Presentation used at GTE09 in Southport.

1. The Social Web New Tools in the Geography Classroom Alan Parkinson Secondary Curriculum Development Leader Geographical Association Image credit: Alan Parkinson

3. “ the only way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas...” Winston Churchill

6. “ Social networking”

7. Clay Shirky “ the best tool ever invented for improving communication is the table...”

8. Pub Quiz... Web 2.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9. The Networked teacher.... Then and Now (Alec Couros)

11. Student Experiences Geography: the subject Teacher Choices Living Geography

13. With thanks to Joe Dale http://joedale.typepad.com (MFL – embrace cross-curricular !!)

15. Mobile Phones in the Classroom

16. The lesson doesn’t end when the lesson ends...

17. New KS3, 4 & 5 (plus Primary Review) Resourcing Dialogic pedagogy Social & geographical uncertainty Space for ‘floating topicality’ (Jeff Stanfield) It ain’t in the textbooks yet...

18. “ Digital technologies have revolutionised how creative works are made, distributed, and used .” CRICOS No. 00213J

20. http://www.flickr.com/photos/glutnix/2079709803/in/pool-ccswagcontest07

21. http://animoto.com

23. Flickr Groups: GTE09 Photo competition... Ups Downs Beside the Seaside GTE @ Work Tagging

24. Big Huge Labs

25. http://www.bighugelabs.com

26. http://www.bighugelabs.com

27. Slideshare / Slideboom / Sliderocket

28. Simon Renshaw: Google Maps

29. The Un Happy Planet Index Are you as happy as Lesotho or Turkey ?

31. Removing the ‘isolation’ and offering support ?? Image credit: BBC

32. Or, as Ewan McIntosh described on his blog... Image credit: Koert_van_Mensvoort The ‘Barackberry’.... “ He's doing what millions of teachers and students are obliged to do - use mobile devices to circumvent the slow-moving load of bureaucracy. ”

33. A whole new Wordle http://wordle.net Beautiful tag clouds

39. http://tbarrett.edublogs.org GOOGLE DOCS COLLABORATION

40. http://flashface.ctapt.de/ Jack the Ripper witness...

41. CPD: reflecting on practice

42. Learning resources aren’t necessarily: THINGS e.g. books EVENTS e.g. Lessons, conferences they are ‘flows’ Immersive experiences User generated content From consumer to producer

43. My delicious tags, produced by WORDLE...

45. Ning N etwork ing Forums Discussions Hosting resources Chat Videos embedded Picture Galleries to view, share and embed Groups: public or private Templates to change and customise “ My favourite price”

46. http://newedexcelgeog.ning.com/

47. http://geographical.ning.com

48. http://geographynqt.ning.com

49. Blogging Geo Blogs (2003) Living Geography Geography and all that Jazz Cultural Geography “Look at it this Way” Google Earth Users Guide New Edexcel Geography

51. Have you been using the Action Plan for Geography materials ? YES NO Please join the NEW GA Network http://geographical.ning.com Please e-mail [email_address] with your school details

52. MEDIA LITERACY Teacher as ‘gatekeeper’...

53. Further reading...

54. “ Storycubes” Something you already use Something you will try to use What barrier(s) is preventing you using it ? (decision to use it) What will help over come the barriers to using it ? (one success) 2 questions that you have about the value / working of networks...

56. Acknowledgements If I have got to this room today, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants...and ripping off their ideas... Slides from http://www.slideshare.net/Jessicacoates/creative-commons-in-the-classroom-presentation