Well, I sat down and spoke with a few of my yearbook students after school this week. Given the students I sat down to speak with, I probably got a bit of a biased answer! If I would have talked with some of my other students, I'm sure their responses would have been lackluster in comparison with a bit more, "Teachers should just let us use our phones and listen to music alllllll the time."
When I asked my students the questions directly (What do they really value currently and/or what would they change about their learning environment when it comes to digital media and technology supporting creativity?), they give me a bunch of blank stares. So, I opted to reword the questions around a bit to get to the needed answers. I first asked what creative things they have done in their classes that they particularly enjoyed. Some of the responses I received were Google Apps, STEM Auto CAD [creating 2D designs], the 3D printer, Escape Rooms, their word processing class, their phones, and "the Internet". While the final two answers were a bit vague, I thought the initial answers were great. I was especially excited to hear that they enjoyed the Escape Rooms. I just started incorporating grammar lessons with Escape Rooms, so I'm glad it was a success.
The second question I asked was how they used technology in their classes. I think one of the best answers I received was the Tiger TV class (the classes of students who write, practice, and perform live for our morning announcements. This is basically the perfect blend of technology and creativity. Students generally control the content and the features. Additionally, students are the ones controlling the camera, the mics, the boom, and the prompter screens. Overall, it seems as though our students are satisfied with the current levels of creativity and technology incorporation.
When I asked my students the questions directly (What do they really value currently and/or what would they change about their learning environment when it comes to digital media and technology supporting creativity?), they give me a bunch of blank stares. So, I opted to reword the questions around a bit to get to the needed answers. I first asked what creative things they have done in their classes that they particularly enjoyed. Some of the responses I received were Google Apps, STEM Auto CAD [creating 2D designs], the 3D printer, Escape Rooms, their word processing class, their phones, and "the Internet". While the final two answers were a bit vague, I thought the initial answers were great. I was especially excited to hear that they enjoyed the Escape Rooms. I just started incorporating grammar lessons with Escape Rooms, so I'm glad it was a success.
The second question I asked was how they used technology in their classes. I think one of the best answers I received was the Tiger TV class (the classes of students who write, practice, and perform live for our morning announcements. This is basically the perfect blend of technology and creativity. Students generally control the content and the features. Additionally, students are the ones controlling the camera, the mics, the boom, and the prompter screens. Overall, it seems as though our students are satisfied with the current levels of creativity and technology incorporation.
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