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T17 Application Tutorials

17. Creative Communications

Level Up Your Creativity

Ready to take your digital creations to the next level? The tutorials in Thing 17: Application Tutorials are here to help! Whether you’re making a video, cartoon, podcast, animation, screencast, slideshow, or eye-catching infographic, these pages are designed to deepen your understanding and help you confidently use different tools. 

Your teacher might even point you to a specific tutorial page they think will be helpful as you work on your own digital artifact—so dive in, explore, and level up your creativity!

Direct link to each application page:

Animation  |  Audio  |  Cartoon  |  Infographic  |  Screencast  |  Slideshow  |  Video

No Student Checklist for Tutorials


No Teacher Guide for Tutorials

MITECS  Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and

ISTE Standards for Students

1. Empowered Learner
d. Understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use, and troubleshoot current technologies, and transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

5. Computational Thinker
c. Break problems into parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.

6. Creative Communicator
a. Choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
b. Create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
c. Communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models, or simulations.
d. Publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.