Archive for August, 2008

Britain from above…

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Nice to see the B.B.C. is allowing some embedding of its official YouTube clips now.

I thought it was alright, got very excited by the mention of Dinorwig, it was my ninth time this year. Surprisingly it was mostly geography but managed to mention it not once. :(

You can watch the first episode on Iplayer. What did you think?

Britain from above…

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Nice to see the B.B.C. is allowing some embedding of its official YouTube clips now.

I thought it was alright, got very excited by the mention of Dinorwig, remember that? Surprisingly it was mostly geography but managed to mention it not once. :(

You can watch the first episode on Iplayer. What did you think?

Got to mention…

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

the Olympics .

Enjoyed the opening ceremony, but it made me wonder how London was going to compete, lots of geography and history. Interesting selective view of Chinese history; culture promoted by the state, therefore dominant culture. Also displays of Chinese multiculturalism, with different ethnic groups being represented during the ceremony. From an entertainment viewpoint, very stunning.

I’ve eventually come to love the B.B.C. amine for the games.

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Got to mention…

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

the Olympics (otherwise G will get upset ;) ) .

Enjoyed the opening ceremony, but it made me wonder how London was going to compete, myself and Miss T texting and discussing how it was all about geography and history. Interesting selective view of Chinese history; culture promoted by the state, therefore dominant culture. Also displays of Chinese multiculturalism, with different ethnic groups being represented during the ceremony. From an entertainment viewpoint, very stunning.

I’ve eventually come to love the B.B.C. amine for the games.

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Affluenza and education

Monday, August 11th, 2008

I read Oliver James’s book Aflluenza quite a while ago, there is a great section on education, just came across his talk at the RSA from 2006.

Animoto for educators

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Animoto have updated their education programme allowing easier use for students. We had a play with this last term, brilliant tool.

Stanton Update…

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Quite a bit of movement around the Stanton Redevelopment last week, this might be a useful case study for other Geographers as it possibly will become the largest area of redevelopment in the country. Updated plans can be found here.

What’s the link between?

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Gordon Brown and Captain Scott, must remember this one for September. Useful starter for anyone doing Antarctica.

East Riding Media Library

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Thanks to Pauline for sharing this resource, a great number of images related to a range of curriculum areas.

Baptism by Fire

Monday, August 11th, 2008

A useful list of ideas here for beginning and experienced teachers. Hat-tip Patricia.


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