SMART Notebook Gallery Feature # 2

The Gallery Essentials collection offers materials in Geography.

 Flags for 234 different countries.  Use these to build an activity or lesson allowing the students to move the flags to the appropriate country or description of a country in Notebook.

4 types of landscapes and animals associated with those landscapes.  At the elementary level, students can learn about different types of landscapes and locate animals that live in those habitats

Over 300 maps of counties, continents, and states; as well as images of states and countries that can easily be used for student placement.  Set up a map and have your students drag the states or countries to their appropriate spots

Gallery Essentials Geography also contains common map icons and Capital stars

 For more information on the Notebook Galleries and how to access them visit this post

National Geographic Education (Beta)

New to National Geographic, is National Geographic Education.  It is only in its testing grounds, however does provide some rather useful resources from video to map making.

I love the map makers.  You can select from a wide variety of maps.  The map makers have a drawing/marker collections that allows you to draw and annotate on top of the map for better featuring and direction for you students and them print them off.  You can also add your own labels.  Not only can you print the maps, but you receive the specific web link to your personalized annotated map that students can link to from your Moodle course.

There is also a small-scale GIS interactive map, allowing a small amount of layer in which students can add.  Great for students 3rd grade to 6th grade.

As we all know the National Geographic is well known for its quality resources and products.  Check it out.  Click on the NG logo below.