Activity 1.2: where do you live?

Introduction

In this activity, students respond to the question: 'What's it like to live where you do?' by taking photos and videos of their living places, then using these images, recordings and annotations to create a multimedia presentation.

Resources

• Open Explorer Builder: a presentation tool
• Maps, such as tourist maps, street directories, local business directories and topological surveys, or a mapping tool such as Google Maps
• Related images such as real-estate brochures, postcards and local council pamphlets
• Numerical data from sources such as local council information, statistics printed within local papers and real-estate websites
• Visual thinking tools: graphic organiser templates for the Web map and Y-chart are available at http://www.globaleducation.edu.au/1840.html

• Activity stepsShow details
  1. Start the activity by asking students to respond to the question: What's it like to live where you do?
  2. Students then create a series of still images and/or short videos to document important features of 'where they live'.
  3. They then use the online tool Open Explorer Builder to create a multimedia presentation based around these images and video footage.
  4. In order to build a thorough description of where they live, students should annotate their images and recordings by using written words, spoken narration, related images, maps and numerical data.
  5. Focusing questions could include:
     • How do different people use this place?
     • Who manages your particular space?
     • What happens at different times of the day?