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I chose this lesson plan because I thought the idea of picking a place that was meaningful to the students to represent in a collage would make them really interested in the activity. I also liked how it incorporates many types of technologies and the student can pick and choose a technology they are more comfortable with, or maybe one they have not used and would like to try. By giving students the option of choosing images and text from either the internet, their own photos or magazine photos that can be scanned I feel that each student can identify with a chosen technology and create a successful art piece.
I thought that the lesson plan’s, goals, strategies, and technologies worked together pretty seamlessly. I did add the strategies that I thought corresponded with the lesson because the author did not have any attached with the lesson plan. I also added displaying student work as a student-centered strategy that was not in the lesson plan. I think it is important to show students knew ways of displaying their work, and websites like Artsonia and Flickr can do that.
Digital cameras, Adobe Photoshop, Scanners, and Computers all helped in this lesson to achieve the curriculum goals mentioned. These technologies are essential in students learning to produce artwork in new mediums, and they are also appropriate methods for this lesson in creating visual art.
Shannon,
ReplyDeleteYou're exactly right. The best part about the technologies in this lesson plan is they seem like they belong. Sometimes the technologies seem unnecessary or seem like they were added as an afterthought. As teachers, we must guard against the temptation to add technologies simply because they are available.
I agree that the technologies in this plan seem like they belong. It's great that using the internet to locate images is an option for students, but will not be enforced. It's just one possible source that many students are likely to use. The use of scanners or digital cameras is a helpful method of getting students to feel more comfortable with different types of technology. The younger they are exposed to these tools, the more inclined they will be to use them in new and creative ways later in their education.
ReplyDeleteI also like this lesson plan. The technology that is incorporated in it seems like it works very well. I also believe that the technology that you added into the lesson works and does not make it seem like you are adding to much technology to the lesson.
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