Download - Whet Your Appetite: Creation Apps
Whet Your APPetite Creation Apps
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Claire Moore�Head of Children’s Services�
ALA Annual 2014�Darien Library �
Technology +
Art
Visual Projects
WordFoto BitCycle AB
$1.99
Faces iMake iMagine Machine
$1.99
Laser Lights PDJ $1.99
Tales of Us Future Corp
$.99
Make a Mosaic Matthew Rayner
$.99
Photo Projects
KaleidaCam Dapper Owl
$1.99
Faces iMake iMagine Machine
$1.99
Laser Lights PDJ $1.99
Tales of Us Future Corp
$.99
Make a Mosaic Matthew Rayner
$.99
Collage
Faces iMake iMagine Machine
$1.99
Laser Lights PDJ $1.99
Tales of Us Future Corp
$.99
Make a Mosaic Matthew Rayner
$.99
Stop Motion Projects
GarageBand Apple Free
Music Creation
Faces iMake iMagine Machine
$1.99
Laser Lights PDJ $1.99
Tales of Us Future Corp
$.99
Make a Mosaic Matthew Rayner
$.99
Animation Projects �
Animation Projects �
Puppet Animation Daisuke Nagami
$1.99
App Recommendations
What Makes a Good Creation App?
! Intuitive - easy to use and navigate �
! Flexibility to change settings and meet individual needs�
! Work can be exported�
! Kids are motivated to use again �
Thank You!
Q&A
Resources for Librarians
! Children’s Technology Review �
! School Library Journal and Kirkus�
! App Smitten, Edutopia, Geek Dad�
! Common Sense Media�
! Twitter, ALSC Blogs, Tweetups �
iKids Ages 9 to 12
! Interactive tech program for Tweens�
! Registered for up to 6 kids�
! Web based and tablet activities�
App Art
! Photogene�
! Pic Collage�
! Art in Motion �
! Animation HD �
! iMotion �
! Tapestry�
Ages 10 to 12
What is Creativity?
The ability to make things or think of new ideas.�
Bibliography • Nelson, Jennifer and Keith Braafladt. Technology and Literacy in
the 21st Century Programming for Children and Teens., ALA Editions, 2012. �
• Thai, Ann Mai and Andy Russell.” Tech Supported Tools to Foster Kids Creativity.” The Joan Ganz Cooney Center Blog. August 23, 2011. http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/2010/08/23/tech-supported-tools-to-foster-kids-creativity/�
• Merryman and Bronson. “The Creativity Crisis.” Newsweek. July 2010.�
• ALA Funding and Technology Access Study, 2011-2012�
• http://www.ala.org/research/plftas/2011_2012#final%20report �
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Resources for Parents
Art APPreciation
! Wordfoto �
! KaleidaCam�
! Animation Creator�
! Puppet Animation �
! Garage Band�
Ages 9 to 12
Agenda
! Introduction/About �
! Creativity Crisis�
! Role of the Library �
! Programs and Projects �
! Q&A / App Sandbox �