Book Creator Excites Students’ Imaginations
Books have always been an essential part of education. From picture books that help kindergarteners learn their ABCs to five-pound trigonometry textbooks, students read books to reinforce the lessons their teachers are presenting and help that knowledge soak deeper into their brains. But seventh and eighth graders in Shady Hanna’s classes in the Ottawa Catholic […]
How Book Creator lets students show off their creativity, personality, and critical thinking skills
Books have always been an essential part of education. From picture books that help kindergarteners learn their ABCs to five-pound trigonometry textbooks, students read books to reinforce the lessons their teachers are presenting and help that knowledge soak deeper into their brains. But seventh and eighth graders in Shady Hanna’s classes in the Ottawa Catholic […]
How one educator used student creativity to enhance retention
Shady Hanna with the Ottawa Catholic School Board is always looking for ways to keep his seventh and eighth grade students engaged in their lessons. It’s not always easy. He knows that lessons built around collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking hold students’ attention, but repetition could weaken the effects of this four Cs approach. […]
Book Time With An App That Drives Student Creativity
In a recent Lenovo webinar featuring staff from the Ottawa Catholic School Board in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, most attendees said they used three or four apps in their classroom, but some used half a dozen or more. That makes sense: In classrooms worldwide, educators are constantly on the hunt for new apps that enhance the […]
Deeper Learning
Captured on video: deeper student learning Les MacFarlane, a teacher with Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB), saw the benefits of integrating creativity-driving software into the four Cs teaching model when his classes started using WeVideo. This online, cloud-based video editing platform works in web browsers and on mobile devices—including best-in-class Lenovo Chromebooks. Mr. MacFarlane created […]