Interactive Amplify (IA) sits at the Interactive row and Amplify column of the PICRAT grid. Below: real Computing lessons for KS4 that classify as IA, plus anti-examples that look IA but are not.
Pseudocode-to-Python translation race
Students translate three pseudocode snippets into Python at their own pace, posting each translation to a Replit gallery. Quizizz tracks completion. After each round, the teacher pulls out the two most efficient and two most error-prone translations and asks the contributing students to walk through their reasoning.
Code-bug spotting on a shared Padlet
The teacher posts a piece of buggy Python code in a class Padlet. Each student posts one bug they spot with a one-line explanation of why it would cause a problem. The class scrolls all bug reports, the teacher draws out the most useful debugging strategies, and the class collaboratively fixes each bug.
Tools: Padlet
Network diagram critique on a class wall
The teacher posts a network diagram (small office LAN) on a class Padlet. Each student posts one structural critique (e.g. single point of failure, security weakness, scalability limit) with reasoning. The class scrolls, the teacher draws out the most defensible critiques, and pairs propose one architectural fix.
Tools: Padlet
Lessons that look IA but are not
Useful counter-examples when you are checking your own lesson placement on the PICRAT grid.
This page is one of a growing set of PICRAT examples by cell, subject and key stage. Page maintained by Andy Perryer.