"Teachers need to integrate technology
seamlessly into the curriculum instead of viewing it as an add-on, an
afterthought or an event." -- Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Educational Consultant,
Curriculum Designers,
Printerest
allows you to browse pinboards created by other people and to discover new
things and get inspiration from other people who share your interest.
The
form 3 Visual Arts class consisting of 15 students (9 girls and 6 boys) age
ranging from 14 – 16 years. Students would design cushions for the living room using
stencil printing technique based on the theme: Flowers in the Bloom
.
Students
would use printerest as a tool wish assist with their designs of inspiration
and organize creative ideas to enhance their work. It would allow them to get
crafty in different ways, making their work attractive which helps develop
confidence in themselves.
Students
were unable to access devices causing the task on hand to be challenging, it
hindered the students from participating and researching their designs
effectively was troublesome.
Voice Thread
Voice Thread has been a solid lesson-planning
standby tool for some time. It's a collaborative, multimedia slide show that
allows students to comment on images, documents and videos through text, video
and audio files. It's an easy way to differentiate instruction while providing
choices to "show" learning, engage in conversation, and think openly
and critically about content.
Form 5 Visual Arts class consisting of 12 students (8 girls
and 4 boys) age ranging from 15 – 18 years. Students would critique their own
piece and the pieces for the other students. They would give details on how
each piece affect their thought and feelings based on the designs shown.
With the use of voice thread, students would be asked to
upload their pieces of work along with their own critique. This would allow
students and outside professionals to critique each piece of work through text
and audio file which allows for future reference. Based on comments and ideas
given students would be allowed to make necessary changes and make improvement
on their piece then later repost. This is a very good tool for students to use
to assist them with their journal entries.
Sometimes challenges are faced based on criticism, they may
become offensive causing them to develop a negative mindset on their work,
lowering their self esteem and may results in the students questioning
themselves and potential. Also they may become overwhelmed by the amount of
opinions and thought being shared.
You
look outside the classroom window and see yet another in a long string of
gloomy days. Inside the classroom, restless students
seem mired in malaise. It must be time for a field trip! No money, you say, for
buses or admission fees? No time for travel? Then why not a virtual field trip?
The Web provides the resources; you provide the fun. Every day is a beautiful
day for a virtual
field trip!
During a classroom
virtual field trip, students can explore places across the high seas,
states across our country, and many nearby or far away people, places, and
things. This is an opportunity to see and experience the world without ever
leaving the classroom. The virtual field trip is cost effective to schools
.
The form 3 Visual Arts class
consisting of 16 students (10 girls and 6 boys) age ranging from 14 – 16 years will be asked to create a piece
based on the theme: Blooming Coral Reef. Students must use a variety of textile and
manipulative techniques to develop the piece, piece should display al least
three elements of the coral reef.
Students will be transported
through virtual field trip, studying the elements associated with the theme and
create their design. They would have the opportunity to view actual coral reefs
at work capturing their attention through its movements. During this trip,
students would have close up views and engage themselves in the amazing creatures
that inhabit the coral reef. This allows students to see and explore the world
without leaving the classroom.
Finding an appropriate and
non-lengthy video was a challenge, which would engage and effectively impact
their creativity. Students are easily bored, so it is imperative to keep their
interest alive with a much shorter video.
References
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs_d8dA6cRY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_field_trip
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