Art and Technology

Dear Champions For Learning, 

Thank you so much for supporting my students and the digital Arts! Our first project of the year was creating our own version of Edvard Munch and learning how to alter images and the difference between copyright, plagiarism and using something for educational purposes.This lesson took about six classes, and they loved learning about importing images, creating layers in their picture, learning how different brushes work, and how to smudge lines. During this project, they began learning about perspective too, and from then we moved on to creating a three-dimensional space. 

This project took us four classes. We learned how to create a three-Dimensional space by creating lines. The students began to see that something that is bigger seems closer to the eye and something further away seems smaller.Then we learned how to use the camera and the students took each other's picture and learned how to put themselves inside the smallest box to make the illusion that they were at the end of a hallway of falling into a space. The students were excited when they realized they could manipulate the photo in unusual ways, such as stretching it or making it look like the image was curving. 

I still cannot believe how quiet and focused the students were during the creation of these projects. Two of the classes really have a tough time following directions and wanting to complete assignments, no matter what the class. With the iPad they were thrilled to learn, and they created significantly more elaborate work than they have in the past.Most of my students do not have an iPad at home and many do not have technology at home. It really helped get my students engaged and excited to create in a new way. I hope they love the next projects just as much! Thank you so much for helping my students love learning again!  

Sincerely, 

Lyndsey Maxner