A TIA is meant to be part of your curriculum to further the learning of an individual child or a small group of children; it need not be done with the full class.
The list below provides examples of possible TIAs. It is meant to jump-start your thinking. The activities are categorized according to their technological complexity, the amount of teacher planning, and the amount of student work.
Modest
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Children use pre-selected and bookmarked websites for research.
- Children use a digital camera to enhance his/her observations.
- Children use a digital camera to take pictures on a trip to use for a follow-up discussion.
- Children use a digital video camera on a trip to capture footage to use for a follow-up discussion.
More Than Modest
- Children take a "virtual field trip" where the teacher has planed the experience that students will have with a website and has created a "trip sheet" to guide them.
- Children use the voice-recording function in a computer program (like PowerPoint, SimpleText or Kidspiration) for self-assessment or reflection.
- Children use video for self-assessment or reflection.
- Children conduct video interviews for research purposes (no editing at this level).
- Children use a discussion board to include students or experts outside of
- Children insert an image into a word processing document to enhance writing.
- Children search for images or other multimedia on the web to create a library of resources to use in a multimedia production.
Ambitious
- Create a multimedia project that includes image, text and sound (like a PowerPoint or HyperStudio presentation or a web site).
- Create a video production that involves storyboarding, scriptwriting or editing (like a documentary, drama or news story).
- Use a web camera and instant messaging software (like iSight and iChat) to see and talk with remote others.
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