Help students develop creative thinking, critical thinking and problem solving skills using SCRATCH and SketchUp.

1. Scratch It!Sketch It!Create It! presented by Linda Nitsche session website: http://scratchsketchcreate.wikispaces.com

2. Who is creative?Raise your hand.

3. nurture creativity

4. barriers

5. bridges

6. creating bridges value sketch scratch

7. value creativity

8. lifelongkindergarten

9. Ken Robinson create

10. 21st century partnership

12. effective learners

13. create &innovate

14. effective communicators & collaborators

15. NETS

17. producers & creators

18. effectiveproblem solvers

19. creative thinking spiral

20. scratch

21. sketch

22. nurture creativity

23. playfulness

24. tinkering

25. curiosity

26. risk taking

27. complexity

28. Image Sources (Creative Commons License) in slide order: 1. brainquirks http-//www.flickr.com/photos/kire/790809806/sizes/o/2. raisedhHand http-//www.flickr.com/photos/korephotos/2944049443/sizes/l/3 & 22. painting http-//www.flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/2998111097/sizes/l/4. barriers and bridges http-//www.flickr.com/photos/79286287@N00/215951891/sizes/l/p5. bridge http-//www.flickr.com/photos/scotthudson/3019644249/sizes/l/6 & 7. water play http-//www.flickr.com/photos/copleys/1843051908/sizes/l/6 & 20. scratch cat http-//www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/3489132359/sizes/o/in/set-72157617917457436/6 & 21. sketchup http-//www.flickr.com/photos/chrstphre/3419807333/sizes/l/in/set-72157612293740802/8. kindergarten http-//www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/2802054386/sizes/l/9 & 23. sandcastle http-//www.flickr.com/photos/the_amanda/2716785994/sizes/l/10. earth drop http-//www.flickr.com/photos/oceanflynn/276344173/sizes/o/11. Partnership for 21st century skills http-//www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.skitch12. dog learner http-//www.flickr.com/photos/idledesigns/129867171/sizes/l/13. arch http-//www.flickr.com/photos/8993966@N05/3059388187/sizes/l/14. birds in nest: http://www.flickr.com/photos/80835774@N00/139208108/sizes/o/15. digital web http-//www.flickr.com/photos/oceanflynn/315385916/sizes/o/16. nets for students http-//www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007.skitch17. child camera http-//www.flickr.com/photos/shainemata/2355610534/sizes/o/18. NASA: http://flickr.com/photos/pingnews/491430005/in/photostream/19. Creative Thinking Spiral: Leading and Learning December – January 2007 – 0824. gears2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousexpeditions/489992128/sizes/l/25. open source design http-//www.flickr.com/photos/pmtorrone/3066402360/sizes/o/26. rock climbing http-//www.flickr.com/photos/koalie/1699195578/sizes/l/27. globe sphere http-//www.flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/2044116190/sizes/o/