Get Inspired! Watch a TED Talk to spark ideas!
Talks to watch with Kids: https://www.ted.com/playlists/86/talks_to_watch_with_kids
TED Talks by Kids:
http://blog.ted.com/9-talks-by-impressive-kids/
Must See TED Talks for Kids:
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/5-must-see-ted-talks-for-kids.html
Time to Write:
See the prompts below anytime that you would like to get your writing process kickstarted!
Thinking About Your Process:
*How do you use writing to connect?
*Where do you like to write?
*How do you use writing to connect?
*Where do you like to write?
Write, Write, Write:
*Describe someone who has inspired you. How have they affected what you want to do in the future?
*Imagine that you can engineer a superhero who has the power to change the world. Describe what you would have the superhero do. What would his/her powers be? What problems would you want them to solve in our world?
* Fall is an inspiring time of year! Describe what you would ideally do on a perfect fall day or what it’s like to do a fall activity like watch the leaves change color or pick out a pumpkin etc. Be creative and take this where you want it to go!
Imagine that you have been dared to enter a haunted house. What happens?
*Describe someone who has inspired you. How have they affected what you want to do in the future?
*Imagine that you can engineer a superhero who has the power to change the world. Describe what you would have the superhero do. What would his/her powers be? What problems would you want them to solve in our world?
* Fall is an inspiring time of year! Describe what you would ideally do on a perfect fall day or what it’s like to do a fall activity like watch the leaves change color or pick out a pumpkin etc. Be creative and take this where you want it to go!
Imagine that you have been dared to enter a haunted house. What happens?
This I Believe Essays:
http://thisibelieve.org/guidelines/
http://thisibelieve.org/guidelines/
Multi-Media Projects:
PechaKucha:
What is it?
PechaKucha 20x20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images.
What kind of topics are explored?
Good PechaKucha presentations are the ones that uncover the unexpected -- unexpected talent, unexpected ideas. Some PechaKuchas tell great stories about a project or a trip. Some are incredibly personal, some are incredibly funny, but all are very different, and they turn each PechaKucha Night into “a box of chocolates.”
PechaKucha:
What is it?
PechaKucha 20x20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images.
What kind of topics are explored?
Good PechaKucha presentations are the ones that uncover the unexpected -- unexpected talent, unexpected ideas. Some PechaKuchas tell great stories about a project or a trip. Some are incredibly personal, some are incredibly funny, but all are very different, and they turn each PechaKucha Night into “a box of chocolates.”
Tell Your Story: Modern Storytelling
TheMoth.org runs a podcast and runs events around the country where people stand up and tell a story from their own lives. Explore The Moth to see how it's done. Please use your own good judgement about which stories to listen to.
TheMoth.org runs a podcast and runs events around the country where people stand up and tell a story from their own lives. Explore The Moth to see how it's done. Please use your own good judgement about which stories to listen to.