BIrds eye view!

Currently sat in the sky lounge in Manchester at a conference - imagine taking students to a location with panoramic views around a city. With handheld technologies not only to take photos and movie images of the view how could the use of GPS apps, and other technologies help to enhance the learning experiences of children and young people.

* How different do cities look from the sky than from the ground?

* Does it open up more curiosity for learning - can students see different areas/spaces in new ways?

* Could panoramic views and handhelds be a little micro project for groups - where could we go with this, not just geography and citizenship but History - can you see the different ages of a city and look at the changes over time - what Religious buildings can be seen, that perhaps you dont notice from the ground? where are the open spaces? are there more or less than you expected? what sounds can you hear and how does this help you understand the city better.......

Once again this is just more thinking pouring out, but might be something nice to explore given the number of buildings that we have in the city that people can go to the top off????