Digimap for Schools presentation to Moray House PGDE by Anne Robertson and Pete O'Hare 5th September 2016, Edinburgh

1. Introduction to an ICT based cross curricular resource for
Exploring Place Based Education
Moray House, University of Edinburgh
5th
September 2016
Anne Robertson
EDINA, University of Edinburgh

2. EDINA: serving research & education across the UK
• @ the University of Edinburgh

3. Other Digimap(s)

4. Digimap for Schools – Key Features
• Online mapping service designed for schools
• Multi-scale Ordnance Survey mapping for all of Great
Britain, spectacular detail!
• Fabulous aerial photography
• Historic mapping 1890s and 1950s
• Pupils can annotate maps by adding labels, markers,
photos, graphs
• Measure areas and distances
• Creating buffers around points/lines
• Annotations can be saved and retrieved
• Create print A3 & A4 print files
• Create image files for use in ppt/docs

5. Digimap for Schools set up
• Online service, no software installation or data
management
• Browser based – PC, laptop, iPad, Smartboard
• One login per school – limitless number of users per
school
• Can be used out of school (e.g. at home or outdoor
learning centre)
• Easy online registration process with immediate
access
• 2,500 schools across GB currently signed up

6. Place can be used across the CforE
• Relevant to many broad areas within
the Curriculum for Excellence
- Numeracy (measurement)
- Historical events
- Outdoor Learning
- Projects (wild life)
- Health & Well Being (Walk a Mile)
- Innovative learning through ICT

7. Experiences and Outcomes
• SOC 1-14a Through activities in my local area, I have developed my
mental map and sense of place. I can create and use maps of the area.
• SOC 1-13a Having explored the landscape of my local area, I can
describe the various ways in which land has been used.
• SOC 1-02a By exploring places, investigating artefacts and locating
them in time, I have developed an awareness of the ways we
remember and preserve Scotland’s history.
• SOC 1-03a I can use evidence to recreate the story of a place or
individual of local historical interest.
• SOC 2-02a I can interpret historical evidence from a range of periods to
help to build a picture of Scotland’s heritage and my sense of
chronology.

8. Experiences and Outcomes
• SOC 2-10 Having explored my local area, I can present information on
different places to live, work and relax and interesting places to visit.
• SOC 2–13a I can explain how the physical environment influences the
ways in which people use land by comparing my local area with a
contrasting area.
• SOC 2-14a To extend my mental map and sense of place, I can
interpret information from different types of maps and am beginning to
locate key features within Scotland, UK, Europe or the wider world.
• MNU 2-11c I can explain how different methods can be used to find the
perimeter and area of a simple 2d shape
• MTH 2-17d Having investigated where, why and how scale is used and
expressed, I can apply my understanding to interpret simple models,
maps and plans.

9. What you can do with Digimap for Schools
Add photos, text, look at change over time
= create a sense of place

10. Map based presentation of information

12. You can use it!
• You can access it during your studies to familiarise
yourself with the service and plan lessons
• You can use it when you go into schools on
placement
• Use it at the front of the class on smartboard or with
pupils accessing it themselves on pcs/laptops
• If the school you are placed at likes it, ask them to
contact EDINA to find out about subscribing (it costs
£69+VAT for a primary)
• Demo for today’s workshop on the High St …..