Art Educators Web 2.0

I had a lot of trouble finding a 2.0 webquest (I might have been searching the wrong things) but the webquest I found was http://www.slideshare.net/guest4771c2/webquest-art-thief . The task is to find out information about different pieces of art so you can decide which ones you want to steal. The teacher uses websites to find out which ones would be the best and to do research. A really interesting website I found though was for http://edutechintegration.blogspot.com/ where there is different technologies that can be used in our webquests. Just looking at them got me thinking of different ways to incorporate them into my curriculum with technology. Technology helps in learning and teaching because it is incorporating something that is typically familiar and combining it with their assignments. Students are usually introduced to computers at a young age so they are typically comfortable using them in school. Incorporating technology in the art classroom gives the students other uses for computers and new inventions other than just typing up papers and research. I would improve the project I found by having the students somehow create their own piece of art. I think an interesting project would be if they created another piece to add in with the pieces they “stole”. I am definitely looking forward to using the webquest technologies as well as websites and other programs in my teaching.

For my own webquest I would like to somehow use the Google Art Project (http://www.googleartproject.com/) website. It’s an online tool where you can look at pieces of art from all over the world and even virtually tour different galleries. You can also create your own gallery which I think would be interesting in using in my webquest so that either I create a gallery of pieces I think are important and have my students pick some of those to create a collection, OR I could have each student (or pairs) curate their own gallery and explain why and then look at other students’ galleries. Along with that, I think a useful part of Google Art Project is that you can zoom up really far on a piece of art and I think it would be a cool project if students zoomed  in on a piece of art and then recreated that piece. Composition could be explained before that so they create interesting works of art.

Blog post #3

The main idea of my video is discovery in the art classroom. I think it is important for both teachers and students to discovery the uses of technology for art. As technology advances, teachers should stay up with the new products. It is their job to incorporate the new products into their lessons so students stay interested. The students will discover new ways to use this technology. Artists have always been taking inventions and figuring out new and inventive ways to use them to create art. I think art class is a great environment for both teachers and students to discover new ways to incorporate technology and create beautiful and innovative art.

Teaching in 2020

Five things that are really important that I hope my students learn from me as a teacher...

1) I want my students to try new things so they can find something they are good at and see that they can be good at art. I want to teach that there are many different aspects of art, not just drawing and painting. I will include a large selection of mediums and teach technique and do interesting projects so my students will be able to find their passion and skills in art class.  

2) I want to create an environment that my students feel they can express themselves without judgment. Creativity is something that should be discovered through practice and play.

3) I want to try and incorporate other aspects of the student’s curriculum into the art classroom. Being able to see the connection between art and subjects such as math, science, English ect.

4) I would love to show students that art isn’t just in museums and books, but it is found everywhere. Art is something that can be seen in nature and on tv and anywhere in everyday life. Children just need to open their eyes to art in the world.

5) Something that I want to include in my art classroom is Art History. In high school, my art teachers never really included any aspects of the history of art in their curriculum. Having taken art history classes in college, I realize how important art history in learning about art and teaching art.

Flash Animation

Technology/Human Interface Idea

As I become closer and closer to becoming a teacher, technology continues to be more and more advanced.Trying to fight using technology in the classroom during this day and age would be dangerous. Children are being exposed to technology all of the time in classrooms. I believe that there are more advantages to integrating technology than disadvantages.
 
I think the most important topic that was discussed in the article was the concept of hybridity. They discuss how "creatively combining, juxtaposing, or crosspollinating new with traditional practices" is more successful than just trying to adapt to one specific technology. I definitely agree with using both new technologies and traditional practices in the art classroom. In high school, we utilized computers to do digital projects as well the projector to learn about new artists. Now there are new tools such as eyetoy and ibrush as well as programs for computers and ipads that can be incorporated into an art classroom. However, I don't believe that these new technologies should in any way replace traditional art. Painting, drawing, 3d art, etc should still be used alongside digital programs. For example, if you used the ibrush in class to show how there can be texture to a picture without it being 3d and then trying to show texture with painting or drawing. Another program I found that I would want to incorporate into my curriculum would be the iSTOPmotion. This seems like a great way to incorporate using traditional art forms such as drawing or clay and then take pictures of it to create a stop-motion movie. This program would just make it easier for the children to put their projects together and to figure out what the process is.

Another important point I thought that was brought up in the article is how teachers need to make sure they are keeping up with the technology and they understand how to use it. In high school we had to do a project using photoshop and a lot of students would ask the teacher questions and he wouldn't know how to answer. An important part of using technology and digital programs in the class is actually being able to teach students how to use it.