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!
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