The TIM video I explored was called "Podcasting" in 5th grade Language Arts. It involved Transformative technology at the Constructive level. In this example, the technology - podcasting - involves the creation of a digital audio file that can be downloaded by others for listening. The students in the video did this using their Apple computers and an audio recording program. Some used GarageBand while another student recorded her analysis on a short story she wrote.
The advantage of using podcasting is that it gives the students the ability to store information - in this case, audio - for use at a later date or for dissemination to other people. Without a digital recording, students would not be able to access what they said at another time, nor could they show their lecture to students who were not present at the time they gave the lecture. In other words, podcasts reduce the perishability of audio-based data.
All in all, the TIM video showed a Transformative technology because the students were able to do things they couldn't do previously, such as storing audio and sending it to other individuals. Additionally, the video showed a Constructive method of instruction because students had to be active in their pursuit of information rather than passive. They had to connect their knowledge of audio and lectures with the knowledge of recordings and downloading. In other words, they expanded their knowledge in the language arts because of the infusion of the audio concept of podcasting.
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