This webinar focused on building conceptual understanding of the Place and Space components of the Australian Geography Curriculum with examples drawn from Foundation to Year 10. A small selection of web tools that assist students to interpret and create maps were examined with some tips on their application. Ways in which these tools can support geographical inquiry within the discipline as well as opportunities to address learning outcomes through cross curricula connections were considered with suggestions on how these can be adapted for different year levels.

1. BUILDING GEOGRAPHICAL UNDERSTANDINGS
OF PLACE AND SPACE WITH ICT
Dr. Jennie Bales
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3. SESSION OVERVIEW
Building conceptual understanding of the Place and
Space components of the Australian Geography
Curriculum
 Present resources applicable from Foundation to Year
10.
 Present a small selection of websites and tools that
assist students to interpret and create maps and
develop an understanding of place.
 Support geographical inquiry within the discipline
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Consider cross-curricula connections. ∞
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4. Geographical Knowledge and Understanding
Facts – Generalisations – Theories - Models
Geographical Inquiry Skills
Observing – Questioning – Planning / Collecting – Recording – Evaluating –
Representing / Interpreting – Analysing – Concluding / Communicating - Responding

5. GEOGSPACE
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Australian Geography Teachers Association
http://www.geogspace.edu.au/
 Quality primary and secondary geography resource
materials
 Unpacks Geography curriculum providing core units of
work for each year with exemplars and illustrations of
practice for delivering content.
 A work in progress.
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6. SOCIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA ∞
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
http://www.abs.gov.au
Education tab: Bringing data to life in the classroom
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Includes a list of geography projects for Years 7 – 10.
Provides data sets: Economy, Society and
community, Population, Environment and Energy
Guidance and tutorials on using Excel.
Get involved! Census at school http://www.abs.gov.au/censusatschool
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Gapminder http://www.gapminder.org/
World’s most important trends –interactive, can plot and follow
different countries, predict, compare contrast, search for
explanations.
 Teacher resources – video demo, Ted Talks, supporting material
– pdfs, ppts.
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7. ASIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION ∞
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Curriculum Resources – Geography modules
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http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/default.asp
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F: Special places (also supports Year 6 Asia)
Year 3: Images of Indonesia
Year 5: Life in a floating village
Year 6: Connecting to Asia | Seeing beyond Asia
Year 7: Damming the Yangtze
Year 7-8: Jakarta faces
Year 8: Urban growth in China
Year 9: Shanghai – city on the move
Year 9: South Korea – a sustainable giant
Year 10: Measuring wellbeing
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8. SCOOTLE HTTPS://WWW.SCOOTLE.EDU.AU/EC/P/HOME
Geography search
 Select Earth and Space
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Refine to select year level and resource type.
Water Works TLF ID M012801 Highly recommended!
Series of video tutorials that introduces Google Earth
software, presented by Atomic Learning. (Great range of
tutorials available at http://www.atomiclearning.com/au/)
 Learn how to create interactive, multimodal presentations.
 The task demonstrated addresses Year 7 Water in our World
topic.
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Journey Planners – reading timetables and maps
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9. SCOOTLE: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD LEARNING OBJECTS ∞
F-1: Listen to the Neighbourhood TLF ID M013726
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1-2: Streetscape Plotter TLF ID M013725
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10. STREETSCAPE PLOTTER IN ACTION – BIRD’S-EYE-VIEW
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11. STREETSCAPE PLOTTER IN ACTION – ICONS
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12. STREETSCAPE PLOTTER IN ACTION – FLY THRU 1
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13. STREETSCAPE PLOTTER IN ACTION – FLY THRU 2
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14. SCOOTLE: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD LEARNING OBJECTS
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Year 5: Explore different Australian neighborhoods
TLF ID M013728
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15. EXPLORING OUTER SUBURBAN
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16. PLANNING WHERE TO BUILD IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
TLF ID M013727
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17. TOWN PLANNER
• Access via Landcom
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18. LANDCOM – FURTHER RESOURCES: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
NSW Property development website
 Provides educational material for NSW Geography
Curriculum Years F-5 (distributed 2006 with CD ROM,
learning objects available in Scootle)
 Environment building interactives adaptable across
F-10
 Teaching our next generation about sustainable
development resource package: My neighbourhood
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http://www.urbangrowthnsw.com.au/about-us/education/my-neighbourhoodresources.aspx
Landcom - http://www.landcom.com.au/
http://www.landcom.com.au/mini-sites/my_neighbourhood/
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19. 8: LANDFORMS & LANDSCAPES, USING ICT TO CREATE MAPS
7: WATER IN OUR WORLD
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Map Connect (included in Scootle TLF ID M012547)
http://mapconnect.ga.gov.au/MapConnect/?site=250K&accept_agreement=on
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Interactive mapping tool of Australia
 Create and download maps and data (free).
 Five main sections or map themes: 250K topographic map of
Australia; Global map; Geology and geomorphology map;
Groundwater; and Make a map.
 Tools for interrogating data and creating maps. Tools are found
on the toolbar and on tabs to the side of the map themes, and a
useful scale tool is located below the map.
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Key learning objectives
Students create maps using the Create a map theme to download
PDF maps showing a range of information about Australia's
landscape and environment.
 Students interrogate Australia's geology, geomorphology and
groundwater sources using the map themes and toolbar.
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20. Is Scootle a
commonly used
resource in your
school?
How confident /
proficient are you
in searching for
Scootle
resources?
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21. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CURRICULUM LINKS
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Geographic Perspectives
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Looking at the world in multiple ways spatial and
ecological perspectives
National Geography Standards
Knowing about the world: geographic content knowledge
 18 standards from using geospatial representations to
applying geography to interpret the present and plan for
the future.
 Each unpacked at 4th, 8th and 12th Grade (U.S.)
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Geographic skills
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Asking and answering questions about the world
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/national-geography-standards/?ar_a=1
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22. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (NG) ALIGNMENT WITH
AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHY (AG) CURRICULUM
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NG: - Geographic skills - Asking and answering questions
about the world
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Asking geographic questions
Acquiring geographic information
Organising geographic information
Analysing geographic information
Answering geographic questions
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AC: - Geographical Inquiry Skills
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Start with geographical questions
Collection
Evaluation
Analysis
Interpretation
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23. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION
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Teaching Resources
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Teaching Resources
Access in multiple ways
 Hover over icons for
grade
level, subject, duration
and brief overview
 Range of formats and
purposes –
ideas, activities, lessons,
units and interactives.
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Reference and news
Mapping
Media
Collections
Get involved
Geo-literacy
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http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/?ar_a=1

24. EXPLORE NG
Years 2-10: MapMaker Kits 101
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Years 2 -10: Mapmaker interactive
(Video)
 For teachers – create own maps for
printing for classroom use.
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Select world or region, overlay data –
physical systems, human systems and
environment and society. ∞
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Years 2 – 6: Build Planet Earth
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Years 5 – 6: Go on a family adventure
(Interactive)
 Continents and oceans | Countries
and capital cities
(Interactive)
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By land – Europe, Marco Polo, ∞
Presidential Tour
By sea – Caribbean, Polynesia, Arctic
to Amazon
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25. EXPLORE!
Year 7: Water (Collection)
 Year 8: Ecosystems (Collection) ∞
 Year 9: Food (Collection)
Public Transportation (GeoStory)
 Year 10: Climate change (Collection) ∞
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26. What resonates?
Is there a topic /
resource that fits
a current or
future need?
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27. AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
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Geographic Information Systems
http://australia.gov.au/topics/science-and-technology/geographicinformation-systems
Bureau of Meteorology
http://www.bom.gov.au/
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Maps of Australia
http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/libraries?action=MapSearch
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Mapping
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http://australia.gov.au/topics/science-and-technology/mapping
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Geoscience Australia ✪
http://www.ga.gov.au/
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MapConnect ✪
http://www.ga.gov.au/topographic-mapping/mapconnect.html
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Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying & Mapping ✪
http://www.icsm.gov.au/index.html
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28. GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA (YEARS 7 – 10)
HTTP://WWW.GA.GOV.AU/INDEX.HTML
Information, maps and spatial imagery addressing a
range of topics including groundwater and the Great
Artesian Basin.
 Topographic Mapping
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Basics on use | Digital maps | Digital elevation | Surface
water | Theme & reference | Map Connect (free map
downloads
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Education section
Geoscience basics – facts about Australian
 Downloadable classroom resources
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Weathering, erosion, landforms and regolith | Landslides |
Tsunami | Geoglogical TimeWalk
+ resources that can be purchased.
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29. GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA
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Gazetteer of Australian place names.
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Image: Ockenden, Will, 2009. Everywhere but here?
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30. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON SURVEYING &
MAPPING
Links to Gazetteer of Australian place names
 Educational resources
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Fundamentals of mapping
 Fundamentals of land ownership, land boundaries and
surveying (document)
 What’s in a name? teacher’s pack excellent video (High
Definition DVD on request)
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http://www.icsm.gov.au/index.html
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31. Where to
next?
Suggestions?
… and there is so
much more!
This one hour
presentation
provides a framework
for many hours of
exploration.
Have fun learning!
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