I think that having an online portfolio is possibly the best idea for this day and age. Since we are an age of technology it only makes sense that we have our professional information easily accessible and on the web. It serves both environmentally friendly as well as a time saver. I did have some problems with spacing but we figured that out in class.
I am enthralled that the University of Tennessee allows you to use the learning central e-portfolio. I feel that my information is safe and accessible even to me. I can add to my profile as well as edit when I feel it is necessary. I am a little concerned about after school is done and it is something that I will need to inquire as to how long we are able to access it. However, in the mean time I have found other sites that have e-portfolios. Like the National Art Education Association website I blogged about earlier. As an art teacher you can have an e-portfolio ready to be accessed anytime. This makes job hunting a lot easier and if you have a lot to share and want to impress, the e-folio gives you a chance to show what you know! Also I wont lose what is important ;). Having this available is exciting and I give this a 4.75 out of five stars.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Art Teachers Need Inspiration: Diagram
Inspiration is a wonderful software program that is VERY useful to Art Teachers. Teachers can link art periods together, artists, works of art, etc together. This program was incredibly user friendly and very innovative.
I had some trouble with using the footer and it did not show until you used the print preview option. Perhaps there is an way to view it that I did not discover, but I feel this is not a very user friendly option. I would probably write the footer on my outline before I would the actual diagram.
Other than this I can most definitely use this in my classroom. I especially liked hyper-linking the pictures of the paintings in my diagram to websites that would give more information on the artist's of the time period. Also the way that you can incorporate pictures and color make it a brilliant online interactive lesson.
I feel this is a that is especially helpful to have ready before any lesson plan. Something that either the child can study and have as a quiz later; a study guide if you will. Or just simply as a guide to understanding the many levels of art history. It can be confusing!
On a scale from one to ten I would give this program an overall 4.5 out of five stars.
I had some trouble with using the footer and it did not show until you used the print preview option. Perhaps there is an way to view it that I did not discover, but I feel this is not a very user friendly option. I would probably write the footer on my outline before I would the actual diagram.
Other than this I can most definitely use this in my classroom. I especially liked hyper-linking the pictures of the paintings in my diagram to websites that would give more information on the artist's of the time period. Also the way that you can incorporate pictures and color make it a brilliant online interactive lesson.
I feel this is a that is especially helpful to have ready before any lesson plan. Something that either the child can study and have as a quiz later; a study guide if you will. Or just simply as a guide to understanding the many levels of art history. It can be confusing!
On a scale from one to ten I would give this program an overall 4.5 out of five stars.
Once Upon A Copyright
I watched the Disney Copy Right video and was blown away. It was incredibly smart and helpful. I tried to imagine how many hours of editing it took to splice all the words they wanted to say into the movie. Not to mention hours of watching the film and making sure they were up to par with Disney copyright laws. It was incredibly witty and I watched it twice as well as shared it with some of my friends. I would definitely show this to my class room if I were in upper level middle school and high school classes. I think it is important to know the laws of copyright because negligence with the law will not be tolerated.
At first it was a little hard to hear because of the splice but once my ear was trained to listen in was really fun. I had no idea about the 14 year ownership, then public domain. I have not had a use to copyright anything of my own, but I will definitely start looking up copyright laws. Especially in art. If you have not had a chance to view this video please take a few minutes and enjoy:
At first it was a little hard to hear because of the splice but once my ear was trained to listen in was really fun. I had no idea about the 14 year ownership, then public domain. I have not had a use to copyright anything of my own, but I will definitely start looking up copyright laws. Especially in art. If you have not had a chance to view this video please take a few minutes and enjoy:
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Digital Scavenger Hunt: Google Docs
Today in class we did a digital scavenger hunt. In which we had to look for basic art principles around campus, take a picture, then upload, re-size, then finally make into a presentation in good presentation (another advantage of Google). Taking the pictures and uploading was pretty easy and everything seems to go smoothly. I do have to redo my screen shot tomorrow before class because I did not expand the folder to show my original pictures that I renamed and re-sized. Next time I will have to slow down and re-read my directions.
I feel that I learned another activity I could plan for my students when I become an art teacher. Have the children go outside and take pictures for a project or even an art scavenger hunt would let them use a mixed media approach. A lot of artists these days depend on their digital cameras and photo manipulation as part of their process. Regardless if they are a painter or sculpture, digital cameras become very useful tools in the creation process.
I do enjoy using Picasa and the Google Presentation. As I mentioned in a previous blog it is nice and convenient to have Google be so versatile with Word type programs, that even convert to Word. I have always loved Google. This is a 4.75 star for me based on the convenience and user friendly nature, I also loved going out of the classroom to have a hunt!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Photo Phantasmigoria: Collections
The search for the perfect photo, reduce, re-size, edit, 72 pixel resolution. Since the evolution of the computer to the internet and the digital camera, illustrator, graphic design explosion. It was really neat the other day in class when we captured as many clip-art and pictures as we could in the Big Box. However, I did have trouble after I captured the clip-art with the image being a bit to small so when capturing all those images, next time I will need to re-size a little larger.
However, it was even neater to utilize Google as an all encompassing program with this blog, email, calendar, documents, internet site, and PICASA!!! Picasa is like a Flicker upload center for all your digital pictures, however, the best thing about it, its in Google! So you have a one stop shop for all your digital technological needs.
It seems basic, but really important to have organization in your photo picture and clip art set up. It takes time and I plan on doing this soon, but organizing your clip arts and photos will save SOOOO much time.
My students may not have an opportunity to capture pictures of their own out of the big box of images, however, with parental permission setting up a Picasa of their own I feel would be a great way for students to start their own creative processes. Organizing themselves early on so that when they do see a picture on the web, in clip art, or they take themselves they will be able to grab it anytime and anywhere! I give this project a 3.5 out of five stars.
Click here to see my picasa:
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Reflection of Website: Assesment ~ NaeA~
Today in class we did an evaluation of a website of our choice in referenced to or teaching path. Since I am on the Art Education path I googled "art education websites" and I stumbled upon the National Art Education Association website. I was very pleased with this site for many reasons. First, it says in its mission statement that it is a place for teachers and students and many others to share in the belief of the power of arts.
Here is the exact statement from the website:
"This dynamic community of practice is where visual arts teachers, scholars, researchers and professors, students, administrators, and art museum educators, and artists come together around a shared belief in the power of the arts in developing human potential."
I have never made a formal assessment on a website before so this was a great way to see if it was appropriate and useful for the classroom and as a resource. While I was going through the assessment I found it helpful to understand where to look for things like the author of the site and when it was last updated. While this site does have a system administrator it is clear that it takes a collaborative effort to maintain this site. I am most interested in the classroom gallery that introduces student art from around the U.S. I feel this is a great way for my art students to see what students from different parts of the country are making and hopefully will be an inspiration to them.
In addition there are many resources for teachers as well like job, scholarly and research articles, and even a blog site for any teacher to subscribe to and write for. These are all things that I learned today to look for when I look at resources for my classroom. It is important because once I find helpful websites I can then post them on my wiki, blogs, and websites to share with other teachers. This was an easy necessary assignment, I give this assignment 4.5 out of five stars.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Technologic by Daft Punk
Daft Punk is an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975).[1] Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and were met with continued success in the years following.
This is a video of one of my favorite bands "Daft Punk". They became famous about 1993 and have used electronic bits, samples, and technology in their music even before a lot of the new advances today. "Technologic" is a song by French duo from their album Human After All. It was released as the second single on June 14, 2005. The music video for "Technologic" was directed by Daft Punk. The song was featured in an iPod advertisement shown in the summer of 2005. It was also featured in an ad for the Motorola E398 mobile-phone, aired in early 2005 in Brazil. Their song "Technologic" is a bit repetitive, however, I feel is a good example of the era we are in and how long we have come. The video
THE LYRICS:
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,
Charge it, pawn it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it,
Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,
View it, code it, jam - unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch - update it,
Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax - rename it,
Touch it, bring it, Pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start - format it.
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,
Charge it, pawn it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it,
Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,
View it, code it, jam - unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch - update it,
Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax - rename it
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start - format it.
Technologic
Technologic
Technologic
Technologic
This is a video of one of my favorite bands "Daft Punk". They became famous about 1993 and have used electronic bits, samples, and technology in their music even before a lot of the new advances today. "Technologic" is a song by French duo from their album Human After All. It was released as the second single on June 14, 2005. The music video for "Technologic" was directed by Daft Punk. The song was featured in an iPod advertisement shown in the summer of 2005. It was also featured in an ad for the Motorola E398 mobile-phone, aired in early 2005 in Brazil. Their song "Technologic" is a bit repetitive, however, I feel is a good example of the era we are in and how long we have come. The video
THE LYRICS:
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,
Charge it, pawn it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it,
Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,
View it, code it, jam - unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch - update it,
Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax - rename it,
Touch it, bring it, Pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start - format it.
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,
Charge it, pawn it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it,
Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,
View it, code it, jam - unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch - update it,
Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax - rename it
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start - format it.
Technologic
Technologic
Technologic
Technologic
The Future Is Now
This is not my first blog, but it is my first technology blog. I am a moderate user of technology using cell phones, social networking sites, ipods, etc. However, I have never expanded these uses beyond selfish indulgences and self-promotion. The idea of using these in the classroom really excites me, because it is tough to express to many people at once how important Art is in school. This way once I am in the classroom both students, parents, and teachers will be able to read up on what I am doing and how they contribute.
I look forward to building this blog up and then continuing an "Art Blog" after this class. It is exciting that I may be able to build up the Art moral in school and put out easy accessible information. As an art teacher it is hard to maintain an entire school wide population and I can see already how blogs, websites, and wikis keep everyone in the know. I imagine showing the students my blog and website the first day of class and then telling them to show their parents. Also these will be great for the community to also know what their local schools are doing and how maybe they can contribute to the school's art program.
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