Description

• 24 Task Cards focusing on digital design, audio/video editing, digital storytelling, and animation
• Printable and Digital (PDF) Formats for flexible use
• Answer Key & Suggested Responses for easy facilitation and assessment
• Teacher Guide with detailed instructions and extension activity ideas

• Standards-Aligned: Meets ISTE Standards for Creative Communicator, Innovative Designer, Empowered Learner, and Knowledge Constructor.
• Hands-On Exploration: Encourages students to use real digital tools for design, media production, and animation projects.
• Creative Problem-Solving: Students engage in a cyclical design process, refining their ideas and learning resilience through open-ended creative challenges.
• Flexible Implementation: Ideal for independent, pair, or group work, with options for whole-class demonstrations.

• Designing Digital Posters
• Recording & Editing Audio or Video Clips
• Creating Digital Stories
• Developing Simple Animations
• Using Digital Tools for Creative Expression
• Publishing & Sharing Digital Creations

1. Introduction: Start with a class discussion about the role of digital tools in creativity, from marketing and education to entertainment. Highlight how visual designs, videos, and animations play a significant role in various fields.
2. Task Card Activity:

• Individual or Pair Work: Distribute the task cards to students for individual practice or pair them up to collaborate.
• Group Work: Organize small groups to work together on the task cards, brainstorming and solving creative challenges using digital tools.
• Hands-On Practice: Demonstrate key concepts such as creating digital flyers, editing audio clips, or animating a story using classroom technology. Allow students to practice these techniques on their own devices.

• Printed or digital task cards (PDF)
• Computers, laptops, or tablets with access to design, audio/video editing, and animation software (e.g., Canva, Audacity, Scratch)
• Digital projectors or interactive whiteboards (optional for demonstrations or group discussions)

• Evaluate students’ task card responses, focusing on their understanding of the creative process, tool use, and project outcomes.
• Provide feedback on their ability to effectively use digital tools to produce creative, original works.
• Observe collaboration, participation, and critical thinking during group discussions and project work to assess comprehension of digital creativity concepts.

• Assign a class project where students create a digital portfolio of their work, showcasing their designs, edited videos, audio recordings, or animations.
• Have students present their digital creations to the class or publish them on a class website or blog, adapting their presentations for different audiences.

---

• SIGN UP to receive weekly email lesson plans!
• VISIT Brittany’s Blog!
• JOIN the Technology Teacher Facebook Group!
• FOLLOW me on Pinterest!
• FOLLOW me on Facebook!
• FOLLOW me on Instagram!