In his book On Writing , Stephen King says "Let's get one thing clear, now shall we? There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Best Sellers; good story ideas seem to come from literally nowhere, sailing right at you out of the empty sky: two previously unrelated ideas come together and make something new under the sun. Your job isn't to find these ideas but to recognize them when they show up." Helping students to connect to storytelling and recognize those ideas sailing at them through digital means could be a very powerful experience. Presentation Resource Get your own copy of the presentation here . An Invitation to Create In the book Tinkerlab: A Hands-on Guide for Little Inventors , Rachelle Doorley points to the idea of creating invitations to creativity for learners. As an educator and Digital Learning Coach, this idea has stuck with me as I try to help learners to engage in the learning process. We can use traditi