2013 Meeting

Friday 24th May at Aiglon College

Please bring with you:

A wifi enabled laptop (with Google Earth installed) - if possible.
Examples of Geography EEs you have supervised.

Agenda:

0900 Arrival - Please report to Reception (Forbes)

                               Directions to Aiglon College

0930 - 1030    Session One - May 2013 Exams Feedback - Kathleen Noreisch [International School of Berne]

1030 - 1100   Coffee break

1100 - 1130   Session Two - 'Late beginner to early intermediate' Google Earth - Gareth Barrell [Collège Beau Soleil]

Page up/down: Zoom in and zoom out.
Setting a start-up view: View > Make this my start location
Press N - realigns so North is at the top of the screen
Press U - realigns to the view is over head
Press R - does both of the above
Press shift+ up or down = tilt
Press shift+ left and right arrows = circles the centre of the screen
Press ctrl+ left and right arrows = spins around this point on the map
Press shift+alt+left or right = slower movement
Ctrl+alt+B = toggle the side bar pans
Ctrl+L = added lines of lines of longitude and latitude

Google Earth - Basic features user guide - 3D viewer navigation

Mapping with Google - offered from June 10 - June 24. It is a self-paced, online course where you will watch videos (or read text lessons) and apply the skills you learn.

1130 - 1215 Session Three - Geography EEs - Tim Jupp and Claire Connor [St George's School in Switzerland]

1215 - 1330 Lunch kindly provided by Aiglon College

1330 - 1415 Session Four - Creating Geographical Thinkers out of our DP Students - Steven Saunders [Aiglon College]

1415 - 1445 Session Five - Online Mind Mapping for DP Students - Richard Allaway [International School of Geneva - Campus des Nations]

www.mindmeister.com/signup/coupon > then get a coupon from Richard

1445 - 1500 Session Six - Next year and an online community - Richard Allaway [International School of Geneva - Campus des Nations]