Plate tectonics

A year 8 teacher uses information and communication technologies (ICT) to make her students' learning about plate tectonics in geography more relevant and engaging. After explaining the key concepts using educational multimedia specially developed for educational audiences, she sets her students a task where they will work in pairs, with her support, to research, script develop, and present a multimodal animation explaining these concepts.

The teacher regularly uses a range of ICT resources in her class. The kinds of resources used will depend on the topic and its complexity. She encourages students to use plasticine for modelling, which can then be filmed. Students can also create digital posters that they use to demonstrate concepts. For more complex work she encourages students to experiment with computer animations developing their own movies. When sourcing resources for the classroom, she attempts to use educationally valid resources especially designed for an educational audience.