Creativity+and+Innovation


 * __ Creativity and Innovation __**

What is it? · Knowing how to use the different types of multimedia from uploading and downloading pictures to creating web pages

Why is it important? · Students will be more engaged in their own learning. · Students will be more prepared for college. · Students communicate their learning to others using technology.

What it could look like in action? Interactive learning (Gizmos to online chat rooms) · Videoconferencing · Distance Learning · Live Streaming

Specific examples:

· Wikispaces- Homework help, online resources, write and share ideas through blogs, wall posts · Online labs- dissection of animals, growth rate of plants to get quick results and etc. · Gizmos- simulation, set different parameters for comparison of data · Geometer Sketch pad- students play different shapes on the calculator · Probes CBL- hands-on activities using calculators in science pH, temperature, and etc · CBR- hands on activities for Math/calculators on distance, slopes and etc. · Fitness gram · Computer-based nutrition survey - shows students nutritional habits, collates data for the entire class, and provides the teacher with a report to be used as a teaching tool.