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The Creative Communicator badge can be earned by demonstrating how you communicate clearly and express yourself creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to your goals.
from the ISTE 2016 Student Standards Creative Communicator Badge
Creative Communicator Badge
To earn this badge you will complete the following tasks:
To earn this badge you will complete the following tasks:
- Screencast Activity
- Create a teaching tool using two of the creative communicator tools listed below
- Write a blog post about digital portfolios
How to spark creativity in the Classroom
How to spark creativity in the Classroom
Try a new way to teach a lesson! Create a video with narration and annotation.
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Tools for Creative Communicators
Tools for Creative Communicators
Check out the tools below. Choose two of the tools to teach a lesson, post an assignment, demonstrate knowledge etc. Share the finished products on your blog, view and comment of the blog posts of two fellow students.
Collect your badge here!
Creativity Tools
Creativity Tools
Adobe Spark - FREE online app used to create beautiful images, web stories and videos. Spark offers three different projects for students to create, a POST, PAGE or VIDEO.
Animoto - You and your students can create very creative 30 second video animations easily. You can use still images or videos. Free Teacher account offers longer videos
Canva - Create beautiful designs and professional graphics. Edit photos, add text, elements, stickers, borders, frames and more.
Google Drawings
Google Slides - Students can create, edit, collaborate, and present wherever you are. Students can publish their Google Slides as a web page and embedded in website. (Visit slidescarnival.com to find & download some fun slide templates that you can share with your students via Google Classroom.)
Formative - You can use Formative to blend the learning between classroom & home. Easily create assignments & assessments that include text, images,
Padlet - Padlet is a free online virtual wall for users to collaborate by adding post-it notes with videos, links, files and text. You can project the Padlet Wall onto screen to see real time activity.
PixiClip is another no login whiteboard (or more on a canvass as the website describes). It lets you create and audio narration and record your video while creating your sketch.
Powtoon - Students can create very cool animated presentations - will require more effort.
Prezi - presentation software using motion, zoom, and spatial relationships to bring ideas to life - allowing users pan among topics, zoom in on details, and zoom out to see context.
Smore - Create a virtual flyer that includes text, images, videos, links & more.
Digital Portfolios
Digital Portfolios
- Explore some of the digital portfolio tools and articles below.
- Consider how you might use student portfolios and which tools you would consider using.
- Which tools did you like and why?
- Share your thoughts and reactions in a blog post.
Collect Badge
Collect Badge
Claim your Digital Portfolio Badge here!
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