Saturday, October 12, 2013

M4

2 Widgets 
All Things Considered


This widget has a collection of artwork that is discussed in detail. The artwork is explained along with the historical background surrounding the art. Roblyer and Doering (2013) discus visual learning and problems and solutions, “Possible activities include individual and cooperative research projects, as well as problem based learning projects.” (Page 245) I feel that this widget would allow me to do both of these things in my classroom. I would use this widget in my classroom in a group setting to discuss specific works of art. I would also allow my students to use this individually in doing research. Roblyer and Doering (2013) explain “Locating and using information from Internet sources has become a key part of the classroom learning.” (Page 245

 Antiquities and Ancient Art


This widget discusses ancient art and antiques. It is a little more casual and has fewer facts then All Things Considered. I would however I would use this in a group setting in the classroom, if I felt that the topic fit what we were studying. I would also place this on my Wiki space for students to view and discuss specific topics in class. This would fallow the parallel problem solving web base lesson project listed on page 241 of Roblyer and Doering. I think the students would find this widget entertaining and enjoyable.


Wiki

 http://chrhs-student-exhibitions.wikispaces.com

CHRHS Advanced Art Portfolio
Teacher MS Carolyn Brown

I feel that this is an excellent example of a Wiki space that I would create for my classroom. Roblyer and Doering (2013) explain, “Sites can introduce the goals and purposes of existing projects and invite people to participate.” (Page 245) This Wiki space displays current and upcoming projects. Homework is also explained in detail and this would be very helpful for students and parents. I really like that she give samples of the art that the students are working on so that the students can visually see what they are working towards. Roblyer and Doering (2013) explain “A website can serve to deliver actual instruction and information on a topic or project. (page 245) This wiki definitely delivers instruction and information and is done in a very clear and precise way.



Web-Based Lesson

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/education/education.html

National Geographic Data Center

This website is a great source of information for teachers and students.  I would specifically use this website for the historical art work.  This site contains a number of amazing works of art with detailed information about each piece.  I would at times, utilize the lesson plans that go along with the artwork. I will also use this site in a group setting to introduce the artwork.  The site would also work as a research tool for the students. Roblyer and Doering (2013) explain the benefit of web based information “Using this data, students are able to answer questions and solve problems posed by their teachers, their peers and themselves.”(page 241) 







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Thursday, October 3, 2013


Module 3


URL’s

URL’s can give you information about the web page.  The last three letters in the URL will tell us what type of website it is. According to Roblyer and Doering (2013) ”The most common designations are: .com Commercial site, .Gov Government, .net Network, internet service providers, .edu Higher education institutions, and .org non-commercial organizations.” (page 216). The optional subdomain will tell you what part of a large organization you are visiting. 



Search Engines

Search engines can help my students find better information buy bringing a large number of websites to one place.  Students looking for images of a swimming dolphin can type the key words in to Google and they will find 6,390,000 results in one place. 



Internet Tool

E-Potfolios.com
http://www.electronicportfolios.com/academy/index.html  

I believe that e-portfolio would be a great addition to my classroom.
Roblyer and Doering  (2013) explain “e-Portfolios are websites created by students to showcase their work and organize, revise, and store digital assets they have created inside and outside the class room.”(page 224) This website would allow my students to store and explain the artwork they create throughout the year. Students could showcase their portfolio to perspective universities or employees on this site.



Web-Based Lesson

Electronic Publishing

http://www.thinkquest.org/en/projects/index.html

I would use Thinkquest to allow students to access their art history projects and document their art history research. Students will document their artwork in multiple stages.  Allowing them to self evaluates their work and identify positive and negative changes. Roblyer and Doering (2013) feel that, “Many sites provide access to data, images that help students understand complex problems and guide them in creating their own solution.”  (page 245)



Favorite Website

http://www.louvre.fr/en

My favorite website is The Louvre Museum Official Website.  Roblyer and Doering  (2013) explain, “Good visually design pages are designed for good readability and aesthetics. “ (page 225) This website delivers on both. It looks beautiful and is easy to navigate.  Roblyer and Doering  (2013) also believe “It should be very clear how a user can find the content they are looking for on the website.” (page 225)  This webpage is very clearly designed.  At the top and just below the main image that there are tabs. This site would benefit my class while studying art history.  There are images of artwork as well as informative videos of artwork that explain the art and its history.

http://www.renweb.com

This website is one of my favorites because of its ease of use.  You can see your student’s grades at a glance. On page 254 of Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, Roblyer and Doering explain the importance of easy navigation.  This web site has very clear tabs on the left hand side.  To make it even easier, they created an app for RenWeb.  Bradsaw (2011) says, “Many universities; K-12 schools and institutions are selecting the ipad and ipod touch as the platform of choice for face-to-face and distance education classrooms.” (Page 229) Parents literally will have all class information at there fingertips. 

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