Stay Creative in Literature curriculum!

29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo.

Education: 

You know that I am a fan of social media in the school! Facebook, Twitter, others are interesting resources! 

So, we have here an interesting motivation video to share with our students on Facebook - 'educator' account, not 'personal' account - if they must write an essay at Literature curriculum. 

And we know that they must write and write! But in a creative way! 

Oh! Of course : tip 15 - Practice, Practice, Practice!

G-Souto
08.06.2011
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Music: Fairest of them all (#) by Kämmerer

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It's about Twiter and Poetry !

World Poetry Day at CCB, Portugal

https://www.ccb.pt/

Twitter turned 5, March 21! March 21 is World Poetry Day since 1999!


Two days ago happened to be both World Poetry Day and the fifth anniversary of the moment when Jack Dorsey sent out to the world the first message using the service that soon became known as Twitter.

Twitter logo

"Over the last five years, Twitter has changed the way many communicate online, offering a concise way to interact with large crowds of people. It has become an invaluable tool for spreading breaking new."

Nick Bilton


"Poetry contributes to creative diversity, by questioning a new our use of words and things, our modes of perception and understanding of the world.!"

UNESCO 


So, don't you think that they have a lot in common in their specific way? Let's see!

https://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/

There is some evidence that literary is flowering of Twitter. The Twitter haiku movement is well under way. Science fiction and mystery enthusiasts especially have gravitated to its communal immediacy. And even litterateurs, seem to be warming to it. Read How Do I Love Thee? Count 140 Characters.

via Google Images

Education:

This idea gives us an awesome way to introduce Poetry in Literature curriculum.

Students love the narrative text! Poetry, it's different! Not all the students feel attracted to write Poetry! It's important to motivate students using different strategies! The Twitter calling bards  is a good motivation, believe me!


"To celebrate, The Times asked its readers and followers to compose short poems on Twitter using the hashtag #poetweet. Hundreds of poems, many of them brevity-friendly haiku, flooded the Twittersphere. Below, a few of the submissions. More Twitter poems can be found by searching #poetweet at search.twitter.com."

So, as you see, we can be always creative and follow our creativity to put into our lessons.


I defended the idea of using Twitter in Literature curriculum in my presentation and theme discuss "Creative learning in the digital age" during the workshop in EFQUEL  Innovation Forum Lisboa 2010.

Twitter's rule makes the students take discipline on their thematic homework. They become better in writing and do appreciate the importance of the word semantic. 

Some students were bad writers and had an awful time getting their thoughts down properly and in a concise way. Twitter's rule really helps students. Why not improve both things.

Keeping ideas in 140 characters or less teach students to be concise in writing.

Poetry! Even better! How interesting to ask students to write a poem within Twitter's text limit of 140 characters!

The 21 March, I was on my account on Twitter and I followed the hashtag #poetweet! So interesting! 

Well! Go on! Share the idea with your students! They will love it! It might be the start to a poetry contest for students on Twitter , for example?

Nancy White & Suzy - An Intro to Twitter from CommunityMatters on Vimeo.

To introduce Twitter to younger students what a better way than the video that I discovered recently via Nancy White! It's so cute and cuddly the way these 2, Nancy and Suzy really break down what Twitter is and helps explain it to students.

I met 'virtually' Nancy White during my participation at the conference Where for Digital Identity on 07 January 2010, in London, an event hosted at the Conference Center of the British Library. 

She made her presentation 'virtually' between Steven Warburton and Shirley Williams. Nancy's points of view very interesting. Since there, I follow her on Twitter. 

On the video above, Nancy White explains in a marvelous and creative way how students might use Twitter.

Twitter is a viable social media to discover and discuss in real-time events. At the same time is a good open resource to take part you and your students in a really meaningful educational  way.

"The confluence of these two events - both having to do with humanity’s deep and sometimes uncontrollable need to communicate - is occasioning a fresh outpouring of opinion about the future of Twitter as a vehicle for real creativity."


G-Souto

23.03.2011

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References for educators:

Gina Souto, Dr., Creative learning in the digital age, EFQUEL Innovation Forum Lisbon, 08.09.11

https://gsouto-digitalteacher.blogspot.com/2010/09/efquel-innovation-forum-lisboa-2010.html

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The YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011: Grand Finale live

You do remember 'YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011' here? Of course you do!

What began with auditions from around the world uploaded to YouTube, millions of video views, and hours of rehearsals, finally comes to life today Sunday, March 20. 

It has been an extraordinary experience for the 101 winning musicians of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, and today their collaborative experience will come to life at Sydney Opera House. Here’s a preview of what’s to come:

The week-long YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 festival included musical collaboration between orchestra members and world-class mentors, outdoor performances, local Aussie experiences, ensemble concerts and so much more!

The 'Grand Finale' is here! The Orchestra is rehearsing like crazy and tensions are starting to build. They're from over thirty countries and different backgrounds, they're all different ages and have different styles of playing, and very soon, they've got a concert to put on.

You can visualize the profile of the musicians here. For example, Pedro, a young trumpet musician from Portugal! On the right side of Google map, you can see the different instruments. 

Clicking on trumpet, the map gives you a big zoom on Portugal and you will see Pedro and his profile! Same with all the musicians!

So, today the creativity and technology that have powered this journey will literally light up Sydney Opera House with animated visuals on the interior and exterior projections on the iconic sails, all synchronised to the music of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011’s performance.

You can join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter to encourage your musicians fot the Grand Finale.

The Grand Finale performance by YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 will be accompanied by spectacular projections by Obscura Digital on the iconic sails of Sydney Opera House. Tune in on Sunday 20th March from 8pm Sydney time for the live concert which will be rebroadcasted throughout the day in your city.
Watch the concert streamed live on the channel or through the mobile app.

"Sydney Opera House is committed to providing an arts education experience to as many children as possible. Through YouTube’s support we can bring our significant education program more fully to life in the digital environment."

Sydney Opera House

G-Souto

20.03.2011

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Credits: videos Youtube Symphony Orchestra 2011

References:

YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011

http://www.youtube.com/symphony

The Officicial YouTube blog

http://youtube-global.blogspot.com

Sydney Opera House

http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/

A Brief History of Title Design

A Brief History of Title Design from Ian Albinson on Vimeo.

Presentation video for the SXSW "Excellence in Title Design" competition screening.

Editor Ian Albinson

Music: RJD2 'Ghostwriter' (a film by Roman Polansky)

Read more here

Education:

A good example of creativty to share with your students in Arts curriculum!

G-Souto

17.03.2011

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International Women's Day Centenary : Equal Access to Education !

credits: Viktoria Prada Moldova

Black Festimage 2009

https://www.festimage.org

8 March 2011 is being celebrated in many parts of the world as the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day.

It is also the first International Women’s Day for UN Women, created by the UN General Assembly on 2 July 2010.

https://www.nuigalway.ie/

International Women's Day was first celebrated in 1911, when more than one million women and men attended rallies around the world campaigning for women's rights.

@SenJeffMerkley

Today marks the Centenary of International Women's Day. Originating from labor movements in North America and across Europe at the turn of the 20th Century, International Women's Day is now a global celebration. As the UN says, it is an occasion “for looking back on past struggles and accomplishments, and more importantly, for looking ahead to the untapped potential and opportunities that await future generations of women.”

The official theme of International Women’s Day 2011 is "Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women".

100th anniversary of International Women's Day

photo: Flickr

https://www.theguardian.com/

"International Women’s Day was first honored one hundred years ago in a handful of European countries. Since then, the celebration has become global, and much has been achieved. The 2011 International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate achievements and mobilize against the challenges that remain.

(...)

This year’s International Women’s Day is inspired by the theme of ‘Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women.’ This goes to the heart of UNESCO’s mission. We work to strengthen the bridges between education, training, science and technology and the labour market in order to promote equal opportunity to decent employment. 

This starts early, with quality education for all girls and young women from the primary to the tertiary level. It continues with vocational training and education for women who have not acquired basic skills. It proceeds with creating positive role models and career tracks – especially in such areas as science and technology."

Irina Bokova, Former Director-General UNESCO

The Mirror/ Roby Sofer 

Fabuleus | Bailado

https://www.fabuleus.be

Teachers play a critical role towards the achievement of the Education for All (EFA) goal on gender equity.

In many developing countries there is a shortage of female teachers, particularly at secondary and tertiary levels and in the subjects of science and maths. Capacity development and awareness-raising are essential to empower women teachers to be both effective practitioners and gender advocates.

UNESCO also works to support gender equity in education, in terms of access and achievement through partnership with key organizations, research and production of guidelines and policy briefs. 

Minerva - Department of women's gender and sexuality studies

 at the  Ohio State University

photo: Flickr

https://www.guardian.co.uk

G-Souto

8.03.2011

update 09.03.2025

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Gender Equality II: European girls drawing competition for ICT

http://www.asszisztencia.hu

As I wrote on Gender Equality I, I began publishing some thematic posts about Gender Equality until March 7, 2011.

Today, my post is about the "European drawing competion to reward girls' creativity about the future technologies." announced by the National Innovation Office (Hungary), the European Commission’s Directorate General for Information Society and Media (DG INFSO) and the European Centre for Women and Technology (ECWT) under the Hungarian EU Presidency 2011.

http://www.asszisztencia.hu

The aim of the competition was to encourage creativity in the field of new technologies and highlight the importance of developing innovative skills at an early age. 

Girls aged 6-16 from all schools in the 27 EU member states could participate in the  competition. There was two age categories: one for 6-12 and another for 13-16 years old girls.

Diana R, Romania (13 years old)

http://www.asszisztencia.hu

Entries could focus on two issues:  

• What would be interesting or fun to do on your computer / Internet that you cannot do right now? 

• What type of new ICT (information and communication technology) tool would you like to see to help you and your family’s life? 

The deadline of submission was 20th February 2011. And the winners and runners up of the competition have been informed by the organizers the 25th February. Read more here

Marina T., Slovenia (10 years old)

http://www.asszisztencia.hu

The winning contributions are already published on the competition's website "Women im Science, Innovation and Technologie in the Digital Age" conference, March 6-8, 2011 in Budapest, Hungary.

The organization received 672 drawings from Romania, Slovakia, Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Malta and Hungary. 

Anastasia V., Greece (13 years old)

http://www.asszisztencia.hu

The drawing competition award ceremony with Commissioner Neelie Kroes will take place on Monday the 7th of March 2011 in Budapest at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. 

Natalia A., Slovakia (11 years old)

http://www.asszisztencia.hu

The winners drawing will be exhibited on 7-8 March 2011 in the building of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the  venue of the high-level conference hosting the Prize-Award Ceremony.

The winners and the runners-up will be invited together with one adult (to accompany them to Budapest) to participate in the Prize-Award Ceremony.

G-Souto

28.02.2011

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References:

Women in Science, Innovation and Technologie in the Digital Age Conference

http://www.asszisztencia.hu