creative web tools for and by kids
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This presentation provides an overview of the Creative Web Tools For and By Kids. Creative Web Tools For and By Kids is a project designed for students, ages 9 to 14, to use emerging technologies for engaging, thinking, learning, collaborating, creating, and innovating.TRANSCRIPT
Student-centric learning evolves from Student-centric learning evolves from
Teacher as an Teacher as an Ethnographer Ethnographer
Teacher Teacher Becomes Becomes the Tour the Tour
Guide Guide of Learning of Learning
PossibilitiePossibilitiess
First the Students . . . . Then the First the Students . . . . Then the PedagogyPedagogy
. . . . THEN the Technology. . . . THEN the Technology
CharacteristicsCharacteristics
Want real time Want real time
and immediate interactions and immediate interactions
Quickly Quickly judge judge “its” value“its” value
If they don’t “get it” If they don’t “get it” quickly, quickly, they move on.they move on.
Prefer Hands-Prefer Hands-OnOn
Love learning with peersLove learning with peers
Like being on computer side-Like being on computer side-by-side to discuss their by-side to discuss their
discoveriesdiscoveries
Desire and propensity for creative expression
Want to Want to includeincludethem them “selves” in “selves” in their their learning.learning.
Engage in playful learning
Engage in playful learning
Like to learn Like to learn in multi-age in multi-age communitiescommunities
Naturally create their own Naturally create their own PLNsPLNs
Like to Like to experimenexperimentt
Fully present in the moment.
Become fully Become fully engaged in engaged in their learningtheir learning
Get into the “flow”Get into the “flow”
Naturally enjoy Naturally enjoy
their learningtheir learning
experiencesexperiences
love love learning learning
Let them introduce themselves.Let them introduce themselves.
The Tools The Tools
The ProcessThe Process
Create a Sense of Identity
Make Immersive
Connections
Set Own Learning Goals
Use Visual Imagery
ImageChef
Visually Demonstrate Knowledge
Moblyng Slide Creator
Visually Demonstrate Knowledge
Engage in Innovation and Creativity
Active Demonstrators of their Expertise
Dipity Timeline of Extinct Animals
Producers and Sharers of Expertise
Producers of Media
Producers of Media
If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children, I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life.
Rachel Carson
Their passion, talent, creativity, and joy in and of learning live on within the artifacts of the internet.