OGT Enrichment: Constructing An Image

During the 7 weeks before my school's OGT testing, once a week students attended various one-period classes on Wednesdays, at the end of the school day.  The Art Department decided to team together and provide all juniors and seniors an experience where they would be required to use the four "C's of 21st Century Skills:  Creativity, Collaboration, Cooperation, and Communication.  Senior, Matt Moore produced this video assembling their final "products":  lighted torn paper sculptures.  Each one started as a series of torn paper objects created individually.  From those, students created one construction.  Then students moved places and manipulated the construction in front of them.  Finally, students worked together at their tables to produce one pleasing, and mutually agreed upon paper construction.  Students then lighted their works, and took photos of them from various angles and points of view with their cell phones.  Enjoy!

Teacher Tech Camp: Assignment One

Technology...I am fascinated at how easy it is to do things now in minutes or even seconds that a few years ago would require hours of frustration.  I like to use it.  I need to use it.  It is the language of the new world.  I still NEED to touch and smell art materials, books, and paint, and I get tired of looking at a screen.  You get the idea.  I am a fan of the seeming democracy of the web, the idea that everyone can put themselves out there (good or bad).   While I often miss the touch of books, the use of technology for information, inspiration and communication is boundless.

• In the recent past I have used a blog to create a place where students could complete photography assignments given with a specific prompt.  Currently I want to expand on using a blog with my Art classes.  By attending this class I hope to expand on my knowledge of blog use, and meet other teachers who are using them. Specifically I hope to steal/ borrow some ideas to jump start my Art 4 blog-plan.  I really want it to be awesome.