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Digimap for Schools workshop for Geography PGDE students at Aberdeen University by Anne Robertson and Dimitrios Sferopoulos from EDINA on 25th April 2017

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An excellent digital resource for Social Studies and much more! University of Aberdeen 25th April 2017 Anne Robertson and Dimitrios Sferopolous EDINA, University of Edinburgh
EDINA: serving research & education across the UK 2
Other Digimap(s) 3
Key Features • Online mapping service designed for schools • Ordnance Survey mapping for all of GB at many different zoom levels • Historic mapping 1890s and 1950s • Aerial photography • Geograph photographs • 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
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
Who’s Using… 2672 schools across GB – 178 Scottish secondaries – 1041 English secondaries – 29 Welsh secondaries 6
Key messages • Superb resource 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
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
What you can do with Digimap for Schools 9
Land Use Mapping 10
Calculating Building Density 11
Flow line maps 12
Proportional circles 13
Map based presentation 14
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CforE resources 16
You can use it! • 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

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Digimap for Schools - an excellent digital resource for Social Studies and much more!

  • 1. An excellent digital resource for Social Studies and much more! University of Aberdeen 25th April 2017 Anne Robertson and Dimitrios Sferopolous EDINA, University of Edinburgh
  • 2. EDINA: serving research & education across the UK 2
  • 4. Key Features • Online mapping service designed for schools • Ordnance Survey mapping for all of GB at many different zoom levels • Historic mapping 1890s and 1950s • Aerial photography • Geograph photographs • 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
  • 5. 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
  • 6. Who’s Using… 2672 schools across GB – 178 Scottish secondaries – 1041 English secondaries – 29 Welsh secondaries 6
  • 7. Key messages • Superb resource 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
  • 8. 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
  • 9. What you can do with Digimap for Schools 9
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  • 17. You can use it! • 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