One of the benefits of living in an increasingly connected world is the unprecedented access to resources and information we now enjoy. In the arts, we can make use of the incredible websites and apps in our classrooms to show students a work that hangs on the wall in a gallery...
Here’s a great idea… Take your students to a gallery and let them interact with the sculptures like never before. We took a group of Year 10s on a walk through a sculpture garden and asked them to use their iPads to photograph the work. Using their iPads they...
A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again. The collection of figures on the plane have no gaps and no overlaps. Patterns created this way have an incredible mathematical rhythm. Not only are tessellations fun to create, they can teach students...
Creating mandalas can be an engaging way for students to explore radial designs, symmetry and patterns in visual art. The effect of colour on design and the influence of line are made explicit. Connections can be made to the process of abstraction – this is an easy way to...
“The United States of America—for generations known around the world as the land of opportunity and innovation—is on the verge of losing its competitive edge. It is facing perhaps its greatest economic challenge since the dawn of the industrial revolution. This challenge...
Using the iPad can be a great way for students to engage with the process of abstraction. It is often difficult for art teachers to encourage students to make the leap from producing representational pictures to considering challenging compositions that do not rely on subject...
Enjoy this ever-growing collection of photography where raw images and the app-ified works exhibited alongside each other. These ‘before and after’ shots give insight into the powerful tools for manipulation the iPad can provide.
The iPad makes some tasks that were previously difficult and time consuming achievable with one touch. This means that students can cover more diversity in their explorations and engage more deeply with the curriculum. This is a huge advantage for students in their senior years...
Using the iPad to create allows students to move seamlessly from one activity to the next. The one device can service an endless exploration of techniques, ideas and creativity. Better yet, students can work at their own pace, moving through tasks as they complete them. See...
