Teacher of the Future
There is no doubt that the role of technology in the educational system is becoming more present almost on a daily basis. I have already found myself adjusting the way I teach in the short two years I have been doing so. The smart board has really helped students soar into places I never imagined. Teachers will continue to evolve along with everything else. Personally, I look forward to the new and innovative ways in which I can integrate technology into my class room. Teachers roles will need to adjust with the methods in which they teach. It will be a gradual transition as older generations retire and younger teachers are hired. With each new wave of teachers that enter the field so do new ways of doing things. Integration of technology doesn’t mean the role of the teacher is any less important. It just means the way in which everything is taught may change. Technology will never be able to replace the connection a teacher and student can have. Teaching is more than just passing information along. It’s about true connection and understanding of each student as an individual. Nothing will be able to replace, or remove the need for such connection!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
My wish list for technology in the art room!!
What an opportunity it would be to order all of the technology for a high school art room! My wish list for the media center would be as follows;
1. Flat-bed scanner – This would used to scan images into the pc for altering.
2. 5 digital cameras – I would teach digital photography. My students photograph images and alter the images using photo shop. The cameras will also be used to create digital portfolios of each student art work created throughout the school year. Students will also take pictures of one another to draw and paint self portraits.
3. 5 Mac PC’s – The computers will be used to search the internet, alter images in Adobe photo shop, and create portfolios. This will also be used to study current and past artist.
4. Adobe Photo Shop – this program will be used to create unique digital art work.
5. Digital projector – This will be used to project images while teaching art history, art techniques and lessons.
6. Smart board - This would be used to connect to the “art” world. My class will be doing interactive work with other artist around the world. We will also examine gallery exhibitions as they are happening. The smart board will also aid in teaching art history and current art issues. This device also will allow me to teach the Adobe Photo Shop program in a much larger scale to my students.
7. 5 USB drives – to store digital images and art work. They also allow easy transfer of images between students.
8. 5 Cases of CD’s – for students to create their digital portfolio.
9. CD player – to play relaxing and inspiring music that relates to certain projects.
10. Music CD’s – that inspire, relax and motivate.
1. Flat-bed scanner – This would used to scan images into the pc for altering.
2. 5 digital cameras – I would teach digital photography. My students photograph images and alter the images using photo shop. The cameras will also be used to create digital portfolios of each student art work created throughout the school year. Students will also take pictures of one another to draw and paint self portraits.
3. 5 Mac PC’s – The computers will be used to search the internet, alter images in Adobe photo shop, and create portfolios. This will also be used to study current and past artist.
4. Adobe Photo Shop – this program will be used to create unique digital art work.
5. Digital projector – This will be used to project images while teaching art history, art techniques and lessons.
6. Smart board - This would be used to connect to the “art” world. My class will be doing interactive work with other artist around the world. We will also examine gallery exhibitions as they are happening. The smart board will also aid in teaching art history and current art issues. This device also will allow me to teach the Adobe Photo Shop program in a much larger scale to my students.
7. 5 USB drives – to store digital images and art work. They also allow easy transfer of images between students.
8. 5 Cases of CD’s – for students to create their digital portfolio.
9. CD player – to play relaxing and inspiring music that relates to certain projects.
10. Music CD’s – that inspire, relax and motivate.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
I love educator’s technology … Not!
It seems as if every time I push an assignment off to the last day technology slaps me in the face. It’s happened so often through the years that I find myself shocked when things go smoothly. I am a very busy person juggling a full time job, family of five and many years of college which often forces me to work on assignment rights up to the deadline. I remember back to the few classes I took online while earning my BFA. At this time, my internet was accessed through a dial up connection. Every time I tried to email or submit an assignment my connection would fail or just freeze completely, causing the computer to shut down. Ultimately, the hard shut down would cause me to loose the email I had just typed to my professor which made my blood pressure soar! I would then have to make several anxiety ridden attempts before success.
Many of my art history and art philosophy classes assigned online reading. The reading ranged from small articles to complete books. My computer would chug and chug attempting to down load this information. I would do chores in between downloading attempts forcing a mastering of multi-tasking. My tech anxiety would reach all time highs until finally calling my husband and requesting he print them from a high speed connection. He saved the day on many occasions! High speed internet finally became available in our area and we jumped on it. My technology anxiety eased greatly with this upgrade!
Most recently, on the first night of my Technology for Educators class we were told to sit at our lap tops and submit an entry on blackboard. We would have thirty minutes to tell the professor how we would like to implement technology in to our own classrooms when we become teachers. My words were really flowing, my mind felt very clear and my body relaxed. About twenty minutes into the writing my thumb taps an unknown key on the laptop and my words vanish. There was probably something simple that needed to be done to retrieve my information but sheer panic set in instead. I quickly tried to recapture my thoughts in the ten minutes that followed. I figure I looked like an idiot with my submission! I then stewed about it for the entire hour drive home from grad school, before deciding to type all blackboard submission in a word document first to prevent this disaster from happening again.
I now seem to be experiencing a generational technology issue now. I can remember my parents and grandparents talking about certain struggles with things like VCR’s, cassette players, and telephones. They just couldn’t seem to get it, nor did they want to! Simple tech task and instructions seemed impossible for the “older” generation to grasp. Well, the day has arrived where I have begun to feel the gap in my own understanding of technology compared to my children. My kindergarten and fourth grade sons were more familiar with the smart board and laptop than I was. They both taught me something on the subject! Oh, and then there’s the i-pods and playstation games, forget about it … I will never catch up!
It seems as if every time I push an assignment off to the last day technology slaps me in the face. It’s happened so often through the years that I find myself shocked when things go smoothly. I am a very busy person juggling a full time job, family of five and many years of college which often forces me to work on assignment rights up to the deadline. I remember back to the few classes I took online while earning my BFA. At this time, my internet was accessed through a dial up connection. Every time I tried to email or submit an assignment my connection would fail or just freeze completely, causing the computer to shut down. Ultimately, the hard shut down would cause me to loose the email I had just typed to my professor which made my blood pressure soar! I would then have to make several anxiety ridden attempts before success.
Many of my art history and art philosophy classes assigned online reading. The reading ranged from small articles to complete books. My computer would chug and chug attempting to down load this information. I would do chores in between downloading attempts forcing a mastering of multi-tasking. My tech anxiety would reach all time highs until finally calling my husband and requesting he print them from a high speed connection. He saved the day on many occasions! High speed internet finally became available in our area and we jumped on it. My technology anxiety eased greatly with this upgrade!
Most recently, on the first night of my Technology for Educators class we were told to sit at our lap tops and submit an entry on blackboard. We would have thirty minutes to tell the professor how we would like to implement technology in to our own classrooms when we become teachers. My words were really flowing, my mind felt very clear and my body relaxed. About twenty minutes into the writing my thumb taps an unknown key on the laptop and my words vanish. There was probably something simple that needed to be done to retrieve my information but sheer panic set in instead. I quickly tried to recapture my thoughts in the ten minutes that followed. I figure I looked like an idiot with my submission! I then stewed about it for the entire hour drive home from grad school, before deciding to type all blackboard submission in a word document first to prevent this disaster from happening again.
I now seem to be experiencing a generational technology issue now. I can remember my parents and grandparents talking about certain struggles with things like VCR’s, cassette players, and telephones. They just couldn’t seem to get it, nor did they want to! Simple tech task and instructions seemed impossible for the “older” generation to grasp. Well, the day has arrived where I have begun to feel the gap in my own understanding of technology compared to my children. My kindergarten and fourth grade sons were more familiar with the smart board and laptop than I was. They both taught me something on the subject! Oh, and then there’s the i-pods and playstation games, forget about it … I will never catch up!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Blogging in the art room!
This blog will be used as a supplemental resource to our art studio. I have found in the past that high school age students initially find great difficulty during art critique. Our first few crituques will done on this blog. I will post a piece of art from a master artist,examples are Davinci, Piccaso, and Monet. You will then be required to respond and analyse the art using this blog. I expect you to really look at the paintings and respond with more than, "I really like it!" or "It's successul because it's pretty." I want you to discuss composition, color, value, and emotion. Think about why this painting has made it through time. Why are we discussing it today? Did this artist discover something new in this painting? Did the artist develop a style different than artist before him? What about this particular painting makes it worthy of being printed and published in art history books? Use this blog as a place to open up and explore your thoughts on the subject.
In the future we will utilize this blog for many group discussions. Please feel to be honest and open, but remember to handle your self in a proffessional and mature way when you do so! Art often pushes the envelope on many hot topics and requires openess and respect to be successful.
In the future we will utilize this blog for many group discussions. Please feel to be honest and open, but remember to handle your self in a proffessional and mature way when you do so! Art often pushes the envelope on many hot topics and requires openess and respect to be successful.
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