Tech-creative-acy Literacy ELA“Creativity is intelligence having fun”

~Einstein

technology + creativity = literacy*

• As a starting point

• To spark curiosity

• As a culminating activity

*competence or knowledge in a specified area *the ability to read and write

Amy Burvall mana`o: using technology and creativity to improve and encourage literacy reading & writing, tech literacy, math literacy, science literacy, music literacy, art literacy, etc. Use strategies to….

Book spine poetry

Bur$all,  2014

analog = old digital = new literary piece

Content “poem” starting point spark curiosity culminating activity

Blackout poetry

Austin Kleon, the website

see full video at: http://youtu.be/ipAXNboiwC4

Austin Kleon, Black out poetry

literary piece skim for words edit

blackout…the fun part

the final

Content specific Blackout = “inside-out highlighting”

content specific example

sketch notes visual note taking

Rachel Smith, Sketch notes, TED talk

see full video at: http://youtu.be/3tJPeumHNLY

Sketch notes Visual note taking

• not about drawing

• content driven doodling

• not for all students

• about listening, capturing, transforming ideas into visual communication

• Take what you hear - connect to internal frame of reference

• shouldnʻt get in the way of the learning & taking notes

• Kathy Schrock, Mike Rohde

doesnʻt work for all students

guided v

isual

note tak

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Play time!!