Archive for August, 2008

TESConnect

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

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The TES gets a new website on the 21st of August. I had a quick play with the Beta version, there are some new features which will hopefully encourage sharing of resources and practice.

Blog Action Day 2008 – Poverty

Friday, August 15th, 2008


Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

Blog Action Day 2008 – Poverty

Friday, August 15th, 2008


Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

Blog Action Day 2008 – Poverty

Friday, August 15th, 2008


Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

Blog Action Day 2008 – Poverty

Friday, August 15th, 2008


Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

100 Best You Tube videos for teachers

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

A range of videos that might be useful to colleagues. Which ones would you add? Thanks to Kelly for bringing to his my attention.

Google Earth captures drunken man passing out on kerb – mirror.co.uk

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Interesting result of Google rolling out its street-view capability.

Google Earth captures drunken man passing out on kerb – mirror.co.uk

Google Earth captures drunken man passing out on kerb – mirror.co.uk

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Interesting result of Google rolling out its street-view capability.

Google Earth captures drunken man passing out on kerb – mirror.co.uk

Something old, something new…

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Some terms and ideas to discuss in September.

A recent online discussion of landscape brought be back to thinking about topophilia, the love of a place. Do you love your place?

I’ve also been interested for some time in the concept of psychogeography, how emotions and behaviour are governed by a place; one aspect of the sub-discipline is that in order to have a better understanding of our environment we must break from our daily routines and behaviours. Psychogeography is the basis of the Geography Collective’s work on Mission Explore.

Something old, something new…

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

A recent online discussion of landscape brought be back to thinking about topophilia, the love of a place.

I’ve also been interested for some time in the concept of psychogeography, how emotions and behaviour are governed by a place; one aspect of the sub-discipline is that in order to have a better understanding of our environment we must break from our daily routines and behaviours. I know Alan, Noel and Dan have been working on this, it also the basis of the Geography Collective’s work on Mission Explore.

Wondering how we can further tap into these within the curriculum…


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