Geography and all that Jazz

Just came across this book while preparing some materials for next week (well, what else are Sunday evenings for...) It's a book written by Richard Doyle, which has its own supporting website , and also has a section which was cut from the original book which mentions King's Lynn ! Anyone read it ?

Meant to mention this site when I got back from the GA Conference. Alan Doherty, who I met up in Scotland at the SAGT has launched the GeoJuice site as a showcase of images based on his travels. Also don't forget the other key photo resource for Geographers: Ian Murray's GeographyPhotos

First of all a spot of jazz. Check this album out ! Then a spot of ale... Try some organic Jurassic Beer, which I got today and brewed by the Dorset Brewing Company in Weymouth - has a picture of Durdle Door on the label. Then some Geography New 'A' level specifications are available from the various exam board websites. Also new GA Magazine has pictures of GA Conference and also a 3 page Webwatch special on Blogging. Can be downloaded by members from GA website if you haven't already got your copy.

Current bottle... (For those who follow what my current tipple is...) First time I've had this, and it's from way up North. Robust ! Reading a bit of George Mackay Brown's biography as I sip to get a sense of place. May light a peat fire later...

SKY Learning Well done to Sky, for setting up a site which flags up forthcoming programmes for various subjects and they have a GEOGRAPHY section. Thanks to Andrew Wilson for flagging this up...

An interesting MY PLACE style idea thanks to Stephen Schwab from The British Library is building up an email portrait of Britain., Why not get involved and send them one of the e-mails you've got in your inbox which comes under one of the categories: Blunders – embarrassing revelations, a case of mistaken identity etc Life changers - job offers, marriage proposals etc Complaints – public transport, poor customer service etc Spam – the best (or worst) spam emails received Love and romance – romantic emails which tugged at the heartstrings Humorous emails –funny forwards, office banter, jokes etc Everyday emails – exchanging recipes, organising nights out etc News – good and bad news, births, illness, accidents etc World around you – emails/views on topical events, news from around the world etc Tales from abroad –long distance emails from far flung places Why not send one in - I just have !

You may have seen this ad.... Very geographical ! Incroyable Stop Motion (Big Yellow) Uploaded by YforYerom

Fame at last. The Kent Earthquake powerpoint I knocked together sat in a beach hut on Sunday is now in pride of place on the SLN homepage . Download away while it's current ! Thanks to Kate Russell for adding the resource.

KS3 Geography Consultation now closed... If you wanted to have your say, it's too late !

GA Conference materials now online at the GA website . This looks quite interesting ;)

Geography Awareness Week Go to the GA WEBSITE for details of this year's event, which runs from June 25th - 29th and is on the theme of GEOGRAPHIC FUTURES. You can download some PRIMARY and SECONDARY ideas.

Rewind to 1973... I was 10 years old, and my uncle, who had long hair and beard was listening to an album that was instantly appealing to me. It had a number of entwined themes, and some great guitar and organ passages, finishing up with a quirky section where someone spoke the names of a load of instruments, finishing off with 'Tubular Bells', and then another side which started off with 8 minutes of the most wonderful relaxing pastoral music, and then a drunken bash around a house (if you've ever heard the original) climax with a Sailor's hornpipe. I went out and bought it, the first LP I'd ever bought, and then played it until I wore out the vinyl, and could repeat it note for note. And now 30 odd years later, it's given away free with the Daily Mail, and we also have this album to thank for Richard Branson's VIRGIN empire. And of course the cover features a crashing wave - very geographical. And all at MFP (my favourite price) Got a place on this course ...

Chartered Geographer Want professional recognition for all that you do for the Geography community and for Geography within your current school ? Why not apply for Chartered Geographer (Teacher) status from the RGS-IBG. I applied this year, and in April heard that I have been accepted, so I am now a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Chartered Geographer. If you would like to know more about the process, or what I did for my application please get in touch. I also have a very nice framed shiny 'halo' for my wall...

New KS3 Resources on GTT website. Geography Teaching Today website has added the first set of resources, some images of London 2012. Keep an eye out for more from Jonathan and the crew...

This week, on More4, there was the first TV screening of Nick Broomfield's film GHOSTS, which is about the deaths of 23 Chinese cockle pickers off Morecambe Bay in 2004. The MORECAMBE VICTIM FUND has been set up to raise money for the vitims' families. It features video and other information related to the victims of the tragedy, along with a comprehensive range of media articles. This has a lot of links with both geography, in terms of migration and work on consumption, and also Norfolk, where the main character in the film ends up working for a gangmaster picking vegetables for supermarkets. I came across this very interesting description of a response to the film in the Light and Shade blog of Lianne. Hopefully she won't mind me repeating this short section: "More than 24 hours later I still feel somewhat shaken by the experience. Despite the harrowing scenes, a more mundane moment particularly stuck with me. Ai Qin is picking spring onions and casually asks someo...

The Big Dry & the EU in a minute Via Rob Chambers, some amazing pictures of the current DROUGHT in Australia. and also to Helen Nurton for this EU in a Minute FLASH animation.

Vimeo / BBC / GGiP Remix.... Well done to GGiP for this remix of a recent BBC news article featuring the word 'GEOGRAPHERS'

Free Alan Johnston

Just been looking at Tropical Rainforest deforestation and came across this on the Greenpeace Site. Relates to this INDEPENDENT article.

Rob Chambers Geography Directory 2007 This is a remarkable piece of work... Go to GEOBYTES , click on the DEPARTMENT link and then the GEOGRAPHY DIRECTORY link to download the PDF. Rob has also just started 2 new blogs to support his students. A2 students should check out the Advanced Extension blog for some great materials....