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A kinesthetic activity refers to the movement of the body to act out or communicate something.
The kinesthetic activities in this section demonstrate the networking process. These exercises
are also known as role-playing activities or skits. They help students understand complex and
normally invisible processes. Kinesthetic activities can be a helpful way to introduce basic IT
concepts. Most IT courses require knowledge of binary arithmetic. Figures and show an
activity that can be done with eight students. Each student represents a specific place value of
128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, or 1 for 8-bit binary numbers. The instructor picks a number between
decimal 0 and 255 and each student must decide if they should sit to represent binary 0 or
stand to represent binary 1. Many IT processes and algorithms can be expressed through
kinesthetic activities.
Role-playing occurs when students act out or dramatize a scenario, story, event, or real life
situation. Role-playing activities can be used to help students understand events, discoveries,
or interpersonal relationships. Students can create a script for role-playing or ad-lib the actions
and dialogue.
Web Links
Kinesthetic Teaching:
http://www.mindsinmotion.org/creative.html
