http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-kidsteam-dana-video
I watched a video about allowing students to help create new technologies in the classroom based off of a single idea or goal. In the video they are giving a bag of stuff which resembles the few items little technology other places around the world would have, and they create a new piece of technology that could be used. As a group they can better their technology by talking about what they created and listening to suggestions.
In my classroom next year I want to be able to give them a bag of items and tell them to create something that would be beneficial in today's world. In the video the students were very structured and knew exactly what to do with the things. I wonder how long it took for them to be able to sit down and get started that quickly. These students in the video have experience doing this, therefore it comes naturally to them. How many times did the teachers have to go through step- by- step instructions? Does it matter what level abilities you have in your classroom?
I know I do want to try this concept of allowing them to create something new that I might tell them to create something they might see used in the future! I could also link this concept with other subjects such as science where they could create a new breed of animal. Just this idea of allowing my students to be the creators of the room without having any limits of what they can or cannot do would be great. Let their inner creativity and imagination come out no matter how silly or unrealistic their idea might be. Don't tell them it's not possible, maybe give them a little guidance of how to make it even better based on their ideas. Help them brainstorm things they might not have thought of.Once they've created their new breed of animal we could talk about what traits that it has and what those traits mean. In doing this my students would feel a little bit of freedom and enjoy the learning process!
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