simone's presentation:technology in my art room
TRANSCRIPT
The Bare Necessities…
• Access to the internet
• E-mail address
• Google Account – to join certain blogs and use
certain internet programs
• Great password – to use for everything but
your bank account
• Cell phone – to record photos, voice and video
• Speakers – to play music in class or videos
Where it began…
Pictures
Sourcing inspiration takes
• Time
• Visits to the library
• Paper and money when photocopied
• Space to display
Where it progressed…The Internet!
• No printing required
• Full colour every time
• Far larger selection!
• No need to move to find it
• Learners identify with the net as part of
their lives and appreciate the media
• It holds their attention
Where it went…
• Google Images.
• New tab for every image
• Save each image from its site to a file
• View the file as a slide show during the
discussion in class
• Allow the learners to flick through the
pictures during the lesson
The Leap…I am more creative when under pressure!
Lesson Plans, filling, commenting,
assessing…
Done on the spot or not done at all.
To acknowledge your strengths and
weakness is to be able to work with them.
I had to find a way around some
weaknesses as a teacher.
A blog was the answer!
Which ever blogging site you choose
will guide you through the creation and
use of your blog.
“Great News!”
Visit any blog which appeals to you and there
will be a place to create your own.
Step by step.
A blog’s
backgroundAll posts (stories) are created
in the dashboard area.
When “published” they
appear in the blog seen on
the internet.
Pictures are easy to upload.
Posts are created in
fullscreen mode.
Pictures can be edited in
another programme
before they are added.
And the kids love to help
right something in the
post.
They feel famous and
special when their art is
picked to go onto the
internet.
“It was aawesome and really cool. Fathers day gift.It was easy it
took crayons ,beads and paper and string.It took 2.Hours or two art
lessons. By Kieran and Francesca”
I have tried…Blogging
• Record keeping
• Discussing topics – e.g. “Why do we bother going to art class?” , “The ideal teacher gift”
• Sharing
• Enthuse the learners
Windows Movie Maker
• Creative project for the learners
• A different way to give instructions
• I did not get it perfectly right
I have tried…Wiki Spaces
• I have a space
• But have not yet wrapped my head around it
Edublog
• But don’t yet have the need for two sites
How are the learners
involved?Their art is the reason for the blog.
I often ask them to go around a take the photos for
the blog.
They took the photos for the movie project and put
the slides onto the computer before putting them
into the correct order.
Their voices were used for the movie.
My Cell phone…
Cell phones – an invaluable tool!
• E-mail - comments needing moderation
- could e-mail a post straight to the blog
• Photographs - are uploaded straight to my editing
programme (to make them pretty!)
- uploaded to the blog
• Ever with me to capture ideas for lessons and for the
blog from shop items, gallery art, craft stalls, garden
and …the inspiration really is every where.
Which is why I need a
blog to keep track of me.
Thank You
Questions?
