"Look at it this way"

Lesson 8 in 'Look at it this Way' is called 'Living on the Edge' . It explores the pros and cons of living near the coast... This week there has been publicity of a report which confirmed something that a lot of us already knew - that being beside the seaside makes us cheerful... I was fortunate to live within a mile of the sea for 12 years. Even now, it's only 20 minutes away - in fact we popped over earlier today... Here's a picture of the Norfolk coast from my Flickr stream to cheer your day... Image: Alan Parkinson

The seaside is an essential part of the British "cultural landscape"... Another great collaborative Twitter project response... Yesterday, I asked colleagues who follow me to provide some descriptions of the British Seaside... Words that appear larger were mentioned more frequently by the word cloud generator. First of all a WORDLE - click the image below to be taken to the Wordle page... Here is a Tagxedo version of the Wordle... Click for biggery... Thanks for all the contributors. What words would you choose ?  How could you use this diagram as a resource in the classroom or for a homework task ?

This is a website which stores images of OLD POSTCARDS. They are of a particular vintage and feature the photography of John Hinde Studios in particular. Nostalgia for those of a certain age... I like the fact that it also includes the text of any writing that was on the postcard that is shown when the copy was discovered. Would be good for looking at past, present and future of the tourist destinations depicted... A lost landscape ??