Norfolk Geography Conference Monday 30th June Stonehenge! 'Tis a magic place Where the moon doth rise with a dragon's face Stonehenge! Where the virgins lie And the prayers of devils fill the midnight sky This is a trail for the Norfolk Conference, at the PDC in Norwich, which has a keynote session by Sarah Watts. I am offering a 55 minute session (ish) - you know I always over-run.... I have decided to mention a few new ideas for using Google Earth and also showcase a lesson designed by Noel Jenkins from Digital Geography . This will go through the process of curriculum development that I hope will inspire the folks who come to my session to see how they can take an idea for a lesson and "run with it" and use a few of the new website tools to make it a little more creative and engaging... Will also mention the guide made available at Digital Explorer by Jamie Buchanan Dunlop. Will also be mentioning my new favourite website: WORDLE.
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Just got a Year 9 ICT group working away on the great resource that is STAR STRUCK over at TeachICT . Check it out ! We could do with a Geographical version of this sort of activity. This has given me 15 minutes free to check out a new resource project idea. It is based on an investigation of STONEHENGE and the ongoing problem of how to deal with the A303 road which passes close to the stones. Click the exhortation below for more... More on this to come.... It's an idea to combine Transport, Public Enquiries, Tourism, Heritage, Wildlife and Landuse conflict. This led me to the New 7 Wonders of the World site. These will be announced on the magical date of 07.07.07 (I remember when it was 07.07.77) in Lisbon. Voting is going on and at the time of posting, you have 45 days left to cast your vote. There is a FLASH introduction to the site, and then you are presented with a list of 21 possible candidates for your votes (you have 7 votes of course), which can be seen in the image ...