Education

“Every time I see imagine it!², I am inspired to become a better teacher.”

–Diana Herrington, Science Teacher, Clovis High School, Clovis, CA


For Teachers and Parents

We offer teachers video programming plus a wide variety of products to quickly and easily customize classroom curriculum, and for parents to use at home, to inspire students.

Resources for you:

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LEARN

Teachers: Professional Development Workshops Online

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Teachers: Teachers on Video℠

Imagine it! Teachers on Video℠ (part of our Visionaries on Video℠ Library) is a powerful tool for you to develop your teaching career and to connect with role models from education. Teachers on Video℠ examples:


Teachers: Visionaries on Video℠

Use the imagine it! Project interview video clips to bring visionaries–including artists, scientists, engineers, teachers and entrepreneurs into your student’s world. Video Examples:

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You can simply click PLAY and the video will stream from your computer for FREE or you can purchase DVDs here.


Teachers: Imagine it! in the Classroom℠

Imagine it! In the Classroom℠ (Beta Edition) is now available for teachers and parents to use to engage students in a conversation about the power of creative thinking to solve challenges. Use our films, film shorts and interview clips in the classroom directly from your computer or you can purchase them here.


Teachers: Online Collaborative Creativity Challenges

The Challenge: Each student or team must “add value” to a ubiquitous household object (such as a pad of Post it® Notes) in six days. Value can be measured in any way each student or team wants. Examples: social value, entertainment value, environmental value, monetary value, personal value, etc.

The Imagine it! Creativity Challenge includes a 1-min. inspirational video; dozens of learning video clips; plus the 45-min. documentary film about creativity and innovation.

You may want to select “judges” from the community to help determine the winning videos in various categories.

Note that you can easily substitute Post it Notes for other ubiquitous household objects such as rubber bands, Popsicle sticks, scotch tape, paper clips, etc. The point is to give students an object which at first appears to have little value. Then challenge your students to create value from the object. This is a great way to get your students to use their creativity, challenge their assumptions and actually engage in innovation.

1. Show the imagine it! Post it Notes Documentary film and/or the 1-min. inspirational video to inspire your students.

2. Start the Creativity Challenge by giving students their “object” and instructions.

3. The challenge can be as long as you wish. Most Imagine it! Creativity Challenges are completed in five (5) days with the videos submitted on the final day of the challenge.

4. Students then make a video about how they created value from their object.

5. You can award prizes for a wide variety of categories including:

-Most Value-Added

-Most Entertaining Video

-Best Collaboration

-Most Creative

For more information about Imagine it! Creativity Challenges e mail richard@imagineitproject.com

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Parents: Video-based Workshop Online

Video Webinar: “Your Child’s Best Hope for the Future”


Parents: Imagination in a Box℠

Welcome to Imagination in a Box℠, a quick and easy way for parents to bring imagination to life for your kids. The “Box” comes with everything you need to inspire your child. Imagination in a Box is also perfect for school fundraising.

• Imagine it! Post it Notes (49-minute movie)

• Imagine it!² The Power of Imagination (52-minute movie)

• Three abbreviated versions of Imagine it!² The Power of Imagination (each 18 – 20 minutes)

• Imagine it! SHORTS–6 “mini movies” including FIRST Robotics, The Grand Challenges, Get Started!, The Power of Imagination Preview, Post it Notes Preview and a :30 inspirational teaser video featuring students.

•Do-it-Yourself support materials and “Conversation Starter” Discussion Guides.

It’s all in there, in the box that is! Lots of powerful media content to turn your home, classroom or fundraiser into an inspiring, interactive environment that encourages curiosity, inquiry and discovery.

Purchase Imagination in a Box℠ here.

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CREATE

User Generated Content

Mix, Match & Mash-up You Own Videos! Customize the videos you incorporate into your curriculum or use for homework assignments. The imagine it! Online Media Studio REMIXER gives you and your students an easy to use tool set to mix, match and mash-up videos.

Mixing and editing, adding and importing videos and other media.

Uploading of photos, audio, PowerPoint presentations, animations, etc.

Synchronized video and presentations

Easy integration of webcam recording…students can include themselves in the video mix.

Contextual Discussions and annotation of media. Students can take, and save, notes during media playback.

Create custom play lists of videos for individual projects or assignments.

Edit, mix and mash-up videos from the imagine it! Video Library as well as access, import and mix videos from other websites or your desktop.

Right now we’re deep into development of this exciting mulitmedia learning tool. Take a quick look-see at our Remixer here. For an online demo of the imagine it! Online Collaborative Media REMIXER e mail richard@imagineitproject.com

Content Hubs

If mixing, matching and mash-ups aren’t your thing, that’s ok we‘re busy doing it for you. We are remixing our films, shorts and interview clips into a variety of new content hubs for you.

Video: “Mindset, Risk & Reward” (6:25 min.)

Video: “Opportunities in Education” (13:55 min.)

Video: “Solving Global Challenges” (10:00 min.)

Contact richard@imagineitproject.com to tell us what content hubs and topics you want.

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SHARE

We believe you get what you give. So if you have ideas or experiences for what works and doesn’t work at home or in the classroom share your story. To share your story contact richard@imagineitproject.com.