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Re: New Computer In the Artroom

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M.Grosspietsch (teachart)
Sun, 20 Sep 1998 13:06:16 -0500

Your ideas thus far sound appropriate for a one computer set up in an
art room. I also use my teacher station and overhead monitors to show
Claris slide shows of previous work (scan in or bring in via digital
camera, etc.) I am in the fortunate position to have a graphics lab,
too, so my computer and monitors also serve me for demonstration
purposes.

As for the future when you could receive more computers in the
classroom: would this be to make use of them as an art making tool? If
so, the expense may be more justifiable with this analogy...... when you
order drawing pencils, do you order 1 or 4 for the entire class to use
on a rotational basis, or enough for all students? If your district
can't or won't provide computers for all art students in their own lab
(now wouldn't that be nice!), at least aim for equal time in a school
lab equipped with art making software!

Margaret

Egartteach wrote:
>
> Hi everyone...within the next couple of weeks I will be getting my first
> computer in my art room for grades 1-3 and at my other school for grades 4-5.
> I will have Internet access and some kind of hook-up for overhead viewing for
> the whole class. Where shall I begin? Classes are 50 minutes long with
> 18-22 kids. I'd be interested in hearing suggestions for its use..."virtual
> fieldtrips" for the whole class? setting up our own web page? small group
> involvement with different software? With one computer I realize options are
> going to be limited, but there is a possibility of getting more in the future
> so I'd like to make good use of this opportunity. Thanks...Carol