How to use Tigtag
This guide is also available for download in PDF format.
It’s easy to subscribe to Tigtag – you can pay online with a debit or credit card or arrange for an invoice to be sent to you.
To log in to Tigtag, click the link at the top right of the homepage and enter your unique username and password.
Explore the Mindmap
To explore the site, simply click on the Mindmap link at the top right of the page.
This will take you to the Tigtag modules: Material processes, Physical processes and Life processes. Each module contains 4–6 topics.
To select a module, simply click on the title or the node image.
Clicking on a module will take you to the topic node images. Each topic contains 4–7 units.
By clicking the Info button at the bottom of the screen, you can see a list of units contained in each topic.
Once you have selected your topic, you will see the unit node images.
Clicking the Info button again will reveal the titles of the curriculum and context films, as well as how many tidbit films feature in the unit.
Clicking a unit node image takes you to the film page.
Each unit contains at least one curriculum film, one context film and 4–5 shorter tidbit films.
Again, by clicking the Info button you can access short summaries for each film, as well as the main learning points it covers.
To watch a film, simply click on the film node image.
The curriculum and context films appear within a green frame in the centre of the Mindmap. The tidbit films appear in smaller yellow frames.
Explore the support materials
Each unit of films is accompanied by extensive support materials. You can access these using the Teacher Toolbox located at the bottom right of the page.
Clicking the grey arrow at the side of the box will expand the Toolbox.
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Add to favourites |
Lesson prep |
Lesson ideas |
Topic background |
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Add to favourites allows you to tag and store your favourite films. |
Lesson prep opens a range of resources that will allow you to teach a lesson with minimum preparation. |
Lesson ideas contains even more ideas for activities and further questions that you can use to build your own lesson plan. |
Topic background provides an introduction to the science covered to ensure that you are one step ahead of the class. |
The Lesson prep includes:
But that’s not all…
By clicking on the icons at the top right of the page you can access the Classroom visuals, Review questions and a Topic quiz, without leaving the Mindmap. By clicking the Catch the Tigtag button you can also unleash the Tigtag Splat and challenge a student to catch it. This opens up even more fun activities ideal for use at the end of a productive lesson.