creativity with kids - using online tools
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Creativity with Kids: Using Online Tools
The Reform Symposium Conference2013
By Michelle Worgan
1) Take a piece of paper and a pencil (or use an app)
2) In 30 seconds draw a picture of me (use your imagination!)
3) Answer the poll question
Experiment: Draw me!
If I asked you to share your drawing with me and the other participants, how would you feel?
A) Relaxed and proud of your effort B) Embarrassed and apologetic (“Sorry!”) C) Nervous and anxious about what I (we)
would think D) Something else
Draw me! Poll:
How do we feel when asked to share our creative work?
Negative feelings: embarrassment, discomfort, fear of failure
Positive feelings: pride, relaxation, security
Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Anne and Fabiana Casella at ELT Pics on Flickr
Safe classroom environment
Healthy relationships
Create early
Create regularly
How can we encourage positive feelings about creative work?
Kidblog: a safe space to share
Using Kidblog: ideas
Photo courtesy of Ian James at ELT Pics on Flickr
Write about a new word
Keep a diary Write up a topic Collaborative stories Social skills Videos, songs Book reviews Best posts
VoiceThread: record and share
Using VoiceThread/
Storybird: beautiful books
Using Storybird
Wikis – Wikispaces, PBWorks
Blogs – Blogger, Wordpress, Kidblog
VLE – Edmodo, School network (Moodle)
Hosting learners’ work
Collaborating with others
Twitter Facebook groupsSkype in the ClassroomEpalsBloggingEdmodo Communities
Links:
Skype in the ClassroomWikispacesPBWorksEpalsWordpressKidblogEdmodoELT Pics on Flickr
Photo courtesy of Ana Maria Menezes at ELT Pics
Thanks to Ian James, Fabiana Casella, Vicky Loras, Elizabeth Anne Grenoble, Anna Maria Menezes, @aClilToClimb, Victoria Boobyer, @dfogarty, @mk_elt, @mrsdkrebs, Mila Navarro and all those at #eltpics for sharing their photos!
Many thanks to all for attending!