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Divulgação dos imensos recursos existentes na Internet, óptimos no contributo para um ensino digital da disciplina de Geografia.
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EarthView : Bridgewater State

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From www.bridgew.edu - July 19, 2012 3:32 PM

"EarthView is an educational outreach project of the Department of Geography at Bridgewater State University."

 

Bridgewater State is home to the Massachusetts Geographic Alliance and home to Project Earthview (I've never been so jealous of a globe before).  This inflatable, hand-painted globe in a fantastic teaching resource.  You can even enter the globe with a group under 20 and explore the Eart from the inside out.  The link is to the Earthview blog, with provides information of the project to take this globe to local schools, and other geographic resources.  


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Nic Hardisty's comment, September 4, 2012 11:58 AM
I love that Bridgewater opted to teach Geography from such a simple, yet unique perspective. It's an interesting concept to view the Earth outward from its core, and see if that inspires any unique views and observations from students.
Seth Dixon's curator insight, May 15, 3:51 PM

Bridgewater State is the home of SEMAGNET, the Southeast division of the Massachusetts Geographic Alliance (housed at Clark University).  Bridgewater State is also home to Project Earthview (I've never been so jealous of a globe before).  This inflatable, hand-painted globe in a fantastic teaching resource.  You can even enter the globe with a group under 20 and explore the Earth from the inside out.  The link is to the Earthview blog, with provides information of the project to take this globe to local schools, and other geographic resources.  UPDATE: This event was televised by WGGB with the clip now online.
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OverlapMaps - Instantly compare any two places on Earth!

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From overlapmaps.com - July 11, 2012 5:05 AM
An OverlapMap is a map of one part of the world that overlaps a different part of the world. OverlapMaps show relative size.

 

The above overlap map is the United Kingdom compared to the state of Pennsylvania.  This is an very simple way to demonstrate the true size of remote places, and 'bring the discussion home.'  This site is as simple and intuitive as it is powerful and easily applicable.  This is a keeper.  


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Hannah Provost's comment, September 9, 2012 9:23 AM
This is a very useful tool because as illustrated in our class activity with the oranges and trying to flatten it out onto a flat piece of paper, it doesn't work. This causes distortion with most maps in most textbooks because they are Mercator. This tool will help people realize the actual size of countries in comparison to other countries.
Michael Grant's comment, September 12, 2012 4:07 PM
This toll will and can provide a reliable mapping source to geographers everywhere. It is useful and fun. A neat way to learn cartography
Josiah Melchor's comment, September 12, 2012 11:31 PM
The OverlapMap is a very useful tool that will allow a user to compare different places and parts of the world. Having a more accurate size of a place is critical when comparing 2 or more places. I think that many users besides me will find this very convenient when other resources are not available.
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The Miniature Earth Project

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From www.miniature-earth.com - April 12, 2012 1:42 PM
Miniature Earth. What if the population of the world were reduced into a community of only 100 people?

 

Reminicent of the picture book, "If the World were a Village" by David Smith, this infographic and website attempts to make large statistics more meaningful to young learners. 


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Anna Wilkinson's comment, April 22, 10:22 PM
This website’s main resources contain the miniature earth video and poster, which provide a global perspective on the diversity of cultures and religions while also showing the unequal distribution of resources, wealth, food, education, medical assistance and technology. This resource would be appropriate for stage 3 students learning about their rights and responsibilities as Australian and Global citizens. Research shows visuals help conceptualize abstract information, especially for special needs children (Tissot & Evans, 2010). A teaching idea may be providing the blank info-graphic posters to fill in while watching the video, to engage students and assist in processing statistics. This activity also caters for a range of learning needs. Each child could share what statistic most shocked them and why. In response to the videos conclusion, students could then write down three things they appreciate and three things they could do to make the world a better place. The teacher may also use role-play by giving each child a character scenario and allowing them to walk around the classroom and meet other people in different or similar situations. A numeracy link could involve data collection of the class, then making a pie graph to compare to the world’s statistics to the classroom statistics, representing their responsibility as citizens. A literacy link may involve a discussion on how appropriate the visual images are to the words shown in the video; in small groups they choose different images to reduce stereotypes represented. Thus, compiling a video. One student can do the voiceover (the text is available on the website) and submit their video to contribute to the miniature earth project. In addition, open reflection about why its important to think about our rights and responsibilities as global citizens can be an opportunity for assessment of understanding. Students may also be instructed to ask their parents what they do to address the inequalities in the world. Although, this website is very helpful in learning about inequalities, there is limited explicit call to action and it may be an incomplete representation the immense diversity and global issues in our world.
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Tissot, C. & Evans, R. (2010). Visual Teaching Strategies for Children with Autism, Department, Early Child Development and Care, 173:4, 425-433
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