How can overseas trips improve the curriculum & whole school?
Rebuild the curriculum to include international links building on fieldwork.
Enrichment of content – bring back new resources to share with wider audience. Student creation.
Google Connected Classrooms – virtual fieldwork
International links – set up Skype / Hangouts for long term collaboration.
Bringing back to the classroom
Live blogging / tweeting
Global Learning Programme
Virtual fieldwork with Connected Classrooms / Google Earth / Cultural Academy
Hangouts / Skype with groups back in country
Discover the World / Digital Explorer online resources
Tie in to whole school aims: literacy, numeracy, STEM, PLTS
Charity links, e.g. Tweet pilots etc
Creating a risk / curiosity website with Google Certified Teachers
Useful Apps
iGo / GPS emotional mapping
Mission Explore
Fieldnotes Pro
iGeology / My soils
Geocaching
Photosynth
Flickr stream
Twitter & blogging
OneNote / OneDrive collaboration
OS locate
Memory Maps / Story Maps by ESRI
Skitch
Decibel
Geomeasure
Map my Hike / Runkeeper
Fotobabble
Hangouts / Skype