Beginning a discussion of geography always makes me nervous! It has never been a strong skill of mine to know locations and regions around the globe. I have created this web using Cacoo to help me remember and organize the themes of geography.
I really love this program and it is so easy to use! This is really helping me in remember the five themes of geography. I think that students would have fun creating these mindmaps for several different topics. It helps in organizing new thoughts and ideas. Since I am not great in geography, this is necessary for remembering important themes.
My goal is for myself, and later on my students, is to become Geographically literate. These are citizens who are aware of
(1) what is
happening in the world
(2) why it is happening
(3) how it affects other
people throughout the world as well as themselves. (Sunal 371)
We participated in quiz
games to test our knowledge of geography and elements associated with geography
using Jognog. Jognog is a website that utilizes the
principles of gameification, by creating fun quizzes that allow students to earn
points/coins and forms of praise for completing the quizzes. This site could be
used for creation and implementation of pre-assessment quizzes and final
examinations.
Taking these geography knowledge quizzes in class today has eased my nerves of not knowing enough. Thankfully, I did well on these quizzes and have realized that I know more than I thought I did! Such a wonderful revelation to have! :)
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