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Re: Art Room Technology

From: Berquist (berquist)
Date: Sat Jan 01 2000 - 14:34:11 PST

I agree with all that has been said about the use of software and the
manipulation of the electronic medium to create art. The possibilities
for facilitating the making of art with technological aids are rather
awesome and inspiring!

There is also another dimension to the use of technology in the art
classroom...the opportunity to research, explore, synthesize and
analyize art as an integral part of our global community and a
reflection of its social, political, aesthetic and moral issues. This
opportunity is available to anyone who has access to the Web and an
enthusiastic educator who can act as facilitor to this learning
experience. Members of this list have touched on a few of the ways in
which to do this....interviewing artists via email, virtual field trips,
and viewing images of artwork are all a part of the process. ThinkQuest
(http://www.thinkquest.org/) and WebQuests are other possibilities that
engage the learner and create a constructivist classroom. For examples
of a ThinkQuest try http://www.thinkquest.org/library/26183.shtml and
http://library.thinkquest.org/25782/ For more information on WebQuests
take a look at http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/taskonomy.html

The creator of the WebQuest Colonial Art in America
(http://ttt.teachtheteachers.org/~JSmall/amerart/index.htm), Jennifer
Small, led a discussion about her site at an ArtSites After School
Online meeting at TappedIn (http://www.tappedin.org) One of the
creators of WebQuests, Bernie Dodge, leads a monthly discussion at
TappedIn on how to make a successful WebQuest.

And, in conclusion, a reminder that I am happy to introduce you to the
TAPPED IN environment during the monthly ArtSites After School Online
discussion group. The next meeting of ArtSites is Thursday, January
6th, 4:30-5:30pm PST/7:30-8:30pm EST.

Respectfully submitted,
BJ Berquist, berquist

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