Annette Lamb story

Why create? Why not just use a venn diagram and a pencil to compare and contrast?

This is a valid question.

1. More bang for your buck.
2. Motivation.
3. Just more interesting.

Here's what I love. As I loosen the reigns and let my students create, they start proposing ideas spontaneously on their own.

And this is what I have to say to that:
When you bring in color and sound, photos and text, videos and puppets, it does three things.

1. More bang for your buck. Not only are students comparing and contrasting, they are designing, deciding, and navigating. When the venn diagram is given to them, they don't have to make decisions. They just have to plug in the ideas. When using technology to create, they can get a richer experience.

2. Motivation. Now, it is not just the technology that motivates. It is the way we use technology. Allowing choices, allowing collaboration, and allowing

3. It's just more interesting.