GEOGRAPHY 12 – Week 1
February 5-9
- Distribute text books – print name on inside cover
- Set up TEAMS, MOODLE
- Review Course Outline, Expectations, Course Organization
- Assessment: Core Competencies vs Curricular Competencies
- Homework vs Assignments/Formal Assessments
- Utilizing MOODLE (see below for set up instructions), Teacher BLOG, TEAMS
- Set up GEO12 Digital Portfolio/Blog; post link on TEAMS
- *Ongoing until END of SEMESTER 1: (own initiative for blog entries)
- Observations of the World
- Create a section in your Digital Portfolio for this
- Keep ongoing brief entries in Course Portfolio on phenomena/events related to Geography (Human and/or Physical)
- Description of what it is/was
- Your rationale/meaning/thoughts
- ex.: weather events, seismic events, course-related topics
- Observations of the World
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- Intro to GEO and the FIVE THEMES of GEOGRAPHY
- Go over FIVE THEMES of GEOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT 1 (student choice of working in groups of TWO or individually) and ASSIGNMENT 2 (individual only)
- Research/View/Discuss materials on FIVE THEMES of GEOGRAPHY (video on MOODLE/TEAMS plus own research for understanding)
- Start working/gathering details for Assignment 1
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- HOMEWORK –
- Set up access to MOODLE (due next period)
- go to https://s-moodle.vsb.bc.ca/
- choose “log in” LINK
- do NOT choose “Log In” BUTTON – choose “VSB OpenID Connect”
- follow instructions to sign in/create account
- must use VSB email
- check VSB email for activation
- once you have activated account let me know via email at ptlee@vsb.bc.ca; there is no self-enrolment option anymore
- Create your course Digital Portfolio/Blog (submit link on TEAMS by end of week 1)
- suggested:
- wordpress
- weebly
- wix
- choose FREE options
- suggested:
- Read/View – Due next period:
- Physical + Human Geography in Canada (view and understand on MOODLE)
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/human-geography-and-canada
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/physical-geography
- Be ready to discuss
- Physical + Human Geography in Canada (view and understand on MOODLE)
- Read – Due by February 9
- Read UNIT 1 in text book pp.1-14
- Assessment/Discussion for Understanding from reading will take place Feb 9+
- Set up access to MOODLE (due next period)
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