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While at the information session on Monday for the final project it was brought to my attention that there are workshops on campus about different types of technology that are out there. We also talked about how you could stand out in an interview if you show that you know how to use different types of technology in the classroom. I have only seen a smartboard once however I have never used it. Now that I have realized that if I were to get a job in a school that enforces the use of smartboards I would be very lost. I am now going to keep an eye out for different workshops that I could attend to keep me informed about the different technologies that are in the education world.

Final Project

Matrix

For the final project I have decided to use my lesson plan from CURR 310 the inclusion module. This lesson is created for a 6-8^th grade class over a 4 day 40 minute period of time. The class is learning how create and understand the color wheel. They are also learning how to view color in famous artwork to see what the artist was trying to evoke to the viewer.

The first part of my lesson is to have student identify vocabulary of the color wheel. They will learn the primary, secondary, and the tertiary colors. They are doing this vocabulary list with a partner. These words are to help students understand the color wheel as well as color theory.

The first row of my matrix I used a PowerPoint and the smartboard to help with the explanation, group work, and group discussion that will accomplish the standard that states, students will be able to identify art with appropriate vocabulary and solve hands on problems. The NETS-S that goes with this section of the lesson is that students will use collaborative electronics to explore the curriculum with other learners. These technologies will help students understand the background information and the vocabulary because it will be visual. The strategies that are used for this section are both teacher centered and student centered making a conducive classroom.

The next part of the lesson is to have students draw out their color wheel making sure it is even and correct. The second row I will use TUX paint drawing program and a projector to help the students with participation and evaluation to accomplish the standard that states, that they will use different types of technology to accomplish a goal. The NETS-S that goes with this section is to illustrate a content-related concept by using a model or concept-mapping software. The TUX paint-drawing program is a useful because it will show students exactly how a color wheel is made and used. The projector will show the color wheel during the activity of them creating their own color wheels.

The third section of this lesson is to have students actually paint their color wheels after a demonstration from the teacher. The next row covers this section of the lesson. I will be using a podcast for the demonstration and art making strategies of this section that will cover the standard that states, that they will use different types of technology to accomplish a goal. The NETS-S that correlates with this section is that students will illustrate a content-related concept by using a model or concept-mapping software. I will do my demonstration of making a color wheel and record it on the podcast. I will have this playing during the activity so students can see exactly how it was done and could reference it if there are any questions.

The last section of the lesson is an oral assessment. Students are shown different famous photographs and have to talk about the color using vocabulary they have learned during this lesson. I will be using an online museum and the smartboard to help with the large group discussion and the question and answer which will cover the standard that states, synthesize the physical properties, process and techniques in a specific piece. The NETS-S that states, to gather data, examine patterns, and apply information for decision-making relates to this section. The technology is helpful in this section because I will be showing photograph of famous work through a website which will help students realize that they could find these famous art pieces on the web.

Lesson Plan

Essay: Technology changes how art is created and percieved

This essay talks about how much technology is changing art. It states that years ago there was one author to a book, a director to a movie, and an artist to a art pieces. Now that has changed because of technology. Pop art such as Warhol, Lichtenstein used technology to alter their color in their images. They continued to state that anyone could take a piece of work and alter it and call it their own making technology a negative aspect to art. Although this article views technology as a negative aspect, in the classroom incorporating technology could enhance the lesson and classroom as a whole. The article states, "In such a world, art may still exist, but we won't always know exactly where to find it, which can be a scary prospect." As long as the students realize what the point of using or having the technology is there will be a positive outcome. As teachers you could even assign the students to take a piece of work off the internet and alter to show exactly what this article is talking about.

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Interactivity #5

Interactivity #5

I unfortunately did not complete Interactivity #4 in time for grading so I made sure to complete that activity thoroughly so I could complete this activity successfully. I chose a lesson called "Power of an Image". I was drawn to this lesson because I would like to teach photography. This lesson works over multiple days. The first section of this lesson is to have students find 30 photographs and place them into different groups. The lesson stated that they should find these pictures from newspaper, postcards, and magazines so I added an internet search for technology part of this lesson. For the copy right and fair use, this section may have to be altered. Students can not exceed 15 images from the same artist. Therefor supervision and more time may be allotted so this does not happen.

The second section of this lesson is to teach students how to take a successful photograph and then have students go out and complete the process by themselves. Students are taught how to use a digital camera therefor technology was already incorporated in this section of the lesson. However I added Flickr to this section so students could upload there pictures onto the website and show both students and the teacher their photos in an easy manner. There are no Fair Use or Copyright laws for this section. Students can create any type of pictures they would like. There is no law stating they can not however if they are photographing someone on the streets they may want to ask permission of the person they are photographing.

The third section of this lesson is to have students create a powerpoint about their final project. Once again there was technology already incorporated into this section of the lesson therefore I did not have to add any more to it. This section does not need any alterations because the powerpoint program can be downloaded at home which does not cause any problems. The only section that could cause problems is the fact of where they got their information and if it is plagiarized and if they exceed the amount of words in which they are allotted to use.

There were not that many changes to the lesson from activity #4 because the lesson already incorporated technology. There were a couple more added to the lesson to make it more complete. I believe this lesson is very successful in every aspect.

Lesson Plan for Interactivity #4 (late)

I did not complete Interactivity 4 in time however I have completed the assignment

Lesson Plan

Art and Technology Integration at Mercy High School

This video I have found talks about a certain school in Michigan that has intergraded technology in their art program. They have required that each student have a laptop as well as a program that will assist in helping the students bring technology to the school. Teachers record their lessons and put it up on their class website so if someone is confused about the homework they can look at the lesson or if someone was absent. They also have students submit projects through this program and give them paperless feedback that is all found through this program. The last aspect that I found most interesting is that students are taught how to make an online portfolio which is very helpful for the students as well as the teachers.

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Using Technology in an Elementary Art Classroom

this article talks about how students now are brought up with technology and they are very interested in them. Because these students are so interested in them they will promote better class participation, teach new skills, and tie together the outside world with art. The first way to do this is creating an online gallery with artsonia.com. Students can display there work on this online gallery which will be easy for the teacher to access as well as the students. Another way is to have students digitally photograph there work that way they get to understand how to use a digital camera as well as how to upload photographs onto a computer. Every artist creates an artist statement. Having students create an artists statement will make them feel as if they are a famous artist, also having them type this statement will have students intergrade technology into this aspect. Students can also research different types of art and techniques as well as visiting online galleries. Most artist have their art work online which will help students for this part. They may also create artwork about technology by making ads for everyday gadgets.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5509292/using_technology_in_the_elementary_pg4.html?cat=4

Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students

This article states that adding technology into the classroom changes both of the roles for the students as well as the teacher. Students are now the active role in grasping the concept of the lesson because they are looking up the information themselves. The teachers role's are now changing because they are overseeing what the students are learning through the resources. I only partially agree with this statement because although the students are learning the information themselves the teacher must make sure that these students are comprehending the information correctly. This could be done with an assessment or a review. The article also states using technology can help students collaborate.

http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html

Technology in the Art Classroom

This article that was posted on a teacher blog asked teachers what kind of technology would you buy to make yourself a better teacher. Most teachers asked for digital cameras, art software, printers, projectors, and digital cameras. One teacher asked for an "elmo" which is a video camera on a pole that could be used to record demos. I believe that this is a wonderful type of technology that I was unaware about. This could be beneficial for students who did not understand the lesson or for students who were absent during the lesson. It is interesting that most teachers ask for the same types of technology in all of there classrooms.

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Creating Andy Warhol work

This website shows that you could create a replica of a famous persons art work using a computer. Andy Warhol used screen printing to create the work and this website is using paint.NET. This website is also very helpful because it is an example of what a podcast would be like that if you used it in your classroom. You could record your lesson with multiple steps and then have it playing in the classroom. This video goes into complete detail just like I would do if i were doing a lesson for my students.

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Interactivity #3

As I am posting this, only a couple of people have collaborated in the spreadsheet. However everyone that did participate in this spreadsheet worked together to achieve our final product.

The final inventory is very different, there were a lot of different types of technology. There were different kinds of websites and different kinds of electronics. Everyones contributions made our list of technologies very detailed. I was unaware of some of the technologies that were listed, it got me intrigued and made me want to research exactly what they were.

Technology such as the Zimbio and Digg websites will be beneficial to the READ 411 class because it gets students to put their work online and create their own professional website. This website can also be a place where they post their artist statement. This inventory of technology will also link the two classes together because students must understand and comprehend each technology.

iPad creating art

This article talks about how they wanted to create art with the iPad. Although there is now mouse or keyboard they wanted to find a way to make art with it. This project uses an iPad and a Canon Digital SLR to create "future magic". This group of people realized that the iPad gives off enough light that they could create an image and capture it. They would drag iPads through the air and capture the glare that is given by this device. They spent hours capturing these images to create this project.

This shows that technology could be the main use of the art work. They are not creating anything with the iPad they are physically just using the light that is emitted from this iPad and capture it. There is a gallery in the article that you must see to understand the article. This is amazing art work that created with technology!

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Interactivity #2

Step One:

Art was not touched upon in the video of history of technology in schools. However, I believe that the television would be the influential technology during the historical time period. Television could talk about the history of art and what was going on during this time period or prior time periods. Students could visually see what the world looked like in the in this time which could be a positive aspect to the curriculum. I believe that art history is a very important aspect to art since many artist use it for influence in their art work. Things such as the chalk board, radio, or computer games do not help the art classroom since art is mainly visual. This is why I believe that the television although only used in early age classroom is most influential.

Step Two:

I believe that television/movies have has the greatest impact on art during 1820- 1990. Although both teachers and schools boards were apprehensive to having technology in the classroom, in the end I believe it was beneficial. In chapter 2 of "Rethinking Technology and Schools" it states that one perspective of technology is the celebrant. This perspective states that, "..the aesthetic qualities of technology will inspire and motivate students, thus far exceeding any potential negative effects" (33). This perspective is the most important one because most art teachers I have had always say that art history should inspire you to create work that you have not created before. The television/movies can show students old art pieces or host interviews with older artist. The chapter also states that, "Teachers who subscribe to this perspective acknowledge new media and technologies simply as effective tools that aid the process of instruction and the communication of information" (34). This quote is a perfect example of why television should in introduced in the classroom.

I also believe that if I incorporate television into my art classroom I will have a majority of the casual acceptance of adolescent perspectives. Students will make meaning of the television and relate it to their work. However, when having television or movies playing in your classroom they must be informational as well as interesting to the students so they gain as much knowledge from it.

Step Three:

"Watch and Learn"

Demo of using Smart Board

Youtube Video

Although this video is very short it shows what intricate concepts you can do with the smart board. This teacher is painting a painting on the smart board. There are many programs on this device that you could use to show students how famous artist created their work. Jackson Pollack was a famous painter would used splatter paint for all of his paintings. This is a lesson that I found that incorporates his technique with the smart board. Lesson

This is an excellent way to have students actually make a piece of art through technology. This will also engage students in the lesson and keep the interested.

Introduction

So I did this a little backwards. But here is my about me/introduction. I am a senior at Montclair and majoring in Art Education with a concentration in photography. I have wanted to be a teacher since I was a very little girl however in high school my art teacher persuaded me to become an art teacher and help students find their passion in art just like mine did. Photography is my passion and my favorite hobby. My goal as a teacher is too have my students think creatively and help them find a passion in art just like my art teachers did in high school. I am excited to learn how to incorporate technology in my art classroom. As a student especially high school all my art teachers would put on videos and show us slideshows about art history, I hope to incorporate technology in a more creative way to engage my students more.

Interactivity #1

Technology as Autobiography:

Olivia's Story:

I believe it is extremely important to know and understand what your students relationship to technology is for many reasons. If you assign a homework assignment or a project that has to do with using a computer or a cell phone and a student does not have either you must make an accommodation for that student. However if there are multiple students that don't have any connections to technology as a teacher you must change the assignment. I also think it is extremely important to ask students before if they have a relationship with technology because some students may not be comfortable telling the teacher.

"Learning to Change, Changing to Learn":

These students use every different type of technology such as cell phone, internet, ipods, video games, and many different internet sites. Each student uses there type of technology to communicate with the world as well as learn anything new such as the news, new music, or new video games.

Step 4:

3 most influential technologies:

texting

facebook

twitter

• All three of these types of technology have impacted the way I learn information. Because two of these are social media it is extremely common that these websites help me learn about news a lot faster. When I was not on these sites I would have to learn about the news through watching TV or reading the newspaper. So in this aspect I believe that these social media websites have been a positive impact on my life. This is also similar with texting, I always carry my phone which makes it easier to just receive a text about what is going on in the world.
• Facebook and Twitter are extremely similar to Myspace therefor these two technologies relate to Olivia's video. She goes on Myspace to see what people are up too and check what is going on. She also goes on to update her profile, which is the same thing as facebook, and similar to twitter. However in Olivia's video she does not have a computer in her house so she has to go to somewhere to use one which is not the same for me. I could use my computer at any time so I do not sit on these websites for hours like Olivia stated in her video. The second video relates more to my third type of technology, texting. The video states that young people carry their phones constantly so texting is fast and very convenient, which is the same reason why I have texting listed on my list.