This week’s prompt was suggested by Alan Tait on Twitter. It’s an obituary for John Fairfax, the first man to row solo across the Atlantic, and with his girlfriend, one of the first people to row across the Pacific. He was a man who sought adventure because it was there and he could. What would [...]
Described in a quote as “digital nostalgia of the highest order”, Dear Photograph asks users to submit photographs of them holding old photos in front of the same place now. Here’s one example: (There are no copyright notices on the site, but if anyone connected to it needs me to edit this, please let me [...]
Just a phrase this week: your local area That’s it. What would you do with your local area in and out of your classroom? You can make any assumptions you like about the context it is used in. Post your ideas in the comments below. All ideas are welcome (there are no wrong answers!) Click here to find [...]
I took this picture last summer, and didn’t realise until this summer that it was the ship the was used in the film The Boat that Rocked. It’s now been painted in it’s original colours of red and white, and can be visited at Harwich Pier in Essex. What would you do with this picture and [...]
I’m sure all of us have visited the BBC homepage at some point – I know I go there at least twice a day. It’s a rich source of authentic teaching materials. What would you do with it in your classroom? You can make any assumptions you like about the context it is used in. [...]
Jamie Keddie tweeted this link on Twitter a couple of weeks ago. It’s a set of pictures published by Time magazine showing families from around the family with all of the food they eat in a week laid out around them. The pictures are absolutely fascinating, not just because of the food but also because of where the [...]
What would you do with this ticket in your classroom? You can make any assumptions you like about the context it is used in. Post your ideas in the comments below. Click here to find out the idea behind this blog.
Geograph is a project to collect photographs representing every grid square in Britain and Ireland. They also have a games section where you can try locating photos on the map. This is an example of one of the images: What would you do with this website in your classroom? You can make any assumptions you [...]
