Best apps for ipad and ipod touch

 

http://theteachingpalette.com/2010/12/13/the-10-best-iphone-and-ipad-apps-for-art-teachers-2010/

I read through this and I only used one of the apps they had listed and that was the Momo app. and I didn’t even use it with the class just when I went to the museum it was handy???

 

The apps I have used in class:

a favorite I have 2 ipod touches mine and my daughter (because she doesn’t need it during school) 

I do a group of 4, 2 per ipod  for this. I set up center day for art history I try for 3 times a year for each class and the ipod is a favorite.

Art Museum is great fun as you match paintings from famous artists while classical music plays in the background. You will get to learn the titles of the paintings, the painter and to recognize the actual paintings in this memory matching game that lets the imagination fly. Each game consists of 4 rounds. In round 1 you match the paintings and learn their titles and the artist names. In round 2 you match the painting to the names of the artists. In round 3 you match the paintings to the title. The final round is all words as you match the titles with the artists.
Screenshots

iPhone iPad iPod

My  next favorite: I have the students take a picture of themselves and then do what they want and print (like a memory stick just plugged into the computer) they love using their photos in projects.

Sketch Me!

Sketch Me! is a simple, fun app that lets you convert your photos into sketches by applying up to six different image effects.

My favorite video app:

8mm Vintage Camera

By Nexvio Inc

I just had to show a video to see why this is so cool! I am planning a project based off of this review by having groups of students create an old movie using action figures or using art sketches. Still working through the lesson, but what I have played and I think it will turn out. I am thinking about using it with an Andy Warhol lesson and his odd movies like “sleep” mentioned in the Getting to Know video about Warhol. I do a variety of printing as an extension from that video, but I decided after playing with this app. maybe add a little vintage video also.

The others I am playing with are ComicStrip-CS , imovie of course, and a personal one I like is Love Art National Gallery, London.

The other is Art Project which is from www.googleartproject.com in app form.

 

 

 

 

 

Teachertube

 

While surfing the net I have been finding many different and good information on teachertube

 

I think this one is soooo funny  Be kind to your erasers , She had way to much time on her hands, but I like it. I wonder at the beginning of the year I can have the kids group together and create art rules videos.

I used this one “Repeat”,this teacher posted 40 others some OK others fairly good. Click Teacher tube and flip through using the blue arrow keys and see if any work for you.

Interactive drawing ceiling tiles

When drawing a perspective of the school hallway, students always have problems with the ceiling tiles or if you have floor tiles this would work also.
http://www.olejarz.com/arted/perspective/ceiling.html

Cool snow idea

 

We had an open house at our school and I got talking to a local public school art teacher . We compared lessons and one thing she wanted to do on the next snow day was a Jackson Pollock in the snow. So tomorrow if the snow hasn’t melted I’m going to have my 6th grade do this project.

1. Watch video: Any you have or  used

http://www.sfmoma.org/multimedia/videos/250

2. Set up area:

I blocked the space out with yarn

3. let them splatter I tell them to have some idea of what motion they want to create. BE EXPRESSIVE!

 

Finished project:

Review:

http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/artist1.shtm 

Power point from the National Gallery

Worksheet from this website

http://www.dawnsbrain.com/lesson-docs/art-book-33_pollock.pdf

“Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists”
Multiple Choice Quiz and Response Sheet

She has great worksheets for these books.

Educational Wikis

 

I love reading wikis and blogs and my husband uses wikis in his college classroom. That is why our one border collie is named Wiki.  I have been researching and I have been seeing some interesting wikis while researching this year here are a few places I have found.

Best Educational Wikis of 2010 if you want to browse them.

http://blog.wikispaces.com/2011/01/best-educational-wikis-of-2010.html

Wikispaces hosts webinars off and on for a variety of topics check out the site periodically and see if any interest you. The have a variety some on educational wikis. They have a new one each month around the 15th. The one last month demonstrated how professional development wikis can get important information and tools to educators across multiple rural districts in Texas. Some ideas expressed would be great for our diocese since our schools are very spread out.

http://www.wikispaces.com/Webinars

Not art related but a really cool thing

http://blog.wikispaces.com/2011/01/interview-the-journey-of-a-t-shirt-team.html

Art site has some great things I have found that can be geared for younger than high school grades.

http://www.dawnsbrain.com/index.php?s=crosshatch

New  teacher wiki chat

http://blog.wikispaces.com/2011/02/my-story-new-teacher-chat.html

Middle school

Great Website, podcast and info. blog
has great ideas for creating classroom podcasts
http://www.blog2008.thevirtualclassroom.org/?tag=color

Good site

Nice site for sign up sheets for parties or materials lists needed for projects.

Online sign up for items, when I have junk art day, and sign ups for volunteers for the school play decorations I use this online form.

http://www.timetosignup.com/