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I’ve been working with students in Years 3-6 to produce images using apps for digital drawing, and I thought I’d share our adventures. Although I usually use student creations, as the works are derived from selfies depicting young learners, instead of describing the...

“Where would the Impressionists have been without the invention of portable paint tubes that enabled them to paint outdoors? Who would have heard of Andy Warhol without silkscreen printing? The truth is that technology has been providing artists with new ways to express...

  It was visual literacy in action this week at The Kellett School in Hong Kong as a variety of elementary classes explored logo design for packaging. These young learners needed to craft a distinctive design, using a considered colour palette and a combination of shapes, in...

“The best camera, is the one you have with you.” Chase Jarvis It’s a classic photographic mantra, a call to action for image-makers everywhere. And these days, the camera you are most likely to have with you is the one embedded in your smart phone. But do you...

Using the Slow Shutter app on an iPhone or iPad students can capture the movement of a light sources as an glowing line. So, grab a torch, some glow sticks, or light up your smart phone screen to get creative!     While the process can be more difficult (but fabulous)...

I am pleased to announce that my free iTunes U Course, ‘Super Shapes: iPad Apps for Art’ is now live on iTunes U. Grab it now for you and your class by using the link here, or search Super Shapes on the iTunes U .             And, if you...

Paint a wall… RT @cyberteacher: Green Screen & Ideation walls in the new STEAM Room at @EducPlus are painted! #MOedchat #innovation pic.twitter.com/6K5z7XklCL — DoInk Tweets (@DoInkTweets) July 27, 2015 A fresh coat of paint over the holidays creates a wealth of...

  This week I’ve been collaborating with Year 4 students, and their inspiring classroom teacher and fellow ADE Dan Aivaliotis-Martinez (@martinezgeek). We developed some ideas for teaching and learning that connected Sphero devices with art-making practices – in...

Creativity, collaboration, movement and a little madness – ingredients for an exciting visual art lesson! While a 1:1 learning environment certainly can have some advantages for learning, shared devices and considered lesson design can provide valuable opportunities for...

Providing an opportunity for students to connect with portraiture through the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526-1593) is engaging stuff. This Italian painter is most famous for his imaginative faces made up entirely of fruit, vegetables, meat and other objects of significance,...