Examples of Learners Creating and Problem Solving With Technology

• TED has created the playlist, Talks by Brilliant Kids and Teens, of video recorded TED Talks by kids and teens under the age of 20.
• Newsela has a collection of articles, Kid Innovators, with the stories of young inventors with quizzes and writing activities.
• Beth Kanter, an expert on how nonprofits can use social media, shares four examples of children and teens crowdfunding causes in her article, Kids and Kickstarter: The Rise of PhilanthroKids and Kid Crowdfunding.
• Find interviews with young innovators on the web platform, KidBacker.
• For student created video book reviews, check out  Slime Kids and Book Trailers for Readers.
• MathTrainTV is a network of math tutorials created by students.
• DIY features DIY videos created by children.
• For student created digital textbooks check out these examples- Creatures, Plants and More! A Kid’s Guide to Northwest Florida, Wikibooks and iBooks by adolescents, The Two Kids and Desert Town, geography and science Livebinder textbooks, and DGH Wikispaces.
• Find great examples of student newscasts on the Scholastic’s Kid Reporters Notebook website and the Voice K website.
• Kid President creates inspiring videos and uplifts people around the world through social media.