Divide the group into four teams. Give each a different colour of sticky paper. Set up the room with a series of images on the screen, as well as all the other things in the room (chairs, computers, etc.) Get them to spend 40 minutes tagging everything in the room. At the end, the room should be covered with different colours of tags.
Then, each team must go around and record the tags from the existing environment and compile the information into a document. (40 mins) The document should list all the tags from all the teams and group the same tags together. For example, chair (7), floor (2), window (4). The document must also list the tags from each group. For example, yellow team: chair (2). orange team: chair(1).
Each team must reflect on these results and come up with a set of five observations about the data and knowledge that was generated in the course of this exercise. Areas to focus on: what is the relationship between the team/individual who tags and the tags that are produced? Do different teams tag differently, and how? (provide examples.) Are there similarities in how all the teams tagged the environment? Were there any tags that jump out as being distinctive, and if so, what does that tell you about the environment, team, person, object, or vocabulary? What is the role of vocabulary in this exercise?
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Kate some possible objectives and questions for consideration:
Activity: Tag and Analyze
Goal: This activity is intended to ...
Objectives:
1) Explore the similarities and differences in how teams tag.
2) Examine the relationship between the individuals/teams who tag and the tags that are produced.
3) Describe how tagging can be used as a mechanism for learning about teams, objects, the environment, people.
4) Examine the impacts of vocabulary in this activity.
Outcomes: what is it you want the learners to learn as a result of doing this activity? Is this reflected in the objectives?
Procedure:
Part I - Tagging - 40 minutes
1) Select your team (or you must put them into teams somehow)
2) Select a colour of sticky that will distinguish your team.
3) As a team, you have 40 minutes to tag everything in the room by placing your coloured sticky on the item.
etc etc. until all of the steps are listed and clear
Part II - Preparing Your Document 40 minutes
Debrief: 30 minutes
Questions for reflection for either the students and/or the TA:
1) What are your observations about tagging?
2) What are the patterns?
3) How do teams tag differently?
4) etc. etc.
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