Sunday, August 12, 2012
Sunday, August 5, 2012
It took me a bit to get back to this. First of all, I wanted to say I was very impressed with the day of learning and I want more. I want more time to learn, to play, to collaborate, all while support and knowledge is right there in the room. The experience was inspiring and as an artist, it got my creative juices flowing; however, I need more time to experiment with the medium. So, I hope Avila will provide more of these opportunities.
My purpose for using technology as a part of my pedagogy is to increase the amount of time my students think about art. I teach 2nd-8th grade art and I see all of them every three days for 30-42 minutes. It is not a lot of time to create art, much less learn actual concepts. Therefore, I am entertaining the idea of utilizing technology in the form of flip instruction.
My true goal is to be able to introduce a concept via technology at home, so that when they come to class, I can provide just a brief overview of the concept, which hopefully will allow more time to create in class. Another goal is to intrigue and get them excited about the possibilities. This medium can also provide students who missed class, need some extra support, or want a bigger challenge, the opportunity to access the information and explore the concept while at home. As well, the resource would allow an easy way for parents to see what their child is learning in art.
I started to play with Storify to accomplish this goal and I can see the potential. However, with guidance, I explored the possibility of blogging. One of the concepts I do not feel I have enough time to teach and encourage deeper learning is the art critique process. So I created a blog in Blogger, in hopes to have my 6th-8th graders learn and develop their skills in critiquing art. I tried to start easy, without too many parameters. I think the next step, I will create a google doc where a small group will find a piece of artwork that communicates about politics (trying to tie in the election) and together, they create a formal critique to share...or something like that by November.
Anyway, here is the link and I welcome your comments!!! Please! :o) http://daieartcritique.blogspot.com/2012/07/art-in-politics.html
My purpose for using technology as a part of my pedagogy is to increase the amount of time my students think about art. I teach 2nd-8th grade art and I see all of them every three days for 30-42 minutes. It is not a lot of time to create art, much less learn actual concepts. Therefore, I am entertaining the idea of utilizing technology in the form of flip instruction.
My true goal is to be able to introduce a concept via technology at home, so that when they come to class, I can provide just a brief overview of the concept, which hopefully will allow more time to create in class. Another goal is to intrigue and get them excited about the possibilities. This medium can also provide students who missed class, need some extra support, or want a bigger challenge, the opportunity to access the information and explore the concept while at home. As well, the resource would allow an easy way for parents to see what their child is learning in art.
I started to play with Storify to accomplish this goal and I can see the potential. However, with guidance, I explored the possibility of blogging. One of the concepts I do not feel I have enough time to teach and encourage deeper learning is the art critique process. So I created a blog in Blogger, in hopes to have my 6th-8th graders learn and develop their skills in critiquing art. I tried to start easy, without too many parameters. I think the next step, I will create a google doc where a small group will find a piece of artwork that communicates about politics (trying to tie in the election) and together, they create a formal critique to share...or something like that by November.
Anyway, here is the link and I welcome your comments!!! Please! :o) http://daieartcritique.blogspot.com/2012/07/art-in-politics.html
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