New Specification from September 2008

Blog Posts Across Edexcel GCE Geography

FLICKR Images

Do any other NING members have FLICKR accounts ? Here is a link to mine. You're welcome to use any pictures from my account: some relevant images for most of the 'AS' themes: not got many pictures of tsunamis and volcanoes though... If you have a Flickr account and don't mind others using your pictures, please post a link to your account on this thread. Continue

Posted by Alan Parkinson on 17 July 2008 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

No we don't like to be beside the seaside

Thought this could be useful for coasts and rebranding - a little dated but quite a nice read Continue

Posted by Vicky Earle on 7 July 2008 at 9:09pm — 3 Comments

100 up....

Welcome to Will Penny: the 100th member of the NING Continue

Posted by Alan Parkinson on 15 June 2008 at 7:25pm — 1 Comment

New material on blog

Check out the blog for some new stuff on Rebranding / Unequal Spaces in relation to Cornwall http://newedexcelgeography.blogspot.com/ Spent today looking through the OUP OxBox - nice resource with VLE functionality which could be good for the department next year... Also been putting various resources in green boxes ready to create some packs, and already got booklets for the 4 topics made up from GeographyReview articles from last 8 years or so... How are other people getting on ? Study leav… Continue

Posted by Alan Parkinson on 19 May 2008 at 10:17pm — No Comments

End of the Pier Show ?

A very useful GUARDIAN article I read on the train home today. Results of a competition. A combination of coasts and rebranding ? The company Urban Splash is one company that I'd like to try and get in touch with and visit some of their schemes which are in various locations around the UK. Continue

Posted by Alan Parkinson on 13 March 2008 at 8:41pm — 1 Comment

BBC Visual weblinks for Going Global module

I have just posted up on the SLN forum a list of url links for various BBC news clips linked to aspects of the global challenge module for Edexcel B and hopefully the Going Global module. Have a look, it should save you some time searching for links.
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Posted by Richard Meadows on 5 February 2008 at 9:28pm — No Comments

New materials for Re=-Branding and Crowded Coasts

Possible useful articles on Re-Branding at:

www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2006/09/13/skyline_inside_out_feature.shtml

www.stpaulsunlimited.org.uk

www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/landscapes/lev2_settlement_belfast_script.shtml…

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Posted by Alan Jeanes on 17 January 2008 at 10:18am — 2 Comments

Slideshare

For those not familiar with SLIDESHARE, it is a website which allows the uploading and sharing of PPT presentations. These can be shared with colleagues, or it allows for peer marking of work by students in other schools...

Alan Doherty is a member of the SAGT committee and runs a website called GEOJUICE.

Just came across a presentation of his on SLIDESHARE which would be good for the… Continue

Posted by Alan Parkinson on 22 December 2007 at 7:57pm — No Comments

The £800 million pound railway!

Just missed this on BBC 2, gutted!

A two part programme showing the behind the scenes decision making and changes to St Pancras station. Here is the Tv listings info from the BBC...

A team of spin doctors and marketing gurus have to sell Commercial Director Mike Luddy's vision for St Pancras station. They need to convince press and public that a place synonymous with prostitution, drugs and violent crime has been transformed into the chic destination station for Europe.
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Posted by Richard Meadows on 27 November 2007 at 10:44pm — No Comments

Info on Re-bran

Useful article about the pros and cons of re-branding in Liverpool as it enters its European City of Culture 2008 phase that appeared in the Independent last Sat the 24th Nov 2007. Continue

Posted by Alan Jeanes on 26 November 2007 at 8:24pm — No Comments

Open Evenings/publicity for new spec and why to do geography at .......college/school

Many of us are in the throes of publicising our Depts for prospective AS students- the attached doc may help as a summary for staff and also any students helping who are unfamiliar with the new course- NB THIS ONLY SHOWS SOME OF THE COURSE, NEEDS CUSTOMISING!!!!

Download nov 07 summary 2008 Syllabus for open eves.doc

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Posted by Kim Adams on 11 November 2007 at 6:25pm — No Comments

Rebranding and crowded coasts in one hit

My centre will be looking for study sites which meet the requirements of several AS module options at once- so this case study of a UK coastal sea side resort undergoing decline being regenerated mainly by its new artificial reef is perfect- and its near enough for our students to visit on fieldwork!

And there are many interested parties , some for- some against

As a starting point the Guardian and BBC websites are useful

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Posted by Kim Adams on 14 October 2007 at 12:45am — No Comments

Check List - Swap Shop !!

Have been exchanging a few e-mails with Simon and we reckon that one useful thing to have would be a check list of the new resources that need to be produced.
One alternative to that, which I have tried before in the past, is a SWAP SHOP...

Replies to this thread could take this format...

I WOULD LIKE.....

I CAN OFFER.....

People could then arrange swaps of resources...

What do people think ?

Oh, and the check list will come soon...
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Posted by Alan Parkinson on 1 October 2007 at 8:13pm — 5 Comments