Student Multimedia Activity in Geography

Multimedia activities can be a fun way for students to "show off" their knowledge about a topic. An exciting way to use a multimedia activity in a geography classroom could be to create a presentation called "Climates of the World." Each group of students could be assigned a climate zone (tropical climates, mid-latitude climates, mid-latitude climates, high latitude climates, dry climates, and highland climates). Within each group, students would have to:

• Make at least one slide about each of the climate regions within the climate zone, including descriptions.
• Pictures to represent each of the regions.
• Areas located within the regions.

Using a Blog in a Geography Classroom

I would like to use a blog in my geography classroom. I think the best way to do this would be to have an ongoing assignment each time the class finishes discussing a country. The assignment would be:

• "Blog Your Way Through School in Another Country"
• Students will pretend that they are a school student enrolled in whichever country we have discussed (France, England, Russia, Egypt, Israel, etc).
• Based on what we have discussed about the culture in this country, write a blog post about what you think it would be like to attend school in this country.
• What types of things would you do? What subjects would you learn? What things would you hear or smell?

Students would have 2-3 days to post on their blog site. Students would be able to see each other's blog sites so they could get different opinions.

Word Processing Activities in Geography

Word Processing can be used in a variety of ways in a geography classroom. Students can write reports, create brochures about different countries, and compare and contrast different cultures.

• After learning about different countries in Eastern Europe, students could create a table in Word to compare and contrast the eight cultural traits that geographers use to study a culture: social groups, language, religion, daily life, history, arts, government, and economy. This activity would allow students to create their own chart to organize their findings.
• After learning about different countries in Western Europe, students could create a brochure on which country they think would be the most desirable place to visit. They could include important aspects of the eight cultural traits, as well as information about the physical aspects of the country (climate, geographic features, tourist information).