BP_20091115_Post_to_Peer_Blog

This screenshot of post to peer blog, belonging to Lori. Lori found a fantastic application for design/artwork development. I can't wait to try this with my art students.
It is like MUSHA or other 'smushing' type tools. The generator takes two images, stock or can be uploaded, and the tool creates multiple variations of the two images selected. You can select to rotate the images, scale the images, as well as tile the images. That is just a taste of what you can do with this tool. This application can help students with design problems and show them the number of outcomes that one could come up with using just two images. With those two images, and making some alterations, how the outcome can change and change and change.

BP #8_20091108_ReflectiveMediaAssetWk2_Web2.0_Tool_BlogPost

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arg9N-Ay548

Having trouble uploading audio with my screenshot. I'm having to trouble shoot the problem. I have an inquiry into FSO. Check back later for full post.

BP #7 20091107_Peer_Response_Web2.0_Tool_BlogPost

Jesus and Cristina both had a Flickr lesson posted that I really enjoyed reading as I also plan to start using Flickr in my lessons. As I commented on Cristina's blog, I have several students that already have Flickr accounts and I had been in the process of viewing their posts when we were instructed to set up a Flickr account of our own.
Using a tool like Flickr will allow my students to store a great deal more work (images) in their new Flickr account than they would on their 'student folder' provided by our school district. Having others give a thumbs up on a tool is reassuring when there are so many tools available. Using iGoogle as our PLE helps, as with district filters many sites are blocked, entering through iGoggle gets around many of the blocks. These tools will help our teaching, our students advance forward when the establishment is reluctant to let go of the reins.

BP #6 20091107_ Research Web2.0 tools - 3

My third Web 2.0 tool I chose, I will use in the classroom, but also use personally. MixTape.me is a site that you can put together a variety of music into a 'tape'. Allowing several people with varying tastes in music to share what is being played. The radio tends to be on a loop and radio stations have to air ads that help to keep them on the airwaves. MixTape.me is free and commercial free. MixTape.me would allow my students and I to have music in the class room that we all have selected and no one is left out in the type of music played. When iPods and electronic devices are banded, this will allow us to have music that we have control of what is playing and change it at anytime.

BP #6 20091107_ Research Web2.0 tools - 2

In looking through the Web2.0 tools, I found an application called qwiji. qwiji.com is a site full of artists' work that also contains interviews with the artists. This is a great site for art students, as they can gain inspiration and insight into other artist and their art. I plan to have my AP Studio art students study three artists from this site and share their findings with the rest of the class by creating a graphic design product of their choice. The product that the AP students develop can then be used as a resource to share new artists with level 2 through 4 art classes.

BP #6 20091105_ Research Web2.0 tools - 1

Castroller.com is a podcast cite that one could create their own channel. Your channel could be your class discussions that your students would have the ablility to review for test material, if the student was out, they could listen to the podcast to gleen the information discussed in class that day. Cast Roller's settings allow you to limit who has access or ablility to set permissions.

I could see this being used with Art History lessons or lessons that students are working in groups with the class textbook.

BP #5 20091104_Flicker

I have have some fun uploading some of my pix to Flicker. Friends and Critical Friends, please visit my Flicker at www.flicker.com/photos/crwmatt I would like to know what you think.
In joining the National Geographic Flicker group , I plan to have my students use this group for research and encourage many of my students who are little shutterbugs to submit their photos. As an Art teacher I am always on the look out for avenues for my students to show off their work, in contest, exhibit and now through online sources. Of course we will have to make sure the cite is authentic and any and all paperwork is filled out and on file for the student's to participate with parent permissions in place.