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Creativity, Technology& Authentic Assessments
1. Introduction
My grade 3 story
2a. How are you using ICT in your class?
1. Collect info
2. Organise info
3. Share info
1. Collaborate
2. Create
3. Communicate
2b. What do teachers want?
1. Wish and want lists (software / hardware)
2. PD (now how do I use it?)
Effective?
3. Creativity & Curriculum
What is creativity?
What can creativity do?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdlBJ-q-4JE
4a. Assessment Examples
Grade 4 - Our Host Culture Is Unique
(an investigation into why Japan is unique)
Activity: You work for a travel agency and wish for more tourists to visit Japan. You wish to highlight cultural activities in your campaign. Select an aspect of Japanese culture you would like to highlight and choose a method below to promote or advertise it. Think about who your target audience are and how this will affect your presentation. State locales for viewing, accommodation options and budgeting information for tourists.
How can your students present?
Presentation Choices:
You will need to create a timeline plan outlining your goals and due dates, create and present your campaign to the class and then report/summarize/reflect on the choices you made as well as on your presentation
2.0 Opportunities:
Grade 2 - Leading a Balanced Lifestyle Helps Us Stay Healthy
(An inquiry into personal hygiene, fitness, nutrition and relaxation)
Activity:
The canteen and school nurse need your help. They wish to raise awareness on healthy lifestyles within the entire school. Healthy lifestyles include personal hygiene, nutrition, fitness and relaxation. They need Grade 2 to create posters to put on display throughout the school. Choose 1 of the elements from above to focus on, or try to include all 4 if you wish. It’s up to you. Your poster needs to look attractive (consider colour, font, font size, etc.). It must be organized. It must have a planned layout, be neat and include the necessary health information. Your posters will be put on display. What is needed for a successful poster campaign? Look through some magazines for ideas. Some may also be copied and sent to the local hospital to be put on display.
Students could generate posters by hand, use pictures from magazines, use IT for text and/or pics, or use software such as KidPix, Kidspiration, ComicLife, Word, etc., to generate their entire poster. Combinations of applications may also be used. Other online opportunities could be with Glogster, Voki (a speaking widget), Vokaroo (audio recorder), and of course, film and video could also be used.
Grade K - Water is a Limited Resource
(an inquiry into the changing state of water, the supply of water, where water comes from and where it goes, how we use water and the impact on the environment)
Activity:
The school library has asked the K classes to create a movie explaining ‘Water.’ They need it so future students and classes can study and learn more about it.
Using KidPix, each student will need to draw and write about one area of water. You may also insert photographs if you wish. This will be a whole class activity. You will need to discuss, plan (storyboard) and use teamwork to complete this activity. When complete, the movie will be placed in the library for other students to sign out. Your work should be planned, look attractive and have the necessary information. The information that needs to be included are:
Choose a topic that interests you.
When all the pages are finished, the whole class will create 1 final slideshow which will then be turned into a Quicktime movie.
*this activity could also be placed on YouTube/TeacherTube as a resource or even sent to your local water treatment center
Online Option: Drawings or photos could be inserted into VoiceThread and students could simply narrate. Draw pictures and import them into iMovie and have students add voiceovers.
Some assessment activities that can be included with almost any unit are:
Show what you know by teaching someone else
4b. Student Examples?
5. What about technology skills?
Where are they?
go to the wiki to try some 2.0 tools
http://software-creativity.pbwiki.com/
6. Conclusion
"Creativity is developed through
intellectual engagement, purpose,
energy and interactive tension with
others."
"The goal is no longer about technical mastery. It is about creating environments where technology can assist children's learning, regardless of a teacher's technical skill."
What can teachers do?
What's in the future?
Isn't that future now?
Cannot force creativity, only nurture it.
Pedagogy first, tools second.
http://frankcurkovic.edublogs.org
- Dr. Alan November
- Sir Ken Robinson
Creativity 2.0