Creativity & Innovation
The student uses creative thinking and innovative processes to construct knowledge, generate new ideas, and create digital products.
Thinglink is a tool that lets the user upload an image and then tag the image with links to text, websites, images, video, etc. If you hover over the image below you will see the links appear. This is an example of an activity the teacher created for students. Thinglink also allows other users to tag images with links and information.
Digital images, presentations and infographics are fun and easy to create with an abundance of free and user friendly digital tools. Remember to direct students to Copyright Friendly information and resources as they create.
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In the process of being ethical users of information you find you just want to create your own image. Here are some tools that allow you create original graphics and/or annotate over photos you've taken yourself with your mobile device.
Canva
PicMonkey
Skitch (a free app for mobile devices)
Canva
PicMonkey
Skitch (a free app for mobile devices)
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Infographics are a type of digital poster that allows users to display information in a visually appealing way. Infographics are great for displaying data analysis results. Some infographics tools are:
Piktochart
Easely
Infogram
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Digital Posters are places to digitally display images and links related to a common topic. Some digital poster tools include:
Smore (click the image on your right to view that Smore)
Tackk
GlogsterEdu
Smore (click the image on your right to view that Smore)
Tackk
GlogsterEdu
Presentations
Haiku Deck (sample below) allows users to create presentations on the web or on iPads, and includes several attractive, copyright friendly images embedded in the tool. It works on the premise of simplicity, forcing students to use minimal words to make their point.
Haiku Deck (sample below) allows users to create presentations on the web or on iPads, and includes several attractive, copyright friendly images embedded in the tool. It works on the premise of simplicity, forcing students to use minimal words to make their point.
Digital Classrooms - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Prezi is another tool that takes an innovative approach to digital presentations. Click here to view a sample Prezi about Digital Storytelling
Google Slides is Google's version of Power Point, and what it lacks in panache it makes up for in its collaboration features. It is very easy for groups to co-create and co-edit presentations.
Google Slides is Google's version of Power Point, and what it lacks in panache it makes up for in its collaboration features. It is very easy for groups to co-create and co-edit presentations.
Meograph is a tool that lets you add voice to your visual presentation. It's a great tool for digital storytelling or any other presentation where students want to add vocal narration.
If you are an iPad campus you can try the Adobe Voice app to achieve a similar result to Meograph.
Storybird allows students to create digital "books". Students write the story and choose from the available illustrations to add to their words. Teachers are able to create classrooms and add students to their class. Check out an example below.
If you are an iPad or Apple campus you may want to check out iBooks Author for creating your own electronic books.
If you are an iPad or Apple campus you may want to check out iBooks Author for creating your own electronic books.
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Powtoon is a fun and easy cartoon creator. Here's an example of one we created for a conference event at the service center. Be sure to check out the PowtoonEdu version to see what special features are available to educators.
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