Uniof stirlingmarch2017secondary

Uniof stirlingmarch2017secondary

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  Introduction to place-basedcross curricular digital technology Cottrell Building University of Stirling 16th March 2017 Anne Robertson, EDINA, University of Edinburgh
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  EDINA: serving research& education across the UK 2
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  Other Digimap(s) 3
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  Key Features • Onlinemapping service designed for schools • Ordnance Survey mapping for all of GB at many different zoom levels • Historic mapping 1890s and 1950s • Aerial photography • Pupils can add their own labels, text boxes, markers, photos, graphs, points from csv • Measure distances, areas • Buffer points and lines • Create A3 and A4 maps for printing or use in ppts/docs 4
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  Service set up •Online service, no software installation or data management • Browser based – PC, laptop, iPad, Smartboard • One login per school – limitless number of users • Can be used out of school e.g. at home or outdoor learning centres 5
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  Service uptake 2690 schoolsacross GB – 185 Scottish secondaries – 1020 English secondaries – 30 Welsh secondaries 6
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  Key messages • Superbresource for Geography • Many other areas within CforE – Numeracy (measurement, area, scale) – Social Studies incl History – Sciences – Biology – Outdoor Learning – Health & Well Being • Digital Technology 7
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  Es and Os •SOC 3-14a I can use a range of maps and geographical information systems to gather, interpret and present conclusions and can locate a range of features within Scotland, UK, Europe and the wider world. • SOC 4-05b I can evaluate the changes which have taken place in an industry in Scotland’s past and can debate their impact. • SOC 4-10b I can explain the development of the main features of an urban area in Scotland or elsewhere and can evaluate the implications for the society concerned. • SOC 4-14a I can use specialized maps and geographical information systems to identify patterns of human activity and physical processes. • MNU 3-11a I can solve practical problems by applying my knowledge of measure, choosing the appropriate units and degree of accuracy for the task and using a formula to calculate area or volume when required. 8
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  What you cando with Digimap for Schools 9
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  Land Use Mapping 10
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  Calculating Building Density 11
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  Flow line maps 12
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  Proportional circles 13
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  Map based presentation 14
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  CforE resources 16
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  You can useit! • For lesson planning • In school on placement • On smartboard with pupil participation or in ICT lab • No sales pitch from you! Demo & exercise…… http://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/schools/Resources/flyers/DFSActivities.pdf 17