Digimap for Schools workshop for Geography PGDE students at Aberdeen University by Anne Robertson and Dimitrios Sferopoulos from EDINA on 25th April 2017

1. An excellent digital resource for
Social Studies and much more!
University of Aberdeen
25th April 2017
Anne Robertson and Dimitrios Sferopolous
EDINA, University of Edinburgh

2. EDINA: serving research & education
across the UK
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3. Other Digimap(s)
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4. Key Features
• Online mapping service designed for schools
• Ordnance Survey mapping for all of GB at many different
zoom levels
• Historic mapping 1890s and 1950s
• Aerial photography
• Geograph photographs
• Pupils can add their own labels, text boxes, markers, photos,
graphs, points from csv
• Measure distances, areas
• Buffer points and lines
• Create A3 and A4 maps for printing or use in ppts/docs
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5. Service set up
• Online service, no software installation or data
management
• Browser based – PC, laptop, iPad, Smartboard
• One login per school – limitless number of
users
• Can be used out of school e.g. at home or
outdoor learning centres
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6. Who’s Using…
2672 schools across GB
– 178 Scottish secondaries
– 1041 English secondaries
– 29 Welsh secondaries
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7. Key messages
• Superb resource for
Geography
• Many other areas within
CforE
– Numeracy (measurement,
area, scale)
– Social Studies incl History
– Sciences – Biology
– Outdoor Learning
– Health & Well Being
• Digital Technology
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8. Es and Os
• SOC 3-14a I can use a range of maps and geographical information systems to
gather, interpret and present conclusions and can locate a range of features within
Scotland, UK, Europe and the wider world.
• SOC 4-05b I can evaluate the changes which have taken place in an industry in
Scotland’s past and can debate their impact.
• SOC 4-10b I can explain the development of the main features of an urban area in
Scotland or elsewhere and can evaluate the implications for the society concerned.
• SOC 4-14a I can use specialized maps and geographical information systems to
identify patterns of human activity and physical processes.
• MNU 3-11a I can solve practical problems by applying my knowledge of measure,
choosing the appropriate units and degree of accuracy for the task and using a
formula to calculate area or volume when required.
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9. What you can do with Digimap for Schools
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10. Land Use Mapping
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11. Calculating Building Density
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12. Flow line maps
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13. Proportional circles
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14. Map based presentation
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16. CforE resources
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17. You can use it!
• For lesson planning
• In school on placement
• On smartboard with pupil participation or in
ICT lab
• No sales pitch from you!
Demo & exercise……
http://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/schools/Resources/flyers/DFSActivities.pdf
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