CREATIVE KIDS TOP Workshop [Report] After-School Creative Project

Workshop

2016.09.20
[Report] After-School Creative Project

[After-School Creative Project]
To enrich the after-school experiences of many children,
we conduct workshops at after-school facilities designed to nurture children’s creativity and imagination.

On Saturday, September 17, we held the “Singing Microphone” workshop at an after-school club in Kita Ward.
“Sound is something we use to communicate so that the other person can hear us clearly.”
This was one of the comments shared by a participant during the workshop.
At the beginning of the workshop, we all took some time to think about the various “sounds” we hear in our daily lives.
How does sound travel?
How does the sound change when we switch the source?
The first half of the session consisted of experiments. We used two different types of telephones to compare how sound travels.
The second half was dedicated to making “Singing Microphones.”
After finishing the project, we experienced firsthand how our own voices and those of our friends sounded and resonated through the microphones.

Whether you’re talking, singing, or playing “Telephone,” you can have fun whether you’re alone, with a friend, or in a large group! These original microphones—
which let you discover your own unique ways to use and play with them, such as giving the gift of a voice filled with emotion—might just become one of the items that brightens up this fall.


　

Profile


  • Digital Picture Book Author

    Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
    Director, B Lab
    Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
    Chairperson, CANVAS

    After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
    He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
    His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”