This document provides information about creative outlets and integrating technology. It discusses the importance of creativity in education and includes quotes from experts like Sir Ken Robinson. Various creative and technology tools are presented such as Google Docs, Diigo, Dropbox, Glogster, YouTube, Jing, Flickr, and STEM Challenge. The 5-step technology integration plan and quotes about the inevitability of change are also summarized.

1. PLUGGING INTO
CREATIVE
OUTLETS
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DR. BRIAN HOUSAND
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2. brianhousand.com

3. OVER
HERE!

4. You can’t spell
PARTIES
without
PIRATES

5. Real World Problems
Academic Rigor
Technology Integration
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6.
Sir Ken Robinson
We
are
educa)ng
people
Crea)vity
is
as
important
in
out
of
their
crea)vity.
educa)on
as
literacy.

7. Rather than running the risk of
having our students become
WALKING
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
we need to TEACH them how to
THINK CREATIVELY.
(Sternberg,
2006)

8. www.p21.org
Learning and Innovation Skills
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration

10. 1. Creativity and Innovation
2. Communication and Collaboration
3. Research and Information Fluency
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and
Decision Making
5. Digital Citizenship
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
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11. New Skills For
A New Age
What students must
master to succeed.

12. LEARN
Access, evaluate, and use
different forms of information.
Exercise critical thinking.
Exhibit fluency with tech tools.

13. CREATE
Use various forms of media
when presenting ideas.
Display originality.
Employ problem solving skills.

14. COLLABORATE
Work successfully as a team.
Demonstrate cross-cultural
awareness.
Communicate complex ideas
effectively.

15. MANIFESTO:
A Guide for Developing a Creative Career
1. Don't be afraid to fall in love with something and
pursue it with intensity.
2. Know, understand, take pride in, practice,
develop, exploit and enjoy your greatest strengths.
3. Learn to free yourself from the expectations of
others and to walk away from the games they
impose on you.
Free yourself to play your own game.
4. Find a great teacher or mentor who will help you.
5. Don't waste energy trying to be well rounded.
6. Do what you love and can do well.
7. Learn the skills of
INTERDEPENDENCE.
(Torrance, 2002)

22. •No software to purchase or install!
Google Docs
http://docs.google.com •LIVES in the CLOUD! Work is
automatically saved.
•Allows access to files from any computer
that connects to the Internet.
•Collaborate on documents in REAL
TIME. Instantly see what your
collaborators are typing.
•FORM function allows you to create and
deploy web-based surveys with results
that are automatically compiled in a
spreadsheet.
•FOLDER function allows you to store
ANY file online. You can access from
anywhere and share with anyone.

23. Ideas for Using Google Docs
•Collaborative writing projects
•Peer editing
•Project planning
•Brainstorming
•Group presentation creation
•Data gathering and analysis
•Survey creation
•Mind mapping

25. http://www.diigo.com

30. Dropbox is software that syncs your files
online and across your computers.

33. How Much Space?
2GB FREE
Install on another Invite Share Install
computer. a friend or a on your
colleague. folder. phone.

35. I

39. Googleable

41. edu.glogster.com

42. www.youtube.com/searchstories

44. BORN: February 15, 2005
48 hours of video are uploaded every minute,
resulting in nearly 8 years of content uploaded
every day
Over 3 billion videos are viewed a day
More video is uploaded to YouTube in one month
than the 3 major US networks created in 60 years

45. hAp://www.techsmith.com/jing.html

47. five frames
http://www.flickr.com/groups/visualstory/

48. flickr five frames
1st photo:
establish
characters and location

50. flickr five frames
2nd photo:
create a situation
with possibilities of
what might happen

52. flickr five frames
3rd photo:
involve the characters
in the situation

54. flickr five frames
4th photo:
build to
probable outcomes

56. flickr five frames
5th photo:
have a logical
but surprising end

62. Why did the pirate
go to the Apple
store?
Scan for the answer

63. www.google.com/
mobile/goggles/

70. stemchallenge.org

72. www.wdyl.com
Trends
Books
Sketchup
YouTube
Translate
Groups
Patent Search
Earth
Voice
Calendar
Blog Search
Gmail
Image Search
Maps
Moderator

73. agoogleaday.com

74. 5
STEP
TECHNOLOGY 5. EVALUATE
INTEGRATION
PLAN
4. WATCH IT GROW
3. GIVE IT TIME
2. PROVIDE A PURPOSE
1. IDENTIFY A TECH TOOL
(Besnoy, Housand, & Clark, 2008)

75. “We don’t
have the option
of turning away
from the future.
No one gets to
vote on whether
technology is
going to change
our lives.”
Bill Gates
The Road Ahead

76. Change Is
Inevitable
Growth Is
An Option
CHOSE TO
GROW

77. tyvm
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