Katherine Hicks
Internationally Minded.
Spartan Educator.
Life- Long Learner.
QuickFires
What is a quickfire?
A Quickfire is an assigned task, where the individual has to use unfamiliar restricted materials to create a product. During my MAET class, we engaged in at least one Quickfire a day. This exposed us to several new digital resources and allowed us to interact with our material in a creative and (sometimes) collaborative way.
Day 1: Use Haiku Deck to create an presentation about yourself
Day 2: Use Popplet to illustrate your Personal Learning Network (PLN)
Day 3: Find a podcast or TED talk about the Maker Movement. Write something non traditional that gives a preview into what your TED talk was about
The Maker Movement
In a land down under, they’re
Glimpsing at the future
Where our innovating mind is going back to our caveman roots. Where
We might not be starting fires. But
We’re pounding steel and
Making ideas tangible by
Adding flame to create something
Beautiful.
Age is only a number and this beauty can come from any mind’s dream
Let’s be a teacher, an innovator, a tinkerer
Let’s make art out of chaos and reimagine the world
Let’s take “trash” and tinker until we find the inside treasure
What if money wasn’t the mission, but rather
Playing, making and creating solutions
Stop chasing paper- it’s see through and disposable
It’s about cultivating an idea and becoming the “makers” of hope
Let’s lend a hand, give a hand, or create a hand for a child to use
My what a world that would be
Day 4: Create an image that represents our digital age. Use external LED lights in your illustration
Day 5: Explore different technology tool and share with your findings with the class
Day 6: Create an Infogram to illustrate a learning theory
Day 7: Quick Fire #1 Create a Meme that illustrates an educational podcast that you listened to
Quick Fire #2 Use word art to illustrate a "secret word." Have peers guess your word
Day 8: Without using technology, create a game students could play that encourages questioning
Day 9: Practice reading code by altering a traditional phrase, "Keep calm and carry on" and changing the corresponding picture
Day 10: Using Google Slides, create a postcard to someone in your life that illustrates a class topic
