T-shirt Designers
This ICT starter idea written by teachers, for teachers, describes how students
could design a T-shirt after a class visit to a local T-shirt company.
Curriculum reference
- Technology
- Problem-solving skills
- Social and cooperative skills
Prerequisites
- Be able to use a drawing tool or art software program
- Scan or take digital images
Resources
- Drawing software program
- Scanner or digital camera
- Printer
- Paper for printing transfers
- T-shirts – blank white
- Iron
Possible context
- Building the team/school spirit
- Raising funds
- Designing a uniform
Suggested process
- Organise a visit to a local T-shirt company.
- Buy (or acquire) blank T-shirts.
- Design image for T-shirt on drawing software program.
- Print out on transfer paper.
- Iron on to T-shirt.
- Evaluate.
Other suggestions
- A class T-shirt
- A team T-shirt
- Looking at how technology helps a particular industry
Authors
Rob Clarke robclarke@xtra.co.nz
Janet Ackerley room4@richmond.school.nz
October 2000
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