Action Heros and Monster Mash!

Product Design, Technology and Art! What a combination! I integrated all three topics into this lesson focused on protocol-types. My 5th grade students created a proto- type concept of an action hero or monster and then worked with high school students in another district who created their concept design into a real 3-d model. The boxes and descriptions had detailed information about the character, a bar code and the price! 

Obama-Me Political Campaign Posters: Exploring the work of Shepard Fairey

5th grade students last year created these posters inspired by the work of Shepard Fairey. We discussed the campaign, the right to vote and why people use campaign posters to promote their voice. Students chose a word that would represent their campaign if they were running for president. Then we used the words to create a portrait in the style of Shepard Faireys work. These are for my graduate work so I wanted to share them with you all! 

Identity Posters

Up cycled trash cans!!!

My students and I worked on up cycling these old trash cans fir more color in the art room! 

Exploring Sumopaint!

5th grade students photographed each other and used a free online application called Sumopaint, which allows you to photo edit images for free! Students then explired various tools and techniques in the program to manipulate their photographs to represent emotion and evoke the viewers conversations. 

Word Cloud: Self Portraits and Identity

Last year my 5th grade students created these awesome portraits focusing on the rules of portraiture, exploring shadows, and using words to describe a story about who they are. This lesson incorporated. Study of both fine art techniques integrated with the use of technology. This week I will be presenting my work for my graduate degree. I thought these might be a wonderful way to think about technology integration for your art room. Enjoy! 

Getting Ready to Present!

These are all the goodies we used at the workshop! Pan Pastels are an excellent alternative to dusty chalk pastels! Check them out they are phenomenol!