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BALANCING TECHNOLOGY and TRADITIONAL ARTS

 

The artroom is a great place to mix technology into learning. Below are some examples of great sites to use. These sites can be used to explore how balance can naturally be incorporated into the classroom setting in unique ways with technology and the arts. 

This is one of many amazing TedTalks that exist. In this video, Sunni Brown highlights the importance of doodling and iPad technology. 

 

For more great TedTalks, specifically with an artistic twist. Click here. 

Types of Technology

Drawing with iPads & Painting with Websites

There are many programs that can be used with the iPad for drawing (and painting). You can pretend to be using pencils, pencil crayons, paint brushes and pastels without the mess. A favourite of mine is one that's different - using text to create drawings. You can sketch over existing drawings or work from scratch to 'shade' in details and realism. It's called Type Drawing.

 

Using in your classroom: Whether you use Type Drawing or a websites like Sumo Paint or Sketchpad,, you can have students do preliminary sketches for project designs here and save to a computer or a shared web space. 

 

Text Lesson idea: http://www.ipadartroom.com/teachers-in-type/

 

More great links found on this blog: http://www.creativebloq.com/digital-art/art-on-the-ipad-1232669

Digital Sculpting

Nothing says sculpting like a perfect piece of clay or some papier mache but it can be fun to brainstorm online. Although it's rare for a school to have a 3D printer, it can be a great addition to creative design. At my school, the senior school has one and the students have had fun creating a variety of sculptures. If you're lucky enough to have a 3D Printer this site can be helpful.  If not, Sketchup is a good program to use. 

 

Using in your classroom: Have students design a structure as part of the Primary curriculum or a community from a novel. 

 

 

 

 

Photography and Printmaking

I love photography. I take photographs anytime I can and bring photography into my classroom. Inkodye is a recent product I've discovered that has an app (Lumi) you can adjust your photographs to create a digital negative. After you create this, print on clear plastic sheet, you add their special liquid and some sunlight and watch the magic happen. It's a great way to make t-shirts and mix science, technology and art! Even if you don't have the app, it makes great positive/negative images.

 

Using in your classroom: The senior science teachers used this as a fun way to talk about chemisty. They created clever t-shirts with scientific models (molecules, etc.) using the product and sunlight. Also great to just transfer photographs to clothing. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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