Geography Is All Around Us Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano
May 09, 2015
Geography Is All Around UsSilvia Rosenthal Tolisano
What ? Why ? How?
Cultural geography
Physical Geography
Ignorance of how the US fits into the wider world
Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader?
Where is Iraq located?
Only 37% of young Americans can find Iraq on a map
Sudan is Located in Which Continent?
1. Europe2. Asia3. Africa4. Australia5. North America6. South America7. Antarctica
20% of young Americans think Sudan is in Asia
Where is New York Located?
50% can’t find New York on a U.S. map
Do you Speak Another Language Fluently?
1. Yes2. No
6 in 10 young Americans don't speak a foreign language fluently
Do You Correspond With Someone outside the USA regularly?
1. Yes2. No
9 in 10 (89%) do not correspond regularly with anyone outside the US.
If it is 1 pm in Orlando, USA…… what time is it in Berlin, Germany?
1. 1:00 am, the next day2. 19:00, the same day3. 7:00 am, the same day4. 15:00, the same day
As many as one third (32%) would miss a conference call scheduled with someone in another time zone
Young people in the USA are unprepared for an increasingly global & interconnected future.
Geographers recognize that EVERYTHING is connected.
How to Make Connections ?
Google Maps-Read Around The World
Google Maps-Storytelling
Google Earth- Lit Trips
Google Earth- Flight Route
Google Earth- Flight Route
Wiki- Time Zone Experiences
Blog-Defining Japanese Culture
Blog-Teddy Bears Around the World
Blog-Teddy Bears Around the World
Skype- Video Conferencing
Skype- Video Conferencing
Skype- Video Conferencing
Skype- Video Conferencing
Skype- Video Conferencing
Skype- Video Conferencing
Skype- Video Conferencing
Around The World With 80 Schools
VoiceThread- What Could It Mean?
VoiceThread- What Could It Mean?
ArgentinaGermanyEgyptChinaUSAIsraelNew ZealandMexicoBrazilSwedenPeruSpain
Scholastic- The First Thanksgiving
Free Rice.com
What ? Why ? How?
• Survey National Geographic- Roper Public Affairs 2006 Geographic Literacy Study
• http://www.myWonderfulWorld.org• Google Maps• Google Earth• VoiceThread• Wikis• Blogs• Skype
• Time zone Experienceshttp://timezoneexperiences.wikispaces.com/
• Read Around The Worldhttp://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=105825111945158562539.00044cea8b22d2761f8ce&z=2
• In Search of Pachamamahttp://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=105825111945158562539.00045af55ff2c192180b3&z=3
• Google Lit Trips http://web.mac.com/jburg/GoogleLit/Home.html
• Posterous Blog- Defining Japanhttp://grade4.posterous.com/
• Scholastic- The first Thanksgivinghttp://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/journey.htm
• Teddy Bears Around The Worldhttp://sjeds.com/blog/teddybear/
• What Could It Mean? VoiceThreadhttp://voicethread.com/share/48359/
• Free Ricehttp://www.freerice.com
• Around The World With 80 Schoolshttp://aroundtheworldwith80schools.wikispaces.com/