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Geographical Information Science GIS
http://tr.im/lDhw
Geographical Information Science (GIS) represents one of the most exciting and rapidly expanding branches of geography.
It involves the application of computer technology to manage data about our environment.
A GIS is able to collect, manipulate, analyse and present information relating to issues, question and problems in both natural and human environments.
GIS puts the idea of ‘place’ firmly back into geography. It embeds the use of ICT into the geography curriculum as an integral tool that is place specific.

Woices
http://woices.com/
Woices
Leave voice comments about locations (called 'echos')
Registered users can group some of their echoes and create a walk. A walk is a collection of related echoes, usually geographically close so that they can be listened in sucession (during a 'walk').
Walks are dynamic since users can keep adding or removing echoes from their walks.

Geography ICT Training for Teachers
http://ecs.lewisham.gov.uk/talent/pricor/geogsow.htm
Geography ICT Training for Teachers
In Geography ICT can enhance teaching and learning by enabling pupils to ...

Dialog PLUS Project
http://www.dialogplus.org/
Dialog PLUS Project
The DialogPLUS project brings together geographer lecturers from different institutions to learn how to work together collaboratively to create and deploy digital learning materials.
The project combines the efforts of geographers, education specialists, and computer scientists at Pennsylvania State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara (U.S.) and the University of Southampton and the University of Leeds (U.K.). It is funded jointly by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United Kingdom Joint Information System Committee (JISC) as part of their Digital Libraries in the Classroom initiative, and the partners at Southampton, Leeds and Pennsylvania State Universities have worked together as part of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN).

ICT resources at Juicy Geography
http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/ictres.htm
ICT resources at Juicy Geography

ICT and Geography KS2
http://www.supporting-ict.co.uk/weblinks/geographyks2.htm
ICT and Geography KS2
The list of suggested activities compliment the investigative, problem solving activities in Geography. The range of examples include activities the children can do, but also ways of incorporating ICT in your delivery of the different units.
ICT and geography activities should draw on a wide range of ICT technologies not just computers.
The use of digital cameras, tape recorders, data logging equipment are all valuable ICT tools.

Develop your Geography teaching practice using ICT
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/supportpack/
Develop your Geography teaching practice using ICT using the "ICT Support Pack" (UK 2006) Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)
Here are all the materials you will need to teach Geography using ICT, from planning and preparation to evaluation.
The Practical Support Pack is an online collection of high quality lesson content, lesson plans, multimedia resources and ICT support materials designed to help teachers develop their teaching practice using ICT.
Step-by-step it gives teaching professionals the opportunity to try out new ideas and new ways of teaching familiar topics in their subject. It also shows the role that ICT can play in achieving learning and teaching objectives.
Includes video case studies
These geography modules are linked to National Curriculum and QCA schemes of work.
They address four key focus areas: images and words - enhancing pupils' powers of description to give a better understanding of patterns, processes and issues; people and views - recognising viewpoints of different cultures; data and analysis and mapping.

Embedding ICT in Geography
http://tinyurl.com/8cu4l
Embedding ICT in Geography : Cambridgeshire Education Portal

The Internet for Geographers : Free Online Tutorial
http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/tutorial/geographer
The Internet for Geographers : Free Online Tutorial
Welcome to the RDN Virtual Training Suite - a set of free online tutorials designed to help students, lecturers and researchers improve their Internet information literacy and IT skills.
Work in your own time at your own pace - no one is monitoring you! There are quizzes and interactive exercises to lighten the learning experience.

Using web-based Resources in Primary Geography
http://tinyurl.com/52f7u
Using web-based Resources in Primary Geography
Many useful resources to support the primary geography lesson can be accessed using the internet.

Using ICT in geography (PDF 307KB)
http://www.becta.org.uk/research/research.cfm?section=1&id=546
Using ICT in geography (PDF 307KB)
Becta's What the Research Says series aims to give an initial idea of the available research evidence on aspects of using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in schools and colleges. It is designed primarily for teachers, ICT co-ordinators and school managers.

ICT in schools 2004 : secondary geography
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=pubs.summary&id=3647
ICT in schools 2004 (England): the impact of government initiatives: secondary geography

Geography ICT Opportunities
http://www.ncaction.org.uk/subjects/geog/ict-ops.htm
Pupils should be given opportunities to apply and develop their ICT capability through the use of ICT tools to support their learning. Here are the opportunities to use ICT in the geography (UK) programme of study ...

Shamblesguru "ICT and Geography" Video Picks on YouTube
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School Geography Website - Hampstead School
http://www.geography.ndo.co.uk/
School Geography Website - Hampstead School Camden, London
This school won an award for their Geography website ... well worth a visit for not only the content but how they have used ICT to support learning in Geography.