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Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

Kelvin Silva — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:31:31 GMT

You can go to your computer lab to do "research".

Or you can put a projector on your computer and play with the kids. I dunno bring a bunch of laptops and have them play a game multiplayer(use tunngle).

1 game of hoi = ww2 history class

1 game of eu 3 = development of western civilization

1 game of victoria = industrial age

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

Seiesnalli — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:32:27 GMT

I own all of those.

Anyone have any ideas how I could sneak some gaming into a lesson? =P

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

Kelvin Silva — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:22:09 GMT

EU3

THO I ONLY LIKE HOI NOT MUCH EU AND VICTORIA

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

Aristophanes — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:20:25 GMT

VICTORIA II

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

Kelvin Silva — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:18:06 GMT

NO.

HEARTS OF IRON 3 WILL PREVAILLL!!!!

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

Seiesnalli — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 23:37:00 GMT

You're not the only one, friend.

This might not be a bad idea actually o_o

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

Fephisto — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 23:32:56 GMT

...

I want to give honest suggestions, but...I'm sorry, I gotta let this out.

Just play Risk and Axis and Allies the whole time. Lord knows that was where I learned 99% of my geography.

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

Malachi — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:35:22 GMT

You should talk about terrain analysis, microterrain, surveying, and geology. Explain to them what a "military crest" is when you cover terrain features. Show them how to use a brunton pocket transit.

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

Marko — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:06:46 GMT

I have never taken a class in Geography.

I am dismayed.

What does it entail? Do you just learn names of geographical obejcts? Mountains, lakes, cities, capitals, states, etc?

I am dismayed once more.

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

Kelvin Silva — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:58:20 GMT

Why are certain countries placed in the place they are?

Or you can cheat and just teach them history instead. =)

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

cab21 — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:54:31 GMT

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_humangeo.html here is a ap course

http://oedb.org/library/features/top-100-open-courseware-projects here is some open course that could give some ideas

http://www.harpercollege.edu/mhealy/geg101i/orientation.htm one example from the previus link

maybe the topics could be, geography and markets, or geography and enterprenourship. or geography and culture. geography and human adaptation. geography and ecology.

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

gotlucky — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:28:41 GMT

Hm. I don't know what resources you plan on using for the class, but I think The World Factbook might be a useful tool. Maybe you can have your students research various countries and compare trends over time. Examine how the standard of living in X country has improved or gotten worse. Without getting into economics, you could still probably highlight the differences in standard of living between the countries with strong property rights and relatively free economies and the countries that have weak property rights and centrally planned economies.

If that's even too political for your taste or the school's, just having them research this sort of thing will help illuminate the truth to those that are searching for it.

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

Wheylous — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:09:46 GMT

I have never taken a class in Geography. What does it entail? Do you just learn names of geographical obejcts? Mountains, lakes, cities, capitals, states, etc?

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

cab21 — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:05:21 GMT

who are you teaching?

Re: So, I'm a geography teacher

Seiesnalli — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:03:27 GMT

Well, the topic is world Geography, but it should more accurately be called "Western Geography" due to the way the school year breaks down. I will have to MAKE time to cover some of Europe [which I full intend to do]. Asia would be nice, but that feels like pie-in-the-sky.

Right now we're on the N. American continent and focusing on the United States for the next month or so. From there it's Canada, S. America and then I'm making the jump across the pond to Europe.