Student Created Content: StoryboardThat
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I have an app folder on my iPad called “Make & Create” that has my favourite tools for student projects. Read More
Student Created Content
Keynote: student collaboration
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With the changes to Keynote toward the end of last year I knew I wanted to use the iCloud collaboration tool in my Individuals and Societies class. Read More
iBooks Author for student ePortfolios
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As a generalist MYP teacher, I cover a number of subjects – humanities based – within the lower middle school grade levels. One of the many advantages to this is that it allows for transdisciplinary learning PYP style. This semester we are making iBook ePortfolios. Read More
Using Book Creator for Digital Portfolios
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Eighteen months ago we made the slightly crazy decision to buy four iPads for me to use in the classroom. The application and purchasing process to get apps on the shared elementary iPad cart the school owned was very lengthy so I just got my own. Expensive but easy! Read More
Using Canva in the Classroom
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In continuation from the previous posts about sourcing creative commons licensed images, this post will be about how to use those images, together with your own, to create amazing content!
Canva is a free to use graphic design platform accessible through your web browser or an easily downloaded free app for iDevices. Read More
Finding CC Images on Flickr.com on an iPad
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Finding and sourcing images on the iPad is a slightly different.
Finding CC Images on Flickr.com on the desktop
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Now that the justification for ethical use of images has been laid and we understand a bit more about Creative Commons, we can start learning the strategies for finding and using such images. Read More
One of the best resources student can learn to use to help them find images is Creative Commons licensing. In this post we will learn a little more about licenses and there is a great “cheat sheet” that explains each of the symbols.
Student Created Content: Using Images Ethically Series
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Creative integrity is an important element of digital citizenship. Students need to develop and practice strategies to ethically create and consume information. This will help them to form a positive and responsible digital identity from the outset. One important element of this that is generally overlooked is using images ethically. Read More
Active digital citizens create content!
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One thing I find disappointing about “digital citizenship” in schools is the focus on the negative. Cyberbullying! Privacy! Safety! Oh My! What about the good parts? What about the excitement and satisfaction you feel when finishing a project and sharing it online? What about all the amazing opportunities students have to create, share, and participate in the digital world?
This is what I’d like to focus on: student created content and preparing students to be active digital citizens who create content.
Questions:
- what type of content can students create and share?
- what skills do students need to acquire?
- what kind of scaffolding do students need during projects?
These are just some of the ideas and questions I have been thinking about. These blog posts are about making my thinking visible for reflection, feedback, and refinement. So… lets begin…
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