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CReativity apps listed by iteachlounge

Constructivist Kit, apps to develop creativity. suggests and reviews apps

"This is one of the great skills we have to promote and teach-collaborating and benefiting from diversity rather than promoting homogeneity. We have a big problem at the moment-education is becoming so dominated by this culture of standardized testing, by a particular view of intelligence and a narrow curriculum and education system, that we're flattening and stifling some of the basic skills and processes that creative achievement depends on."

Yet in the months that followed, app developers and creative users proved that the Apple tablet could also be a powerful and versatile creation tool.

treffinger CPS

Additional tools for iPad that are helpful

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. As the United States continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, P21 and its members provide tools and resources to help the U.S. education system keep up by fusing the three Rs and four Cs (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation).

Apps for kids. Search by age educational, free, games, creative, and books

This site coNtains the Horizon Report, links to challenge based learning and tons of other stuff

Voice thread for the iPad book report lesson

School leaders around the United States continue to spend HUGE amounts of money on interactive whiteboards for classrooms, despite the fact that these devices universally FAIL to empower students to become more independent, self-directed and engaged learners in the way mobile learning devices (like laptops, tablets or other personal digital learning tools) can.

iPad as whiteboard

Andy's sta rubric

great graphics for a friendly rubric, from Andy

Sale of 2 million devices: - iPod: 1092 days - iPhone: 114 days - iPad: 59 days As you look at deployments, the model is important working the numbers

Webcast: What kids learn when they create with Digital Media. Publishing with digital media and possibility for creation

Variety of rubrics for different aspects of Bloom's Digital Taxonomy. Andrew church

During the 1990's a new group of cognitive psychologist, lead by Lorin Anderson (a former student of Bloom's), updated the taxonomy reflecting relevance to 21st century work. The graphic is a representation of the NEW verbage associated with the long familiar Bloom's Taxonomy. Note the change from Nouns to Verbs to describe the different levels of the taxonomy