Creativity is a process that generates ideas which have value to the individual and to society.
It involves looking at familiar things with a fresh eye, examining problems with an open mind, making connections, learning from mistakes and using imagination to explore new possibilities.
How to Take Photos on Your Phone
BBC Scotland – The L.A.B Scotland, How to Film on Your Phone
How to Film on Phone or Tablet
Everyone Can Create is a book of activities to introduce your learners to drawing, taking photos, capturing video and making music on iPad.
Although these resources are developed for the iPad there are useful ideas and examples that could be transferred to other devices and platforms:
Why use photography in the classroom? on Apple Books
Why use Podcasting in the Classroom on Apple Books
Doodle-a-Day on Apple Books
Planning more creative learning
Although it can be considered an old document, the literacy and English principles and practice paper contains a very forward-thinking list of what can be considered a text. How many of these do you use for learners to read or write? Are they still writing in jotters or writing for purpose and an audience with digital tools?
Literacy and English: Principles and practice (education.gov.scot)
Creative contexts, projects and resources
Examples of where digital technology is being developed in a range of industries. Help your learners see a wider world of careers and imagine creative applications of some of these roles.
Lesson packs – TechSheCan
Apps don’t start with coding – they start with an idea. Make it Happen have resources, training and challenges to help teachers and learners explore the app development process. Can your learners identify a gap in the market? A problem that needs fixed?
Film literacy skills and knowledge are critical to developing film-making. Move your learners beyond capturing video and into planning, shooting and producing films of their own. Screening Shorts provides short films to watch as texts and learn about how they were written. The films and resources are provided by Film Scotland who also offer learnign on film education.
Screening Shorts
