Thing 17 Creative Expression

Visual Expression

Inkpad

Some students prefer to write, some to read, others to draw.  Allowing children to share what they know in a preferred mode, will always result in better work.  As I presented the Water Cycle in a poster, students will be able to present other diagrams in poster form.  In the fall we study the life cycle of plants, in March we make posters to promote reading month to be displayed at the JDL Eastern Branch, and in the spring we use a sand table to show students the flow of water through various landforms, from mountains to ocean.  Any one of these topics could be illustrated with this app, graded for content and printed for display.  







Audio Expression

Garage Band


The Water Cycle Song

I had trouble getting the link to work to dropbox. I tried to upload to Youtube, it wanted me to add pictures, so I did. This is the final product.


Using Audio Expression in the classroom is similar to using Visual Expression in the classroom.  The more ways kids are able to express themselves and what they know, the better the results will turn out.  Music is just another way students are “smart” according to the Multiple Intelligences.  Just as there are different learning styles to take information in, there are also different styles and  presentation modes.  Using Garage Band to make music is a great way to allow students some choice in how they demonstrate their learning in your class.  I think creating “jingles” to go along with commercials to “advertise” is a great way to demonstrate learning.  I also happen to be a learner that can memorize just about anything if set to music.  As I listed the basic steps of the water cycle and one piece of information to go along with the steps, students will remember the order of the cycle because it is set to music.