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PR1914 THE FOUNDATION CURRICULUM Learning Through Practice GEOGRAPHY Geography and mobile technology. Emma.Morley @winchester.ac.uk Semester 2 2012. Technology is changing!. http:// www.geography.org.uk/eyprimary.
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PR1914THE FOUNDATION CURRICULUMLearning Through PracticeGEOGRAPHYGeography and mobile technology Emma.Morley@winchester.ac.uk Semester 2 2012
Technology is changing! http://www.geography.org.uk/eyprimary ‘advances in technology – particularly digital recording - (sounds and images) – can greatly enhance what is possible in fieldwork, including how this is followed up back in the classroom’ (Martin, 2008 )
GIS / GPS (Geographic information system, Global positioning system)
Computer software packages / Google earth
But…… ‘The children and nature movement is fueled by this fundamental idea: the child in nature is an endangered species and the health of children and the health of the Earth are inseparable’ ( Louv, 2005)