Originally I thought art was a hard subject to incorporate technology into but after observing lesson plans, and also reading articles for this class as well as for Read 411 I am starting to see how easily it can be to incorporate technology into my lessons. I am also noticing how well the students respond to technology. The students in the general art class loved working with computers and the internet for the day. Although some of the students may have disabilities more severe than others they are still teenagers that love technology just as much as any other. I was really happy with the way they worked that day, and noticed that they stayed on task more than any other day in the art room.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Technology in an Art Lesson
During fieldwork last week my co-op teacher asked me to take over her General Art class, which includes students with special needs. They previously made a paper mache sculpture of their initials the week before and they were going to be either collaging the outside, or using other mixed media to cover the paper mache. During the class that I was helping with I took the students to the media lab and told them that they had to use the internet to find different fonts, and then write their name in a word document multiple times but make sure that each one was written in a different font, and size. Their names would eventually be cut out and collaged to their initial sculture. The students really enjoyed working in the computer lab as a change of pace, and I was pleasantly surprised with how creative they were with this project even though it was just looking up different fonts and adding them to their names.
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Hi Shannon, I found your post something I could relate to personally because I have worked with software such as Photoshop and PowerPoint to work on creative art, so I can definitely see how the students would find using the computer engaging for art projects. It sounds like fun! Even though my major is not art I love art. There are also tons of free paint software out there that I am sure you could utilize in future classes. Making classes fun will definitely keep our students focused.
ReplyDeleteYour experience during your fieldwork has shown how important technology is in the classroom. We live in a generation that technology is very important so if you bring it into your lessons students are going to be more involved in learning. I'm sure that if you had the students draw their names in different fonts and sizes your outcome would have no been as positive. This class has helped me realize how important technology really is in the classroom, and this is a perfect example.
ReplyDeleteThis really does show that technology enhances the art classroom because students are so technologically advanced these days. I think it is wonderful that the students took to this so well and that you had this experience. I also think it is definitely important to change the setting of the classroom every once in a while because that excites them and makes them want to do the lesson of the day, especially if it is using computers. This is a very enlightening post.
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