BUILDING GEOGRAPHICAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF PLACE AND SPACE WITH ICTDr. Jennie BalesTeacher Librarian

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SESSION OVERVIEW

Building conceptual understanding of the Place and Space components of the Australian Geography Curriculum

Present resources applicable from Foundation to Year 10.

Present a small selection of websites and tools that assist students to interpret and create maps and develop an understanding of place.

Support geographical inquiry within the discipline Consider cross-curricula connections. ∞

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Geographical Knowledge and Understanding

Geographical Inquiry Skills

Facts – Generalisations – Theories - Models

Observing – Questioning – Planning / Collecting – Recording – Evaluating – Representing / Interpreting – Analysing – Concluding / Communicating - Responding

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GEOGSPACE

Australian Geography Teachers Association http://www.geogspace.edu.au/ Quality primary and secondary geography resource

materials Unpacks Geography curriculum providing core units of

work for each year with exemplars and illustrations of practice for delivering content.

A work in progress.

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SOCIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA ∞ Australian Bureau of Statistics

http://www.abs.gov.au

Education tab: Bringing data to life in the classroom Includes a list of geography projects for Years 7 – 10. Provides data sets: Economy, Society and community, Population,

Environment and Energy Guidance and tutorials on using Excel.

Get involved! Census at school - http://www.abs.gov.au/censusatschool

Gapminder http://www.gapminder.org/

World’s most important trends –interactive, can plot and follow different countries, predict, compare contrast, search for explanations.

Teacher resources – video demo, Ted Talks, supporting material – pdfs, ppts.

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ASIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION ∞ Curriculum Resources – Geography modules

F: Special places (also supports Year 6 Asia) Year 3: Images of Indonesia Year 5: Life in a floating village Year 6: Connecting to Asia | Seeing beyond Asia Year 7: Damming the Yangtze Year 7-8: Jakarta faces Year 8: Urban growth in China Year 9: Shanghai – city on the move Year 9: South Korea – a sustainable giant Year 10: Measuring wellbeing

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http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/default.asp

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SCOOTLE HTTPS://WWW.SCOOTLE.EDU.AU/EC/P/HOME

Geography search Select Earth and Space

Refine to select year level and resource type. Water Works TLF ID M012801 Highly recommended!

Series of video tutorials that introduces Google Earth software, presented by Atomic Learning. (Great range of tutorials available at http://www.atomiclearning.com/au/)

Learn how to create interactive, multimodal presentations. The task demonstrated addresses Year 7 Water in our World

topic. Journey Planners – reading timetables and maps

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SCOOTLE: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD LEARNING OBJECTS ∞ F-1: Listen to the Neighbourhood TLF ID M013726

1-2: Streetscape Plotter TLF ID M013725

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STREETSCAPE PLOTTER IN ACTION – BIRD’S-EYE-VIEW

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STREETSCAPE PLOTTER IN ACTION – ICONS

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STREETSCAPE PLOTTER IN ACTION – FLY THRU 1

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STREETSCAPE PLOTTER IN ACTION – FLY THRU 2

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SCOOTLE: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD LEARNING OBJECTS

Year 5: Explore different Australian neighborhoods TLF ID M013728

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EXPLORING OUTER SUBURBAN

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PLANNING WHERE TO BUILD IN THE NEIGHBOURHOODTLF ID M013727

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TOWN PLANNER

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• Access via Landcom

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LANDCOM – FURTHER RESOURCES: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD

NSW Property development website Provides educational material for NSW Geography

Curriculum Years F-5 (distributed 2006 with CD ROM, learning objects available in Scootle)

Environment building interactives adaptable across F-10

Teaching our next generation about sustainable development resource package: My neighbourhood http://www.urbangrowthnsw.com.au/about-us/education/my-neighbourhood-resources.aspx

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Landcom - http://www.landcom.com.au/http://www.landcom.com.au/mini-sites/my_neighbourhood/

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8: LANDFORMS & LANDSCAPES, USING ICT TO CREATE MAPS7: WATER IN OUR WORLD Map Connect (included in Scootle TLF ID M012547)http://mapconnect.ga.gov.au/MapConnect/?site=250K&accept_agreement=on

Interactive mapping tool of Australia Create and download maps and data (free). Five main sections or map themes: 250K topographic map of

Australia; Global map; Geology and geomorphology map; Groundwater; and Make a map.

Tools for interrogating data and creating maps. Tools are found on the toolbar and on tabs to the side of the map themes, and a useful scale tool is located below the map.

Key learning objectives Students create maps using the Create a map theme to download

PDF maps showing a range of information about Australia's landscape and environment.

Students interrogate Australia's geology, geomorphology and groundwater sources using the map themes and toolbar.

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Is Scootle a commonly used resource in your school?

How confident / proficient are you in searching for Scootle resources?

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CURRICULUM LINKS

Geographic Perspectives Looking at the world in multiple ways spatial and

ecological perspectives National Geography Standards

Knowing about the world: geographic content knowledge 18 standards from using geospatial representations to

applying geography to interpret the present and plan for the future.

Each unpacked at 4th, 8th and 12th Grade (U.S.) Geographic skills

Asking and answering questions about the world

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http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/national-geography-standards/?ar_a=1

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (NG) ALIGNMENT WITH AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHY (AG) CURRICULUM

NG: - Geographic skills - Asking and answering questions about the world Asking geographic questions Acquiring geographic information Organising geographic information Analysing geographic information Answering geographic questions

AC: - Geographical Inquiry Skills Start with geographical questions Collection Evaluation Analysis Interpretation

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION

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Teaching Resources Reference and news Mapping Media Collections Get involved Geo-literacy

Teaching Resources Access in multiple ways Hover over icons for

grade level, subject, duration and brief overview

Range of formats and purposes – ideas, activities, lessons, units and interactives.

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/?ar_a=1

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EXPLORE NG Years 2-10: MapMaker Kits 101 (Video)

For teachers – create own maps for printing for classroom use.

Years 2 -10: Mapmaker interactive Select world or region, overlay data –

physical systems, human systems and

environment and society. ∞ Years 2 – 6: Build Planet Earth

(Interactive) Continents and oceans | Countries and

capital cities Years 5 – 6: Go on a family adventure

(Interactive)

By land – Europe, Marco Polo, ∞ Presidential Tour

By sea – Caribbean, Polynesia, Arctic to Amazon

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EXPLORE!

Year 7: Water (Collection)

Year 8: Ecosystems (Collection) ∞ Year 9: Food (Collection)

Public Transportation (GeoStory)

Year 10: Climate change (Collection) ∞

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What resonates?

Is there a topic / resource that fits a current or future need?

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AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RESOURCES Geographic Information Systems

http://australia.gov.au/topics/science-and-technology/geographic-information-systems

Bureau of Meteorologyhttp://www.bom.gov.au/

Maps of Australiahttp://www.nla.gov.au/apps/libraries?action=MapSearch

Mappinghttp://australia.gov.au/topics/science-and-technology/mapping

Geoscience Australia ✪http://www.ga.gov.au/

MapConnect ✪http://www.ga.gov.au/topographic-mapping/mapconnect.html

Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying & Mapping ✪http://www.icsm.gov.au/index.html

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GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA (YEARS 7 – 10)HTTP://WWW.GA.GOV.AU/INDEX.HTML

Information, maps and spatial imagery addressing a range of topics including groundwater and the Great Artesian Basin.

Topographic Mapping Basics on use | Digital maps | Digital elevation | Surface

water | Theme & reference | Map Connect (free map downloads

Education section Geoscience basics – facts about Australian Downloadable classroom resources

Weathering, erosion, landforms and regolith | Landslides | Tsunami | Geoglogical TimeWalk

+ resources that can be purchased.

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GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA

Gazetteer of Australian place names.

Image: Ockenden, Will, 2009. Everywhere but here?

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON SURVEYING & MAPPING

Links to Gazetteer of Australian place names Educational resources

Fundamentals of mapping Fundamentals of land ownership, land boundaries and

surveying (document) What’s in a name? teacher’s pack excellent video

(High Definition DVD on request)

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http://www.icsm.gov.au/index.html

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… and there is so much more!This one hour presentation provides a framework for many hours of exploration.Have fun learning!

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