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Animations are easily created on mobile devices. I’ve written some extensive posts with resources, apps and ideas for teachers, and what follows is more suited to teachers who have started to explore stop motion in the classroom. If you’re a begin, you might want to...

    There’s so much to take in at an event like EduTECH. Between organising my own presentation, checking out the blockbuster speakers and spending precious time catching up with colleagues from around the globe, two days immersed in ‘all that is tops and...

claymation kleɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a method of film animation using adjustable clay figures and stop-motion photography.   In the past, animation production was often too daunting or impractical for many educational contexts. Specialised, expensive equipment was required and...

Educators, artists, and all kinds of tech-enthusiasts ask me about equipment to get started with their iPads in the classroom, so I thought I’d share five of my favourite creative add-ons for iPad art-making. It was hard to narrow down the picks, but the five tools below...

Lately I’ve been watching my students, fascinated by memes, remixes and mash-ups, repurpose all kinds of imagery in their work.   I’m keen to harness this creativity and leverage these starting points to explore changes in visual impact, aesthetics and meaning of...

The concept of mixing media is certainly not a new idea in Visual Arts, however across curriculum areas in schools technology and ‘digital tasks’ are often separated from the ‘hands-on’ learning opportunities. In many classrooms and studio space even mobile devices, perceived as...

Just thought I’d share two of my favourite little clips about creativity…I’ve seen them do the rounds in some excellent presentations lately so I know I’m not the only one who loves them!   If you liked this post, check out our creativity infographics...

The “art of creative thinking” needs advocates.  As the writers at Teach Thought suggest, teachers are the real driving force behind the creative thinking in our schools.  So, if our schools are lagging behind, it is the teachers who must urge our students to be curious and...

” The division between work and play is a myth. If America is going to teach its youth to innovate, we need to unite the two.”  Laura Richardson According to Newsweek, the United States is in a creativity crisis. TIME reports that today’s students are less...

“I define creativity as the process of having original ideas that have value. Creative work in any field often passes through typical phases. Sometimes what you end up with is not what you had in mind when you started. It’s a dynamic process that often involves making new...