Creative Communicator
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Granite Ed Tech Champions
Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate for their goals.
Choose Platforms or Tools
Original and Remixed Works
Communicate Complex Ideas
Customize the Message
Students choose the appropriate platforms and digital tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
Providing students with choice doesn’t mean mastering every tool. Instead, offer choice within a response type or even within a single tool.
Create choice within the product type or platform students can use.
Google Slides vs Canva
Video vs Infographic
Newsletter vs Image
Padlet allows students to choose from a variety of response types such as video, audio recording, image uploads and even an AI image generator.
Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
Remix - Start with a Template
Adobe Express has a full library of guided activities that challenge students to remix a template based on a theme or task.
Ethical Sharing
How do we share or repurpose responsibly?
This standard is a great opportunity to introduce or review topics such as intellectual property, creative commons and fair use. Nearpod has a full lesson library on all of these topics.
Students use digital tools to visually communicate complex ideas to others.
Minecraft: Make it Visual
Make a Book Bento
A Book Bento includes several objects (usually 5-7) that represent key aspects of the book. Creating a Book Bento is a great way to have students share a book or story that they’ve read with others. Student can create an image in Canva or Adobe Express to represent their book.
Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
💭 What colors, images, or animations will grab their attention?
🎵 Would adding sound effects or fun voices make your message more engaging?
🎯 What is the most important point you want them to remember?
👀 Does your infographic look polished, clear, and easy to read?
Social Media challenges students to create a short and powerful message. Check out templates from Ditch That Textbook that can be used with Google Slides.