The document summarizes and evaluates two digital artifacts - an interactive BBC skeleton and an interactive skeleton labeling exercise - for teaching students about the human skeletal system. It finds that the BBC interactive is more engaging and educational, as it allows customization, provides feedback, hints, and opportunities to further learning. In contrast, the labeling exercise lacks challenges, feedback, or ways to expand knowledge. The document also explains how learning about the skeletal system fits within the NSW 7-10 Personal Development, Health and Physical Education curriculum.

1. Assessment 1: 3minute presentation. Lily Sharman. 3148170

2. Good verse Bad Digital Artefact.

3. The Good.

4. BBC Interactive body- skeletonhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/3djigsaw_02/index.shtml?skeleton

5. No advertising, activity opens in own windowAllows students to choose between male and female.Uses proper names of bones.Test students current knowledge.Lets students know when a bone is placed in wrong spot.Supplies a hint/clue option to assist.Includes ‘fact files’ to help further students knowledge.Exterior links to further students learning.Give overall score.

6. The Bad

7. Interactive Label a Skeletonhttp://www.klbict.co.uk/interactive/science/label_drag_exercise/index.htm

8. Uses the proper names for the bones Does not challenge the students.No way to tell whether the diagram is labelled correctly. No hints or clues offered to guide students. No option to further the students’ knowledge.Not very engaging. Easy for students who don’t have a strong knowledge in the human skeleton to wonder why they are doing this activity.

9. Skeletons and the PD/H/PE syllabus.The skeletal system addresses body composition which is a element of health-related components of fitness.‘health related components of fitness’ fits into strand 4 outcome 4.10 of the NSW 7-10 PD/H/PE syllabus. Appropriate for a year 9 class.

10. Reference:http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/3djigsaw_02/index.shtml?skeleton retrieved 10th August 2011.http://www.klbict.co.uk/interactive/science/label_drag_exercise/index.htm retrieved 10th August 2011.NSW board of studies ,(2003), Personal development, health and physical education years 7-10 syllabus.