Monday, 13 July 2026

Creation over Consumption - Poster Session...

The poster sessions at ISTE allow you to see some really great ideas and chat with the people who found success in their classrooms by using them. This session 'Creation over Consumption' was led by Joe and Kristin Merrill (@themerrillsedu.com), teachers, authors and PLD providers. They shared some creative ways you can use AI to deepen student's understanding of a text. I have included the platforms the resources were created on but from what I saw I feel these could be replicated on other platforms if you do not have access.

Character Lock Screen - Canva

  • Design lock screen on phone for character as they face new challenges or experience new emotions in the text
  • Post in Canva gallery for peer feedback

Character Association 

  • Use own images about vocab using their work and drop into kahoot
  • Use 5 words to describe character mood atmosphere
  • Setting - pop self into setting - Padlet stores them - adobe gallery view kids can see each others ideas 

Reading response 

  • Sketch your thinking

  • Use words from reading text to play connections with vocabulary 


Infographic - Canva

  • Text features vs text structure - must match eg title font / photo with caption
  • If using Canva students can view each others DLOs in gallery

Research - Canva

  • Add sound to the image to create a radio report/podcast interview of character


Character Animator - Adobe Express

  • Mimics your voice and movements 


Characterisation - Canva

  • Decorate their dressing room to reveal their personalities
  • Students decorate surroundings at end can have a character reveal


Point of view perspective - Canva

  • See something through a characters eyes 
  • Create eyes in canva - black box with cut outs - click animate and draw line of direction
  • Share thinking on Google vids




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