ITT Students' World Wide Web Workshop · Harton School

• Click on the link GCSE Subjects, which leads to the NEAB website. We are going to find out what the Geography email address is.
• Click on Geography. You will find the Geography email address at the top of the web page.
• Find out a syllabus number for the GCSE Geography Syllabus. You may have to scroll down the page.

• The BBC website is supposed to be the most visited information-based website in Europe. BBC Education has a section called GCSE Bitesize Revision, which is intended for learners working on their own.
• Return to the Geography Page. Click on the Bitesize Revision link. Then click on the Geography link. Look at the topics. Are they relevant? Try one and assess the quality of subsequent pages for age-appropriateness and curriculum focus.

• Return to the Geography Page. Assess the relevance of the teaching ideas, lesson plans, worksheets and resources on offer for Geography teachers on the two links Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers and Educate the Children.

• Return to the Geography Page. The Living Africa site is the product of collaboration between American, Indian and Dutch students. The highlight is a virtual safari, which is a challenging interactive game. Assess the site for its appropriateness to secondary school Geography teaching.
• Return to the Geography Page. The United Nations website Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow contains many case studies of urban development with accompanying activities. It also has a "How to use the curriculum" page for teachers. Consider how helpful the content and approach of this site would be in the Geography curriculum.

• Return to the Geography Page. Teacher Robert Cawley designed the Geography Portal, a website that contains a variety of resources, including a links page. Once again, how appropriate is this website to your own Geography teaching?
• Return to the Geography Page. The Geography Exchange is a well-constructed site with material on earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers and revision notes. How useful is this site to your teaching?

• Return to the Geography Page. The World Time Zone Map displays a map showing the current time everywhere on the earth. The SunClock link shows a view of the Earth from space, looking from the direction of the sun. Has this site a role in the Geography curriculum?

• Return to the Geography Page. The portal Geography and Special Educational Needs links to a number of sites offering resources and strategies for learners with difficulties and impairments. How useful might the links be in your Geography teaching?

• Return to the Geography Page and click on the Google link. Use Geography as your keyword. How many hits were there? Print out the first page of hits.
• Now try out Yahoo, typing Geography into the box. How does Yahoo present search results?
• What are the advantages and the disadvantages of each of these search engines?

• Return to the Geography Page. If you had the Internet up and running, would you be able to locate and use a web resource in your teaching? Could you set your students a task which they might complete by referring to a web page or website?
• The Teacher Training Agency has published Initial Teacher Training (ITT) National Curriculum for the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in subject teaching: Exemplification materials. Access ICT exemplification materials page and find out how to obtain the materials for Geography.

© D. R. Wilson · 2002