ICT in education: Creativity
CREATIVITY! Even though everyone in the class is doing the same task and completing the identical steps, each poster is unique. To give you a sense of the range of ideas, one student called his park Safari Fest and it has all animal themed attractions. While another student called his park Horror Land and it has all scary rides. The students have come up with clever ideas for the names of their restaurants, shops, and attractions. I am amazed by their CREATIVITY! Three Reasons to Provide Tasks that Inspire Creativity: There are numerous benefits to inspiring creativity in your students. Creativity helps students: Develop original ideas Become activity engaged in a task because they feel motivated Apply their unique talents and interests to complete a task Three Ways that ICT in Education Promotes Creativity: undo/redo: students can easily undo or redo any action. this frees them up to be creative because they don’t have to worry about mistakes ruining their work. Save a Copy: Stu...