Sunday, June 1, 2025

That Time I Lost a Student in the Create Zone

📦 That Time I Lost a Student in the Create Zone

When our school introduced the Future Classroom Lab model, I was excited. I mean, who wouldn't be? Zones everywhere! "Investigate", "Develop", "Interact" — it all sounded like Hogwarts for education.

But no one warned me that running an FCL is basically like herding caffeinated squirrels with iPads.

“Miss, we turned the robot into a cat that meows in Spanish!” — real student quote

🎨 The Create Zone Chronicles

It all started during our media literacy project. I sent Group 3 to the Create Zone to make a short video about online safety. Simple, right?

15 minutes later, I looked around. Everyone was busy... except I was missing one student. Panic level: medium.

😅 Plot twist: He was behind the green screen — dressed as a wizard, filming a PSA about phishing scams using sock puppets.

Honestly? It was brilliant. Unhinged, yes. But brilliant. And weirdly effective. The entire class still quotes, “Don't click that link, mortal!” to this day.

🚀 What I Learned (besides sock puppet wizardry)

  • ✅ Students thrive when they own the process.
  • ✅ The Create Zone is chaotic good energy.
  • ✅ Sometimes cre

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