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.