I LOVE this application! We've used it in a variety of ways in the classroom: poetry, plays, historical documents, students' personal characteristics... (we even put a couple on our school wiki using student names from our roster -- note that increased frequency of name use makes it larger!) http://barrowplc.pbworks.com
Can you think of ways your art students might use this tool?
I've been thinking about your question since I read your comment. Our school is collaborating with the Creating Pride ArtsNow organization and we have spent a lot of time together trying to find ways to integrate the arts back into the so-called regular subjects such as math, science, LA, SS, etc. One thing we have found to be true is that sometimes we can't fit a square peg into a round hole. It's sometimes difficult to translate one art form into another subject unless it's an easy fit.
I still think I want to find a way. One thing I was thinking of doing without making it into just a writing component was to see if a picture could be designed out of the words chosen that relate to the design. I will play some more and get back to you. Thanks!!
I LOVE this application! We've used it in a variety of ways in the classroom: poetry, plays, historical documents, students' personal characteristics... (we even put a couple on our school wiki using student names from our roster -- note that increased frequency of name use makes it larger!) http://barrowplc.pbworks.com
ReplyDeleteCan you think of ways your art students might use this tool?
I've been thinking about your question since I read your comment. Our school is collaborating with the Creating Pride ArtsNow organization and we have spent a lot of time together trying to find ways to integrate the arts back into the so-called regular subjects such as math, science, LA, SS, etc. One thing we have found to be true is that sometimes we can't fit a square peg into a round hole. It's sometimes difficult to translate one art form into another subject unless it's an easy fit.
ReplyDeleteI still think I want to find a way. One thing I was thinking of doing without making it into just a writing component was to see if a picture could be designed out of the words chosen that relate to the design. I will play some more and get back to you. Thanks!!