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GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:01 PM EDT

#uwcgeochat Hi - I'm Ellie @GeoAlchin1 Head of Geography at UWCSEA in Singapore!

mmongardi Sep 20 @ 10:02 PM EDT

i'm in Muscat, Oman, at the American school of Muscat. #taismoman #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:02 PM EDT

Welcome @GeoAlchin1 #uwcgeochat thanks for joining!

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:03 PM EDT

#uwcgeochat @mmongardi thank you for joining!

georginapecas - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:03 PM EDT

#uwcgeochat I am Georgina, Humanities teacher... History, Psych, TOK, and Global Perspectives #UWCSEA in #Singapore

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:05 PM EDT

Q1: #uwcgeochat ready to roll here: https://t.co/1VbYi6wIVs

ajmccarthynz Sep 20 @ 10:05 PM EDT

#uwcgeochat Hi I am Andrew and a Tech Coach and previous Geog/Hum teacher from UWCSEA

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:06 PM EDT

A1: #uwcgeochat Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof--an amazing NY Times columnist and author of a great book: https://t.co/184LnD8PLT

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:06 PM EDT

A1: #uwcgeochat Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof--an amazing NY Times columnist and author of a great book: https://t.co/WWSpb5YWMO

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:07 PM EDT

A1 Geographypods @mattpodbury love his website.. just started following him #uwcgeochat

georginapecas - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:07 PM EDT

A1: Tricia Friedman @FriedEnglish101 #uwcgeochat I have learnt so much and have put me in contact with so many people...

LraRadford Sep 20 @ 10:08 PM EDT

Hi I am Louisa and I am a Geography and Humanities teacher #uwcgeochat

ajmccarthynz Sep 20 @ 10:08 PM EDT

A1 #uwcgeochat Not really a person but @guardian is always a great source of articles about development and geography

LraRadford Sep 20 @ 10:09 PM EDT

a1. I am new to this and am looking forward to following some of these Great Geographers #uwcgeochat

georginapecas - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1: Tricia Friedman @FriedEnglish101 #uwcgeochat I have learnt so much and has put me in contact with so many people...

georginapecas - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:09 PM EDT

@LraRadford Follow me Louisa!! I can be you expert hahahaha #uwcgeochat

iKrips Sep 20 @ 10:10 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 #uwcgeochat Hi! I'm Rajesh Kripalani from Fudan International School, Shanghai. IB History Teacher and TOK Coordinator

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:10 PM EDT

Who do you recommend at Guardian?Andrew? #uwcgeochat

LraRadford Sep 20 @ 10:11 PM EDT

A1. Patrick Kingsley, Guardian correspondant for migration is amazing #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:11 PM EDT

Q2: #uwcgeochat https://t.co/xSVH8ISH5a

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A2: I love Listly as a curation tool https://t.co/R7GJIKv6FR #uwcgeochat

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A2 Tricia our DLC - always able to direct us to new ideas and new contacts #uwcgeochat

LraRadford Sep 20 @ 10:14 PM EDT

I love symbaloo, what a great way of organising links. #uwcgeochat

iKrips Sep 20 @ 10:14 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 A1.My favourite go-to-person (IB History) is Russel Tarr @russeltarr: a font of wisdom and a selfless sharer! #uwcgeochat

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:15 PM EDT

Flipboard also a great collaborative magazine tool for getting students to collate relevant Geo articles #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:15 PM EDT

Thanks @iKrips I will follow @russeltarr #uwcgeochat

intrepidteacher Sep 20 @ 10:16 PM EDT

Are you a Humanities or Geography teacher? Join @FriedEnglish101 as she leads the 1st #uwcgeochat. Share ideas & resources. Happening now.

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:16 PM EDT

Q3: #uwcgeochat https://t.co/KwKFj71nUo

mmongardi Sep 20 @ 10:17 PM EDT

A2: A Diigo group class is a good starting place for the less initiated. #uwcgeochat

georginapecas - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:17 PM EDT

A2: Hashtags #gpersuwcsea for my GPers class. Connects students from different grades and groups... and opens their learning #uwcgeochat

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:17 PM EDT

switching from Extreme environments to Food & health in DP Geo #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:17 PM EDT

A3: #uwcgeochat Giving Ss access to my blog--I'm learning in the open too, and it is helpful to show that I'm also 'in the game'

iKrips Sep 20 @ 10:18 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 A2. Currently having a ball with Slack @SlackHQ as a journaling platform for my #ibhistory students, w/ great #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:18 PM EDT

#uwcgeochat @mmongardi would you be able to invite us into the class or share a screengrab?

ajmccarthynz Sep 20 @ 10:19 PM EDT

A2 #uwcgeochat I need to do this more, but just sharing a trending hashtag like #ItalyEarthquake is an interesting way to explore an issue

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:19 PM EDT

#uwcgeochat @iKrips @SlackHQ what is the best feature?

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:20 PM EDT

#uwcgeochat @ajmccarthynz what has been the most provocative # you've explored together?

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:20 PM EDT

Are you a Geography teacher? Join us to discuss resources & teaching ideas at #uwcgeochat now! @MrsHumanities @MattPodbury @richardallaway

iKrips Sep 20 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 #uwcgeochat A3. Embedding @SlackHQ and taking 90% of my course online w/ Google Drive (Hyperdocs, Doctopus, etc)

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:21 PM EDT

Q4: #uwcgeochat looking down the road: https://t.co/IOsYt4y4PS

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:21 PM EDT

Geography teacher? Join us at #uwcgeochat to share resources and ideas - live now @GeoKEvans

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@iKrips @SlackHQ #uwcgeochat great! how long have you been using it?

LraRadford Sep 20 @ 10:23 PM EDT

A4. developing an undertsanding of the refugee crisis. #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:23 PM EDT

#uwcgeochat @LraRadford which one resource has done the most to push thinking about the crisis for your Ss?

georginapecas - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:24 PM EDT

A3: Posting related articles/podcasts at the end of each week on the OLP and using them to connect content the following week #uwcgeochat

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:24 PM EDT

gender disparities, also excited by new issues like trafficking and terrorism in the new IB DP syllabus #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:24 PM EDT

A5: Podcasts, allow me to think more critically about the role story plays in learning #uwcgeochat https://t.co/oB8V41s4St

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:24 PM EDT

A5: Podcasts, allow me to think more critically about the role story plays in learning #uwcgeochat https://t.co/dq9y4ehiDX

iKrips Sep 20 @ 10:24 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 @SlackHQ #uwcgeochat Steady stream of immersion into history topics w/ reflections tagged acc. to topics.

mmongardi Sep 20 @ 10:25 PM EDT

From my colleague: The massive impact our diet is having on the planet. What positive changes we can all make? #uwcgeochat

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:25 PM EDT

A4 gender disparities, also excited by new issues like trafficking and terrorism in the new IB DP syllabus #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:25 PM EDT

Do you find @iKrips any history topics blending into #ibtok? #uwcgeochat

iKrips Sep 20 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 @SlackHQ Played around w it last term. Onboarded my current cohort this academic year. #uwcgeochat

kenjmcclure Sep 20 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A5: I love the idea of doing a virtual field trip with google cardboard and planning to try that soon https://t.co/DHv7a4rBZ0 #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@GeoAlchin1 are you familiar with the Miss Representation project? #uwcgeochat

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@mmongardi agree - I find it harder and harder to justify not being a vegetarian as I teach this stuff #uwcgeochat

LraRadford Sep 20 @ 10:27 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 The in a nutshell video explaining the crisis was excellent for dispelling some myths & presenting the figures #uwcgeochat

iKrips Sep 20 @ 10:27 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 #uwcgeochat Difficult NOT to find one not blending into #ibtok

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:27 PM EDT

@mmongardi if you haven't seen @Cowspiracy it is perfect for that #uwcgeochat

klbeasley Sep 20 @ 10:28 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 @GeoAlchin1 I love Miss Representation https://t.co/awowwsGcfi Wondering when I can show my 10 y/o... #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:28 PM EDT

@iKrips your one favorite history-TOK x-over topic? #uwcgeochat

georginapecas - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:29 PM EDT

A3: Exploring the impact of plastic to our environment as well as connecting it to our economies #uwcgeochat https://t.co/qufE7LiIQT

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:29 PM EDT

Q5: #uwcgeochat https://t.co/yBosE4VZPW

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:29 PM EDT

@klbeasley @GeoAlchin1 also 'The Mask We Live In' is excellent-available on Netflix now #uwcgeochat

mmongardi Sep 20 @ 10:30 PM EDT

A4:From my colleague: The massive impact our diet is having on the planet. What positive changes we can all make? #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:30 PM EDT

@Inherit_Edu what do you love about @Seesaw ? #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@georginapecas #uwcgeochat Chris Jordan is a great go to for this as well https://t.co/wEKl9zKWvQ

iKrips Sep 20 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 #uwcgeochat China: "History is what you want it to be" #ibtok #ibhistory

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@klbeasley #uwcgeochat I've shown it to my GC - powerful but quite heavy hitting for 10 year olds?

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@GeoAlchin1 @klbeasley a great opportunity for mentor discussions? #uwcgeochat the new barbie commercials could be the link?

ajmccarthynz Sep 20 @ 10:33 PM EDT

A5 #uwcgeochat as for a tool..https://t.co/22tvh99xwJ or Zaption in the past for encouraging deeper comprehension around video resources

klbeasley Sep 20 @ 10:33 PM EDT

@GeoAlchin1 Have held off so far... But I have it at the ready... #uwcgeochat

georginapecas - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:33 PM EDT

A4: #environment as it is a topic that evolves so quickly, every year it has a different face. #uwcgeochat

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:34 PM EDT

@georginapecas TED talk by Boyan Slat is inspiring counterbalance to doom and gloom on plastic pollution #uwcgeochat

mmongardi Sep 20 @ 10:34 PM EDT

A5: CIA World Factbook, Population Reference Bureau (https://t.co/DzcJGtBmyC), https://t.co/yLsmGbOxIA, https://t.co/sXP4uGr8c2, #uwcgeochat

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:34 PM EDT

A5 Google docs - so flexible for student collaboration, & marking student work & planning units #uwcgeochat

MattPodbury Sep 20 @ 10:35 PM EDT

@piktochart is a great free tool to create visual case studies or comparisons as infographics #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:35 PM EDT

Q6: #uwcgeochat https://t.co/6yqoUT8Xwd

LraRadford Sep 20 @ 10:35 PM EDT

A5. Our VLE is a great repository of resources #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:36 PM EDT

Thanks for joining @MattPodbury! Can you share one example of your @piktochart work? #uwcgeochat

MattPodbury Sep 20 @ 10:37 PM EDT

A5 rely heavily on @Gapminder World for developmental data & generation of visual tracks of historical change #uwcgeochat

kenjmcclure Sep 20 @ 10:37 PM EDT

A5: Formative - a fun way of monitoring a whole class of drawings at the same time, like Kahoot but more flexible #uwcgeochat

klbeasley Sep 20 @ 10:37 PM EDT

A5: I love the ease of https://t.co/a2d7GSZBCq for communicating ideas visually #uwcgeochat Also https://t.co/CKHbAgtr5r

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:37 PM EDT

@mmongardi #uwcgeochat agree on gapminder - so powerful. Hans Rosling is a hero

ajmccarthynz Sep 20 @ 10:38 PM EDT

A5 #uwcgeochat or any of the infographic tools to explore data https://t.co/HZGWOZJ5c7 or https://t.co/T0NvN2ZTOu or https://t.co/Fpz5IhrWvl

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:38 PM EDT

A6: Can we host our own conference on climate change? https://t.co/lcfOBRZHmj #uwcgeochat

MattPodbury Sep 20 @ 10:38 PM EDT

A5 collaborative tools such as TitanPad much less clunky than Google docs #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:38 PM EDT

A6: Can we host our own conference on climate change? https://t.co/7Uq3TGNXzT #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:38 PM EDT

#uwcgeochat https://t.co/RkoiwVdM55

Inherit_Edu Sep 20 @ 10:35 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 @Seesaw it's easy to use. great assessment tool, provide immediate feedback to S's. allows for collab bw T's, S's and P's.

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:38 PM EDT

@MattPodbury @piktochart #uwcgeochat agree - but do you have to pay for picktochart to be able to download it?

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:39 PM EDT

@klbeasley and you have some great skillz. Can you share an example of your A-Spark work with us here #uwcgeochat ?

mmongardi Sep 20 @ 10:39 PM EDT

A5: Google Keep is a great collaborative planning tool. Simple but flexible. #uwcgeochat

georginapecas - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:40 PM EDT

@GeoAlchin1 I agree... Google Drive in general and everything that lives in it. #uwcgeochat

MattPodbury Sep 20 @ 10:40 PM EDT

Starting to use @classtools hexagons to explain more complex concepts such as food - energy - water Nexus or links between SDG's #uwcgeochat

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:40 PM EDT

@kenjmcclure #uwcgeochat thanks - will try Formative .. I like Kahoot but find kids focus so much on competition that learning can get lost

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:41 PM EDT

Yann Arthus-Bertrand's film Terra is another great resource #uwcgeochat https://t.co/ceGAOkXB57

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:42 PM EDT

@MattPodbury @classtools wonderful--can you share one example with us, would love to see what you've created #uwcgeochat

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:42 PM EDT

@mmongardi #uwcgeochat agree - google keep is best TO DO list tool I have ever used.

georginapecas - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:43 PM EDT

A5: Listenwise #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:44 PM EDT

@Inherit_Edu @Seesaw nice--which grade levels are you working with? #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:44 PM EDT

More ideas for Q6? #uwcgeochat https://t.co/CzCRSMPH3U

MattPodbury Sep 20 @ 10:44 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 @piktochart I can indeed. They're on my PC in work so will upload an example or two later when I get in #uwcgeochat

mmongardi Sep 20 @ 10:46 PM EDT

My kids are stirring, time to get them ready for school. @FriedEnglish101, you do such great work. Thanks! By all. #uwcgeochat

klbeasley Sep 20 @ 10:46 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 Eek, didn't collect many samples, but here's a poetry one by G5 student https://t.co/KCjipQPVFI #uwcgeochat

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:46 PM EDT

A6 I wd ask "what is the most significant env issue of our time?" or "what role can young people play in solving global issues?" #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:47 PM EDT

@GeoAlchin1 great--perhaps even what can we do today? #uwcgeochat

georginapecas - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:48 PM EDT

A6: Yes. In which ways are the different social sciences responsible for the worlds #poverty ? #uwcgeochat.

MattPodbury Sep 20 @ 10:48 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 @classtools attempt by students to make sense of food energy water issues linking SDG's #uwcgeochat https://t.co/xQgFqaF5Wr

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:49 PM EDT

Final Q for #uwcgeochat: https://t.co/WE5Rf5Lht9

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:49 PM EDT

@MattPodbury @classtools those look amazing! #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:50 PM EDT

A7: Rebekah Madrid @ndbekah Joshua Inwood @JoshGeog Geography Professor @ The Pennsylvania State University #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:50 PM EDT

A7: even more more here: https://t.co/kd4lIW9xy1 #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:50 PM EDT

A7: even more more here: https://t.co/bHmfSgPYyv #uwcgeochat

ajmccarthynz Sep 20 @ 10:50 PM EDT

Think you'll like the example below to try with your task @RMcCarthyNZ #uwcgeochat https://t.co/t6AJdqcpRW

MattPodbury Sep 20 @ 10:48 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 @classtools attempt by students to make sense of food energy water issues linking SDG's #uwcgeochat https://t.co/xQgFqaF5Wr

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:51 PM EDT

A7 @MrsHumanities hosts like geo chats in UK - #ukgeogchat #uwcgeochat

klbeasley Sep 20 @ 10:52 PM EDT

A7: David McCandless tweeting at @infobeautiful for the best data visualisations ever. #uwcgeochat

MattPodbury Sep 20 @ 10:53 PM EDT

A5 how is the growth of the global middle class going to affect food energy and water demand in the next 50 years? #uwcgeochat

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:53 PM EDT

A7 @GeoKEvans very collaborative, full of ideas - really cool Geography teacher #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:53 PM EDT

Team #uwclearn enjoying their first #uwcgeochat https://t.co/ys3Zh7VZTd

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:54 PM EDT

@MattPodbury great cross over for #langNlit and speculative fiction #uwcgeochat ala @MargaretAtwood

iKrips Sep 20 @ 10:55 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 A4. The refugee crisis. Far too many are apathetic; those who aren't, tend to have only one view #uwcgeochat 1/2

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:55 PM EDT

@MattPodbury #uwcgeochat so many pertinent issues in the new IB Syllabus

MattPodbury Sep 20 @ 10:55 PM EDT

A7 - @geoblogs @GeoDebs @davidErogers @GeographyMonkey @PKGeog @Andyphilipday @MrsHumanities #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:56 PM EDT

Thank you everyone for attending our 1st #uwcgeochat, great food for thought today https://t.co/gMasHvfgeU

iKrips Sep 20 @ 10:56 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 A4. Thanks to @sherrattsam for sharing this: https://t.co/iXFWYfMGec Great #ibtok provocation! #uwcgeochat 2/2

LraRadford Sep 20 @ 10:56 PM EDT

@iKrips @FriedEnglish101 I agree. Looking at ways we can take action and understanding the multiple perspectives. #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:57 PM EDT

@MattPodbury you are amazing, thanks for that list! #uwcgeochat

GeoAlchin1 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:58 PM EDT

Thank you everyone! so much food for thought #uwcgeochat

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:58 PM EDT

#uwcgeochat maybe in the future we can invite our Ss to join us for another meet up? Perhaps a week-long slow chat?

FriedEnglish101 - Moderator Sep 20 @ 10:58 PM EDT

#uwcgeochat https://t.co/aDESIM9e4o

Inherit_Edu Sep 20 @ 10:58 PM EDT

@FriedEnglish101 mostly Twitter and blogging but Twitter can be a little tricky from China sometimes. https://t.co/oNoImnz6DF