunt a 1000 whales of different species. This is despite a moratorium on hunting. Another example of how our extreme environment is used/exploited by humans.

For teachers, Autumn TAL Newsletters.

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

logo1_thumbnail I’ve now updated the teaching and learning newsletter page , as well as uploading our newsletters for the first and second part of the Autumn half-term. Autumn issue part.1 has been edited to remove the personal details of new staff. All documents are now PDF files.

Thank you for all those that have contributed, including our external colleagues.

We are happy at K.H.C.T.C. to have contributions from external colleagues that will inform our practice.

As always, any comments are welcome.

Have a happy holiday season and a successful New Year.


Switch to our mobile site