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Icelandic Volcano Links
The big news over the last few days has been the massive smoke and dust cloud caused by the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull. Big news stories like this provide a topical hook for...
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Here’s a really clever little resource for geography that lets students produce their own weather forecast by dragging symbols onto a google map. They can even customise it with their own logo. When...
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Global Data Visualisation Tools
Here are two similar tools that will be of interest to Geography teachers, which provide different ways of getting information about national statistics. ShowWorld lets you select subject such as GDP...
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KML Factbook – world data visualisation tool
The CIA World Factbook is an amazing bank of information useful to educators helping students gather facts and information about foreign countries. For geography teachers it should be an essential...
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Google goes off-road with Street View
Google Street View has got to be one of the most amazing projects available on the internet. It still amazes me that from my home computer I can tour cities like Rome or New York and move around as if...
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Japan Earthquake Data in Google Earth
I’m a little late to blog about the terrible events in Japan over the past 10 days, but the story is still continuing and my thoughts go out to all those affected by the earthquake and Tsunami. If you...
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National Geographic Education Beta
I wrote last month about the Science videos on the National Geographic website, well now National Geographic Education has totally revamped and greatly expanded its free and enormous educational...
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Free Images from EduPic – Science, Maths and more
Edupic is a great resource for images that will be of interest to science and maths teachers, amongst others. Created by William Vann EduPic Graphical Resource was launched in September 2006 as a...
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Explore the World on your IWB with the Google World Wonders Project
Your classroom interactive whiteboard can provide a window on the world, and that’s definitely true when used alongside this new project from Google. The Google World Wonders Project is a platform...
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Black Marble – The Earth at Night Interactive Google Map
Here’s another cool resource that would be great to show as part of a lesson about Earth and Space (or populations). The “Black Marble” shows the Earth in darkness with all the city lights twinkling...
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Explore Mount Everest Virtually with Glacierworks.
As we approach the 60th Anniversary of Edmund Hilary’s expedition to the top of Mount Everest, here’s an excellent website that lets you and your class explore the mountain without leaving the...
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Walk in Darwin’s Footsteps with Galapagos Islands Street View
This week, 178 years ago, Charles Darwin set foot on the Galapagos Islands for the first time. It was here he made many observations and discoveries that would later provide the evidence for his famous...
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MeteoEarth – A Global Weather Viewer in the Classroom
MeteoEarth is a fantastic website and set of apps that let you view global weather patterns as they occur in real time on your IWB or on your iPad. MeteoEarth is adapted from a professional weather...
View ArticleJapan Earthquake Data in Google Earth
I’m a little late to blog about the terrible events in Japan over the past 10 days, but the story is still continuing and my thoughts go out to all those affected by the earthquake and Tsunami. If you...
View ArticleNational Geographic Education Beta
I wrote last month about the Science videos on the National Geographic website, well now National Geographic Education has totally revamped and greatly expanded its free and enormous educational...
View ArticleFree Images from EduPic – Science, Maths and more
Edupic is a great resource for images that will be of interest to science and maths teachers, amongst others. Created by William Vann EduPic Graphical Resource was launched in September 2006 as a...
View ArticleExplore the World on your IWB with the Google World Wonders Project
Your classroom interactive whiteboard can provide a window on the world, and that’s definitely true when used alongside this new project from Google. The Google World Wonders Project is a platform...
View ArticleBlack Marble – The Earth at Night Interactive Google Map
Here’s another cool resource that would be great to show as part of a lesson about Earth and Space (or populations). The “Black Marble” shows the Earth in darkness with all the city lights twinkling...
View ArticleExplore Mount Everest Virtually with Glacierworks.
As we approach the 60th Anniversary of Edmund Hilary’s expedition to the top of Mount Everest, here’s an excellent website that lets you and your class explore the mountain without leaving the...
View ArticleWalk in Darwin’s Footsteps with Galapagos Islands Street View
This week, 178 years ago, Charles Darwin set foot on the Galapagos Islands for the first time. It was here he made many observations and discoveries that would later provide the evidence for his famous...
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