BP5_2009121_SocialBookmarking

My delicious account is: delicious.con/crlynchew

Brain illusions – I choose as a simulation; use in technology, brain based learning and creating illusions.

Color Jack: Sphere – I choose to create lessons in color and to use as simulations

Color Matters – Design and Art – Color Theory – I choose for art demos and simulation lessons.

Color Theory Tutorial by Worqx – I choose for art demos and simulation lessons.

5min – Life Videopedia - I choose for art demos, technology and simulation lessons.

TED: ideas worth spreading – I love the teaching videos on this site

BP3_2009121 Blog Reader Research Educational use for Blogs

As teachers continue to make strides in education it’s not enough to just have computers in the classroom, quality lessons need to be developed and implemented. Many studies have addressed the problems in education such as; low student participation, lack of interest and lack of determination, change in is inevitable. Technology should be used as a vital part of the learning environment and not a bonus for completing class work. Blogging in education is one way to address the need for change.

Blogging can allow a steady communication between student and teacher to share ideas and will help students develop writing skills. “In education they can be used for student journals and portfolios, communication with parents and community members, faculty coaching, classroom management (e.g., posting assignments), and other knowledge management tools (Long, 2002) and enhancing classroom discussion” (Deubel, P. 2007).

Blogging can also be used between study groups within a class or between different classes for communication. Students enjoy blogging many of them are blogging on Face Book and other sites already as well as sending text messages; they would send text messages all day if they could.

Blogging is a way to motivate students who have problems participating as well as provide online peer or teacher tutoring. Blogging allows students to develop higher order thinking skills as they develop writing skills. Blogging is also a place where students can publish their writhing and artwork. By using blogging as a teaching tool the classroom teacher is no longer the only audience for the students’ progress. The extended family, classmates and others in education become apart of the students progress.

Many of the benefits of blogging are yet to be discovered by highly effective teachers and their students.
Reference
Deubel, Patricia (2007). Moderating and ethics for the classroom instructional blog. The Journal: Transforming Education Through Technology. Retrieved 12/13/09. Website: http://thejournal.com/Articles/2007/02/26/Moderating-and-Ethics-for-the-Classroom-Instructional-Blog_633573844495478025.aspx?Page=3
Zawilinski, L. (2009). HOT Blogging: A Framework for Blogging to Promote Higher Order Thinking. Reading Teacher, 62(8), 650-661. Retrieved from ERIC database. Website: http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=5&hid=101&sid=f390e73d-37d1-4db4-b2ab-1f82f3adf815%40sessionmgr113

BP2_2009121RSSFeeds

RSS feeds help to keep me up today on the latest information, for my classroom and help me find information for my Action Research Project.
I will use "know more About Digital Art Technology" feeds to help find usable information and new ideas for my action research project.

I will use "Art Education 2.0- Using New Technology in Art Classrooms", to build up my library of activities and lessons usable in the classroom.

I will use "Gallery Combines Technology and Art on Collegiate Times.com" to also keep up with the latest information in art and technology as well as find ideas for lessons for my classes and information for my Action Research project.

BP4_2009121_ Tool#1_Nuz-Art

BP3_2009123_Web 2.0 tools

There were several Web 2.0 tools that interest me, as a matter of fact, there were so many that I felt like a kid in a candy store or at a Thanksgiving feast! I enjoyed using Nuz-art the most and could easily adapt it to my art class lessons, students would be able to buy, sell, and create their own art.

I loved the images in Nuz-art and how color, subject, shape, and genre and art techniques divided them. Most of all I loved the ability to download personal images and manipulate them using Nuz-art. Listed are several lesson titles that I was motivated to create.

· Color Harmonies

· Using Perspective

· Discover Silhouettes

· Creating Abstracts

· Use of shadows in composition

· Creating compositions

· Elements of Art and Design

· Creating landscapes

· Creating Cityscapes

· Architectural use in composition

These are only a few lessons that I could develop in art. In language arts the images could be used as story or poem starters. The words of the poem/story or favorite personal images could be added to the Nuz-art image to create keepsakes.

In Social Studies Nuz-art could be used to create background for projects or discussions on regions and places around the world.

My Lesson Plan:

The student will explore aspects about themselves that can’t be seen physically. What makes them who they are, what makes them unique. Such as: a soft-spoken person on the outside may be like a lion on the inside and choose an image of Paraná fish under the water. They will think about their own personal psychological qualities.

Students will answer these questions; what’s important to you? What makes you feel safe or afraid? What makes you calm or anxious?

Make a list of feelings under the surface. Choose colors, textures, lines and forms that relate and express inner self. Explore Nuz-art and find images that represent the ideas brainstormed. Choose images that would incorporate the descriptions and artist language that have been outlined. Take one of the images and download a personal photograph or artwork into the image. The image chosen will be in the background. Write a short analogy of what you’ve discovered. You may print or publish your new image.