This document provides information about creative outlets and plugging into technology for creativity. It discusses:
1) Educating students to think creatively rather than just be walking encyclopedias.
2) Key skills like creativity, communication, collaboration, and problem solving.
3) Popular tools and websites for creativity like YouTube, Google, Instagram, and STEM Challenge.
4) A 5-step technology integration plan to identify tools, provide purpose, allow time, watch growth, and evaluate.
15. 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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22. 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
34. 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)
35. “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