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!