This document summarizes an ALA presentation about creative apps for children. It lists various apps for different types of creative projects including photography, collage, stop motion animation, music creation and puppet animation. It provides recommendations for what makes a good creative app, such as being intuitive, flexible and allowing work to be exported. Resources are suggested for librarians and parents to find reviewed apps and programs to support creativity in children. The presentation aims to address the "creativity crisis" and role libraries can play in fostering kids' creativity through technology-supported creative activities and apps.

1. Whet Your APPetite
Creation Apps
Claire Moore
Head of Children s Services
ALA Annual 2014
Darien Library

2. Technology
+
Art

3. Visual Projects
WordFoto
BitCycle AB
$1.99
Tales of Us
Future Corp
$.99
Make a Mosaic
Matthew Rayner
$.99

4. Photo Projects
KaleidaCam
Dapper Owl
$1.99
Faces iMake
iMagine Machine
$1.99
Tales of Us
Future Corp
$.99

5. Collage
Faces iMake
iMagine Machine
$1.99

6. Stop Motion Projects

8. GarageBand
Apple
Free
Music Creation
Faces iMake
iMagine Machine
$1.99
Laser Lights
PDJ
$1.99
Tales of Us
Future Corp
$.99
Make a Mosaic
Matthew Rayner
$.99

9. Animation Projects

10. Animation Projects
Puppet Animation
Daisuke Nagami
$1.99

11. App Recommendations

12. What Makes a Good
Creation App?
! Intuitive - easy to use and navigate
! Flexibility to change settings and meet individual
needs
! Work can be exported
! Kids are motivated to use again

13. Thank You!
Q&A

14. Resources for
Librarians
! Children s Technology Review
! School Library Journal and Kirkus
! App Smitten, Edutopia, Geek Dad
! Common Sense Media
! Twitter, ALSC Blogs, Tweetups

15. iKids
Ages 9 to 12
! Interactive tech program
for Tweens
! Registered for up to 6 kids
! Web based and tablet
activities

16. App Art
! Photogene
! Pic Collage
! Art in Motion
! Animation HD
! iMotion
! Tapestry
Ages 10 to 12

17. What is Creativity?
The ability to make things or
think of new ideas.

18. Bibliography
• Nelson, Jennifer and Keith Braafladt. Technology and Literacy in
the 21st Century Programming for Children and Teens., ALA
Editions, 2012.
• Thai, Ann Mai and Andy Russell. Tech Supported Tools to Foster
Kids Creativity. The Joan Ganz Cooney Center Blog. August 23,
2011. http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/2010/08/23/tech-
supported-tools-to-foster-kids-creativity/
• Merryman and Bronson. The Creativity Crisis. Newsweek. July
2010.
• ALA Funding and Technology Access Study, 2011-2012
• http://www.ala.org/research/plftas/2011_2012#final%20report
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19. Resources for Parents

20. Art APPreciation
! Wordfoto
! KaleidaCam
! Animation Creator
! Puppet Animation
! Garage Band
Ages 9 to 12

21. Agenda
! Introduction/About
! Creativity Crisis
! Role of the Library
! Programs and Projects
! Q&A / App Sandbox