Top-Knotch Geography Resources For Teachers
Submitted by: TigerEye
The classroom is the place for the geography student to receive the finest lessons from the finest instructors. Nothing else is allowable. If the instructor is caring about the future of his or her society they will provide the best geography resources to their learners. Here we will look at some of the best sites online and the best support for an instructor.
The first place to visit is from the United Kingdom and has the address of geointeractive.co.uk. They include google earth, videos, blogs and a host of other types of interaction to help a teacher teach geography. They have an abundance of information and so have a page to help you navigate through it all. Those who use the site are expected to also supply their own geography resources. This way the site is constantly improving through the use of a "group effect".
A second resource online is the site called "Geography World". They have links to sites all over the web to all places all over the world. They picked a good name. They have games, puzzles, quizzes and trivia on geography at their site. They have links to hangman games that help a student to learn the capitals of countries in an interesting way. For some groups of fourth and fifth grade students they say it is: "the best geography sites". Their position on the world wide web is such that the state of Alabama in the United States voted them one of the "best comprehensive resources" of geography. That is quite a status to obtain. You can check them out online at geographyworldonline.com. This is a site created by a geography teacher so you know that it is good. The site itself has received numerous awards and continues to serve the world of geography.
Another site that has obtained a high rating by the world for being a good geography resource is the Edinburgh Earth Observatory.
On their site they have up to the minute information on earthquakes around the world. While earthquakes are found in specific areas most of the time, this site also has a real time geographical information system. This system maps dynamic phenomenon throughout the world and therefore can be used in geography lessons. The world wide earthquake locator was initially designed by Bruce Gittings. He is a fellow at the school of geoscience at the the University of Edinburgh. He designed this back in 1995, so it has had time to mature for many years. You can find this site at tsunami.geo.ed.ac.uk/local-bin/quakes/mapscript/home.pl .
If you feel like helping teach the world you should make your own geography site. Take into consideration that the world is becoming more and more digitally connected every day. You can make your own addition to this system and become one of those who truly help others. Become an educator of the world and you may end up having your own "best geography resource" not just for teachers, but for everyone.
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