“Clap!” is an audiovisual writing tool that enables primary school children to make themed films about their daily lives and culture. Off-line platform, it can be used on smartphone or tablet, equipping classrooms with a new fun and educational tool.
In practice, students produce themed videos, pre-composed into narrative blocks, directly from the platform that guides them through the creative process, removing the technical constraints of editing and scripting. These will be recorded on their smartphone/tablet, and can be used for group work supervised by the teacher.
The video reports produced will address themes centered on culture as experienced by the children themselves: gastronomy, dances, traditions, architecture, visual arts… Initially, 5 cultural themes will be proposed (“Our school”, “Our games”, “Our food”, “Our nature”, “Our songs”), with classes free to create their own theme. This culture at children’s level is a medium for exchange that motivates and unites pupils from the same class around a common project.
Cultural themes provide an opportunity to take a step back and look at social and identity-related issues, and thus to deepen fundamental learning skills, first and foremost writing. By producing video reports, students reappropriate these issues by questioning themselves and developing their own thinking.
Skills acquired with CLAP!
“Clap!” uses the younger generation’s interest in video creation to unite them around a common class project. The platform is a pedagogical support that promotes the acquisition of skills:
- Schoolchildren: video reports produced in class are cross-curricular, giving meaning to the fundamentals and facilitating learning;
- Social: students develop their ability to work as part of a team, their communication skills, their oral fluency, their writing skills (particularly audiovisual) and their self-confidence;
- Digital: students create meaningful digital content and become aware of their digital identity and responsibilities.