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# iPad Art Room

21st Century Teaching and Learning in Visual Art

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- [Bromley School New Zealand](https://www.ipadartroom.com/bromley-school-new-zealand/) - What a great week in Christchurch New Zealand working with inspiring educators and leaders. This school has strong Reggio Emilia approach that fits so beautifully with the hands-on creative learning experiences we've been designing for students.
- [Year in Review 2019](https://www.ipadartroom.com/year-in-review-2019/) - I was told recently that every year seems to fly by faster because as we age each one represents a smaller and smaller proportion of our total life. I really think that makes sense, but true or not, the challenge is always to fill the days with moments that matter. With that in mind, this
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- [Resources for Participants: Stop Motion at ISTE, Philadelphia USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste19/) - Blank planners/storyboards for stop motion movies: Key ideas... Loading up the learning in animation tasks Animation for beginners Simple Hologram Animations Combine videos Inspirational stop-motion short films Other resources... Link for iPad stands on ebay (or search portable, foldable iPad iPhone stand)
- [Resources for Participants: ISTE 2019, Philadelphia USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste2019/) - Key Resources Article: Divergent Thinking in the Creative Classroom on Cue Blog (a good overview of the conceptual underpinning) Article: Multi-media Worksflows on Mindshift Key Resource: 10 Lessons The Arts Teach Considering the Camera REALLY Using the Photo Library Do You Really Need To Keep All Those Photos and Videos?
- [Kicking off EduTECH 2019](https://www.ipadartroom.com/kicking-off-edutech-2019/) - What an amazing opportunity - Arts & Technology on the big stage at EduTECH. Leading the School Stream in 2019...
- [National Education Summit](https://www.ipadartroom.com/national-education-summit/) - Great day workshopping to support creativity with mobile devices at the Brisbane Convention Center.
- [Creativity in Canada! 🇨🇦](https://www.ipadartroom.com/creativity-in-canada-🇨🇦/) - What a great trip to Canada! April was spent in Surrey District, supporting schools to develop their creative approaches to teaching and learning. Wonderful to work on classrooms modelling practical pedagogies for higher order thinking, design thinking and authentic creativity.
- [Brisbane Catholic Education ‘Big Arts Day’](https://www.ipadartroom.com/brisbane-catholic-education-big-arts-day/) - An amazing day in Brisbane working with teachers from across Queensland in the Catholic system.
- [Make a movie right...and do it right now!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/make-a-movie-right-and-do-it-right-now/) - There are so many great video creation tools available. I'm often asked what I recommend for classroom use, so here are some thoughts... Choose the right tool for the job Before you start making a video, consider the format and style that best suits the message. If you have lots of time available
- [The Year in Review - 2018!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-year-in-review-2018/) - Once again I’m sitting here writing an end of year post in 30 degree heat with my sunglasses on, and once again it’s lovely to be relaxing with family after a busy year. Where does the time go? Working with teachers and students has presented me with some exciting challenges in some very special places
- [Stop the CRAP-tivities!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/stop-the-crap-tivities/) - Teaching creativity in schools is a hot topic in education, and I talk about the use, and misuse, of this word a lot. At a recent conference one of the slides I showed participants really resonated with teachers and created some great discussion across twitter. So let’s get straight to the point. As the slide
- [TECHpalooza 2018](https://www.ipadartroom.com/techpalooza-2018/) - And that’s a wrap… TECHpalooza 2018 has just finished up, and as I sit here, exhausted, it’s time to reflect. This conference has been two years in the making, and as I look back over countless hours of work I am filled with pride for the team behind this incredible event, and a goal achieved
- [ULearn, New Zealand](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ulearn-new-zealand/) - Great to be invited to present remotely for New Zealand's big ULearn Conference. Connected Ed livestream with the A for Art STEAM @art_cathyhunt #ulearn18 Exploring coral reef mosaic art, flower gardens, measuring, mapping... integrated art. Intentional mixed media via Assembly app... I could go on! pic.twitter.com/CFeOAbg1gk— Becky Hare (@BeckyHare26) October 10, 2018 Real subject integration
- [Guest Hosting #aussieED](https://www.ipadartroom.com/guest-hosting-aussieed/)
- [iiiSTEAM Conference, Melbourne](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iiisteam-conference-melbourne/)
- [Resources for Participants: iiiSTEAM Conference](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iiiart/) - Key Resources Article: Divergent Thinking in the Creative Classroom on Cue Blog Article: Multi-media Worksgflows on Mindshift Key Resource: 10 Lessons The Arts Teach Considering the Camera REALLY Using the Photo Library Do You Really Need To Keep All Those Photos and Videos? Combine Those Videos Sharing Work On-Screen Immediately
- [Resources for Participants: Stop Motion at iiiSTEAM](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iiistopmo/) - Blank planners/storyboards for stop motion movies: Key ideas... Loading up the learning in animation tasks Animation for beginners Simple Hologram Animations Combine videos Inspirational stop-motion short films Other resources... Link for iPad stands on ebay (or search portable, foldable iPad iPhone stand)
- [University of Central Arkansas, USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/university-of-central-arkansas-usa/) - "We had the privilege of having Cathy Hunt visit UCA today to share her passion for creativity and authentic learning through our summer writing camp, Bearswrite. Cathy taught multiple groups of students from elementary to junior high, showing these young ones how to express their creativity using mobile technology and the principles of
- [TwitterChat - Guest Moderator #WhatIsSchool](https://www.ipadartroom.com/twitterchat-guest-moderator-whatisschool/) - 🌟 ‘IGNITING YOUR CREATIVE SPARK’ 🌟 I’ll be a guest in Week 4 of the six-week #whatisschool SUMMER RENEWAL SERIES FOR EDUCATORS Join in, Thursday July 12 at 7:00 PM EDT
- [ISTE Arts & Technology PLN Networking Photo Walk, Chicago USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste-arts-technology-pln-networking-photo-walk-chicago-usa/)
- [EdTechSA Keynote, Adelaide Australia](https://www.ipadartroom.com/edtechsa-keynote-adelaide-australia/) - Had a great time at EdTechSA in Adelaide. Such a fantastic reaction to my workshops and the interactive keynote - look at those smiles! "Thank you, Cathy for accepting to be part of our EdTechSA 2018 state conference. Your energy and passion ignited day 2 and helped us to make connections. Many positive
- [Thru The Lens, Episode 2](https://www.ipadartroom.com/thru-the-lens-episode-2/) - Nice little grabs from my presentations included in this great clip. "When we lead with engagement, we increase the demand for more knowledge & skills. As our communication landscape continues to evolve, our students are going to have to look at those foundational structures, and see how they apply to any medium that comes their
- [Poetry Slam!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/poetry-slam/) - Yes. This happened. Hilarious night being a stand-up comic at the Edtech Poetry Slam with some special friends and a very enthusiastic audience! Thanks for organising and the invitation to share edu-stories, Carl Hooker!
- [ISTE 2018, Chicago USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste-2018-chicago-usa/) - The biggest educational technology conference in the world, ISTE, was held in Chicago this year. It's my fourth ISTE in a row, and as usual, it was a wild ride! I was excited to work with a few hundred educators in workshops on stop motion, iPad art-making, etc. here's some snaps from Chi-Town!
- [Creative Arts Teachers Meet-Up, Chicago USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/creative-arts-teachers-meet-up-chicago-usa/) - What a great morning. Thanks for coming out to connect and create together, art teachers!
- [Camera for Compositions FTW!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/camera-for-compositions-ftw/) - Yes, I still get excited about the potential of the connected camera in the classroom. I guess in part my excitement is because when I was at school (back at the dawn of time), the arts faculty had two. Two. For the whole of the subject. Now, my students have access to photography anywhere, anytime.
- [Shift in Edu Video](https://www.ipadartroom.com/shift-in-edu-video/) - Featured in a nice little grab for Shift in Edu in Miami...
- [Resources for Participants: Stop Motion at EdTECH SA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/sastopmo/) - Blank planners/storyboards for stop motion movies: Key ideas... Loading up the learning in animation tasks Animation for beginners Simple Hologram Animations Combine videos Inspirational stop-motion short films Other resources... Link for iPad stands on ebay (or search portable, foldable iPad iPhone stand)
- [Resources for Participants: EdTECH SA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipadartsa/) - Key Resources Article: Divergent Thinking in the Creative Classroom on Cue Blog Article: Multi-media Worksgflows on Mindshift Key Resource: 10 Lessons The Arts Teach Considering the Camera REALLY Using the Photo Library Do You Really Need To Keep All Those Photos and Videos? Combine Those Videos Sharing Work On-Screen Immediately
- [Resources for Participants: ISTE 2018 iPad Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste18/) - Key Resources Article: Divergent Thinking in the Creative Classroom on Cue Blog Article: Multi-media Worksgflows on Mindshift Key Resource: 10 Lessons The Arts Teach Considering the Camera REALLY Using the Photo Library Do You Really Need To Keep All Those Photos and Videos? Combine Those Videos Sharing Work On-Screen Immediately
- [Resources for Participants, ISTE 2018 Chicago](https://www.ipadartroom.com/istestopmo/) - Blank planners/storyboards for stop motion movies: Key ideas... Loading up the learning in animation tasks Animation for beginners Simple Hologram Animations Combine videos Inspirational stop-motion short films Other resources... Link for iPad stands on ebay (or search portable, foldable iPad iPhone stand)
- [The Staffroom Podcast](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-staffroom-podcast/) - I was really excited to be asked to participate in an interview with The Staffroom Team for the first episode of their new podcast. It's one of the more comprehensive discussions I've recorded about my teaching and learning philosophy, how my website came to be iPad Art Room, and the value of amplifying
- [Layers](https://www.ipadartroom.com/layers/) - 'Tra-digital', from the combination of traditional and digital, is a way of describing a mixed media approach that combines both technology and 'hands-on' tools and techniques. It seems to be useful term for explaining the potential cross-over, the blurry edges, and the opportunities we have, when we move beyond divisions between old and new in the studio
- [Bringing Art To Life](https://www.ipadartroom.com/bringing-art-to-life/) - Here's a creative workflow that mixes traditional tools and techniques with technology, and brings art to life! Portraiture as a starting point for a creative workflow This example comes straight out of a Year 6 classroom, where students have undertaken a study of portraiture, exploring the shape, size and relative position of facial
- [Resources for Participants: Burdekin Library](https://www.ipadartroom.com/resources-for-participants-burdekin-library/) - Key Resources Article: Divergent Thinking in the Creative Classroom on Cue Blog Article: Multi-media Worksgflows on Mindshift Key Resource: 10 Lessons The Arts Teach Considering the Camera REALLY Using the Photo Library Do You Really Need To Keep All Those Photos and Videos? Combine Those Videos Sharing Work On-Screen Immediately
- [Simple Hologram Animations](https://www.ipadartroom.com/creating-simple-holograms/) - Creating animations that can be viewed in three-dimensions is exciting stuff! We've produced hologram viewers using perspex/plexiglass and the laser cutter, and there are endless animations to access online that work with iPhones, iPads and these kinds of viewers. But what if you don't have access to a laser cutter and a workshop?
- [Designing a Hologram Viewer](https://www.ipadartroom.com/having-fun-with-holograms/) - We've been exploring some pretty exciting concepts in the Design Technology workshop this term. In this project, student were given the challenge of working out how to create a hologram viewer so that they could explore this emerging technology. For this group of Year 7 students with just one short period a week
- [Animation lesson - How to animate](https://www.ipadartroom.com/animation-lesson-how-to-animate/) - When I began teaching Visual Art, animation was a subject that was taught by a technology teacher at our school - it was pretty specialised stuff. The intricacies of using the massive animation suites and high-end programs, combined with the fact that our art rooms didn't even have computer access for our students, meant that
- [Teach Tech Play - Episode 32](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ttp/) - Thanks for joining me for Teach Tech Play Episode 32! While my presentation focused on arts-rich learning experiences that presented opportunities for students to grapple with geometric shapes, there were lots of ideas for diving deeply into layers, size and scale, tessellations and patterns. Overall, I hope the open-ended nature of these tools is clear,
- [Announcing TECHpalooza on the Gold Coast!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/announcing-techpalooza-on-the-gold-coast/) - Bigger and better in 2018, this digital technologies learning festival is a two-day event. Formerly ‘iPadpaloozaGC, TECHpalooza has access to trailblazing presenters from Australia and abroad who are keen to share, supporting educators by providing the opportunity for powerful collaborative partnerships between schools, academics, young people and industry. TECHpalooza will focus on creativity, social collaboration,
- [Joy of Professional Learning: Guest Contributor](https://www.ipadartroom.com/joy-of-professional-learning-guest-contributor/) - Great to be asked to contribute to this edition of the Joy of Professional Learning. "For this seventh book in our series of professional learning, we have asked some more "Guest Chefs" from around the world to add their favorite professional learning recipes. This book introduces nine recipes that are a different approach to professional
- [Animating Images and Moving Montages](https://www.ipadartroom.com/animating-images-and-moving-montages/) - I've been playing around with my own photographs and the Plotaverse app for a while. It's a quick way to bring life to images, as sections can be 'animated' through an easy process. Simply mask off areas to remain 'still', and draw directional arrows to indicate the 'pull' of motion, and you're in business.
- [Surreal Collages](https://www.ipadartroom.com/surreal-collages/) - Superimpose is one of my favourite apps to use for the 'cut and paste' stuff I need to do quickly and easily. It's a pretty powerful tool, full of many tricks and intricacies, but most of the time I use it with students due to it's simple approach to layers. With a touch
- [Article: Reflections, for Gowrie Australia](https://www.ipadartroom.com/article-reflections-for-gowrie-australia/)
- [2CLI Podcast](https://www.ipadartroom.com/2cli-podcast/) - Click here to listen in to my podcast for 21CLI's 'Education Vanguard', 'Seamlessly Connecting Art and Technology'.
- [iPhoneography Hunt](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iphoneography-hunt/) - We love using our iPhones to develop 'active looking'. Using our lens as a window on the world we are learning to really see. This class was asked to construct images of the natural world that represented a strong connection to one of each of the elements of art; line, shape, form, space, value, colour,
- [Combine Your Student Videos](https://www.ipadartroom.com/combine-your-student-videos/) - In my workshops, or the classroom, we often explore new tools and make short experimental clips with video. It's important work because of the process, but the finished products are often small or 'informal', like the wonderful wave rider below. At times we want to keep these clips as a record of our
- [Collaborative, Crazy 'Selfie Selfies'!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/collaborative-crazy-selfie-selfies/) - Paper and scissors can be used to combine and collage images, and there are a myriad of apps that allow you to cut and paste digital pictures together too. Here's a spin on these familiar techniques in the form of a creative challenge for students. During a lesson that focused on composition and camera control,
- [ISTE Educator Insights](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste-educator-insights/) - Great to be asked to comment for a variety of 'Educator Insights' for the International Society of Technology in Education. See some snippets here...
- [Learning with Light: iPhones, Flashlights and Photography](https://www.ipadartroom.com/learningwithlight/) - Here's a few shots from some lessons in my Year 8 classes as we learned about the expressive qualities of light and line by using a wire sculpture, collaboration and our technology. Let's kick it off with some images of the students using their devices to take some photographs of a sculpture they produced in
- [Shift in Edu, Miami USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/shift-in-edu-miami-usa-2/) - Well, what an adventure that was! A 30 hour trip to Miami, two days filled with edu-awesome, and a 30 hour trip back home! Highlights? My keynote in a church (the 'Madonna mic' made me feel like doing a rendition of 'Like A Prayer', but in the end I stuck with the program as advertised
- [British School Jakarta](https://www.ipadartroom.com/british-school-jakarta/) - What a sensational week it was on site in Indonesia at the British School Jakarta. Stop-Motion with three year old students, AR experiences with mandala making, selfies created in type and dig-collages galore! Lots of new apps and ideas for their elementary curriculum.
- [ADE Asia-Pacific Academy 2017, Melbourne Australia](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ade-asia-pacific-academy-2017-melbourne-australia/)
- [KEYNOTE: CUE 2017, Palm Springs USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/keynote-cue-2017-palm-springs-usa/) - 'The heART & Soul of Education' keynote begins at around 29 minutes... [View the story "Keynoting #CUE17" on Storify]
- [CurricIT in Western Australia](https://www.ipadartroom.com/curricit-in-western-australia/)
- [Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre](https://www.ipadartroom.com/field-of-mars-environmental-education-centre/)
- [2017 In Review](https://www.ipadartroom.com/2017-in-review/) - 2017 was big (I think I began my 2016 Year In Review post in the same way!). I'm sitting here writing this post in 34 degree heat with my sunglasses on (yes, it's really hot...we're talking Celsius here 'Down Under'!), and since more than 90 per cent of my website visitors come from places around
- [Resources for Participants: Shift in EDU, Miami USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/resources-for-participants-shift-in-edu-miami-usa/) - Article: Divergent Thinking in the Creative Classroom on Cue Blog Article: Multi-media Worksgflows on Mindshift Key Resource: 10 Lessons The Arts Teach Considering the Camera REALLY Using the Photo Library Do You Really Need To Keep All Those Photos and Videos? Sharing Work On-Screen Immediately Using the iPad
- [Resources for Participants, ISTE Easy Peasie Stop-Motion For Learning](https://www.ipadartroom.com/resources-for-participants-iste-easy-peasie-stop-motion-for-learning/) - Blank planners/storyboards for stop motion movies: Key ideas... Loading up the learning in animation tasks Animation for beginners Inspirational stop-motion short films Other resources... Link for iPad stands on ebay (or search portable, foldable iPad iPhone stand) [View the story "ISTE Workshops USA" on Storify]
- [Chinese International School Hong Kong](https://www.ipadartroom.com/chinese-international-school-hong-kong/) - What a wonderful week working with the teachers and students at CISHK! Curriculum design for classrooms, a scope and sequence for the R-6 Technologies Programs, professional learning for teachers through co-teaching, modelling and reflective practice... wowee! This video is a wonderful record of my time with the staff and students. More than that, the students'
- [Augmented Reality Dot (Circle & Sphere) Day!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/augmented-reality-dot-circle-sphere-day/) - Augmented Reality (AR) is becoming more useful and accessible for classroom learning experiences all the time. This week, I used a really simple AR app, Quiver, in a Year 1 classroom at the Chinese International School. Students explored the concept of radial symmetry and analogous colour schemes to design a 'dot'. The circle
- [Use the iPad Camera... for more than 'Photography'!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/use-the-ipad-camera-for-more-than-photography/) - Photography is (wonderfully) more accessible than ever. When our students have access to the connected camera that is an integral part of our creative mobile devices, the lens becomes an entry point, a conduit between what is placed before it and a myriad of other creative tools. We can go further. Through the camera, students
- [Sharing Work 'On Screen'... Immediately!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/sharing-work-on-student-screens-lets-rethink-it/) - I am so fortunate to jump in and out of connected classrooms across the globe, and I'm happy to work with whatever tools are in place to support learning. However, I am always excited to see an Apple TV in place that allows me to be mobile and responsive, using my iPad to share what
- [Do You Really Need To Keep All Those Photos and Videos?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/do-you-really-need-to-keep-all-that/) - Through my experiences in schools across a variety of contexts I've learned that if we don't share really practical and productive ideas for managing these 'housekeeping' issues, we run the risk of building barriers, not bridges, towards truly integrated pedagogical approaches to learning. How do you manage the never-ending stream of images and video
- [ARTICLE:  Divergent Thinking, CUE](https://www.ipadartroom.com/divergent-thinking-an-article-for-cue/)
- [Resources for Participants Apple Distinguished Educator Institute 2017](https://www.ipadartroom.com/resources-for-participants-apple-distinguished-educator-institute-2017/) - Article: Divergent Thinking in the Creative Classroom on Cue Blog Article: Multi-media Worksgflows on Mindshift Key Resource: 10 Lessons The Arts Teach Lesson Ideas If you were interested in some of the lesson ideas more specifically, and would like detail, I've linked to some of the
- [Resources for Participants ISTE 2017](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste17/) - Thanks for your enthusiasm, ISTE attendees! Please reach out if there is anything else you need from the presentation. More iPad Art: Lessons, Apps and Ideas for the iPad in Visual Art iPad Art: Lessons, apps and ideas for the iPad in Visual Art Responding to art from the National Gallery of Australia's
- [ISTE 2017 Workshops](https://www.ipadartroom.com/isteworkshops2017/) - [View the story "ISTE Workshops USA" on Storify]
- [The Big Stage! ISTE17 in San Antonio USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-big-stage-iste17-in-san-antonio-usa/) - [View the story "EdTekTalk on the #ISTE17 Stage " on Storify]
- [Cue 2016 Keynote in Palm Springs](https://www.ipadartroom.com/cue-2016-keynote-in-palm-springs/) - 'The heART & Soul of Education' keynote begins at around 29 minutes... [View the story "Keynoting #CUE17" on Storify]
- [ANNOUNCING: 'Shift in Edu' Keynote in Miami, USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/announcing-edu-shift-keynote-in-miami-usa/)
- [ARTICLE:  'Art is at the heart of creativity and innovation' for CUE](https://www.ipadartroom.com/cue-article-art-is-at-the-heart-of-creativity-and-innovation/)
- [Article for School Arts, USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/article-for-school-arts-usa/) - New article up for SchoolArts! It is now online and you can read the issue here. SchoolArts is a great publication, an American national art education magazine committed to promoting excellence, advocacy, and professional support for educators in the visual arts since 1901.
- [Download the FREE set of iPad Art Room Books](https://www.ipadartroom.com/download-ipad-art-room-books/) - These free books for educators explore a range of lessons, apps and ideas for teachers using mobile devices in the classroom. With practical, hands-on guides and examples from real teaching and learning experiences, Cathy Hunt explores the possibilities for your own iPad Art Room
- [Resources for Participants: CUE 2017 Keynote](https://www.ipadartroom.com/cue17/) - Thanks for your enthusiasm, CUE attendees! Please reach out if there is anything else you need from the keynote. More iPad Art: Lessons, Apps and Ideas for the iPad in Visual Art iPad Art: Lessons, apps and ideas for the iPad in Visual Art Responding to art from the
- [The 'BIG' Year In Review, 2016](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-big-year-in-review-2016/) - 2016 was big... Yep, that's more than 10 full days spent up in the air! Those long trips included two fantastic tours to the USA, a sprint over to Europe, and lots of adventures in Asia including four trips in and out of Hong Kong (which seems to be a vibrant second home for me
- [The Canadian International School, Hong Kong](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-canadian-international-school-hong-kong/)
- [ISTE 2016 Closing Keynote Ignite on the big stage in Denver USA!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste-closing-keynote-ignite-on-the-big-stage/) - I'm not gonna lie... that was one big auditorium! With seating for 6000, the big Bellco auditorium at the Colorado Convention Centre is quite an intimidating venue. Lucky for me, the inspirational work of our creative students can fill an auditorium with oooohhhhs, ahhhhhhs and wonder. What a fantastic way to finish off ISTE
- [21st Century Learning International Conference 2016 - Hong Kong](https://www.ipadartroom.com/21st-century-learning-international-conference-2016-hong-kong/) - This was the third year I'd been asked to present at the 21st Century Learning International Annual Conference in Hong Kong, and I'm so pleased to say that it was certainly event yet. That's no easy feat when the bar has been set so high in previous years I've really come to look forward to
- [German European School - Singapore](https://www.ipadartroom.com/german-european-school-singapore/)
- [Women In Business Awards](https://www.ipadartroom.com/women-in-business-awards/) - I am so proud to be amongst the winners at the Women In Business Awards having won 'The Futurist' award, and being selected as a finalist in the Innovation and Technology category. Pursuing a creative and inclusive vision for education has meant that I've been working towards redefining the role of 'educator' for a
- [Tanglin Trust School - Singapore](https://www.ipadartroom.com/tanglin-trust-school-singapore/)
- [ISTE Ignite in Denver USA!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste-ignite/) - There is one thing I know about educators the world over; they love to see student success. So, when I was given an opportunity to speak to a huge auditorium at the biggest educational technology event on the planet, ISTE 2016, the job seemed simple - cram those slides with as many images of our
- [App-Share Live in Dubai](https://www.ipadartroom.com/app-share-live-in-dubai/)
- [Podcast: Interview on 'The Wired Educator'](https://www.ipadartroom.com/podcast-interview-on-the-wired-educator/) - "In this episode, Kelly interviews teacher, author, and international speaker and creative educational design specialist, Cathy Hunt. Cathy is the author of bestselling iPad Art: Lessons, apps and ideas for the iPad in Visual Art and More iPad Art as featured on iBookstore. Cathy is a well-known advocate for the creative integration of
- [WINNER! Our Book wins at the iBooks Author Awards in Nashville](https://www.ipadartroom.com/winner-our-book-wins-at-the-ibooks-author-awards-in-nashville/) - We Won! So pleased to announce that our multi-touch book, Responding to Art (National Gallery of Australia) has won Best iBook of the Year, Film/Music/Art and Best iBook of the Year, Exhibit or Event Companion at the iBooks Author Awards in Nashville, USA. Responding to art from the National Gallery of Australia's Collection is
- [Terrific Tracing](https://www.ipadartroom.com/terrific-tracing/) - Although it may seem simple enough, tracing over parts of the face is an engaging way for students to spend time purposefully exploring shape, form, positive and negative space, etc. This kind of task also presents a valuable starting point for some of the less creatively confident learners – they are off and racing, rather than worrying about their first marks on a blank page.
- [My Favourite Apps for Drawing with the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil](https://www.ipadartroom.com/drawing-with-the-ipad-pro-and-apple-pencil/) - My Favourite Apps for Drawing and Painiting with the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil - Start using your iPad creatively with this great selection of apps for drawing and painting on the iPad.
- [ISTE Workshop Feedback](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste-workshop-feedback/) - I put a serious amount of effort into my presentations. Sometimes for months and months. And while I do love it, it's also hard work. So when I get feedback that really tells me that all the practice and perfectionism is worth it, well, it means a lot. The smiles were great, but now ISTE
- [iPadpalooza Gold Coast](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipadpalooza-gold-coast-ourfirstconference/) - And that's a wrap.... iPadpaloozaGC has just finished up, and as I sit here, exhausted, it's time to reflect. This conference has been a year in the making, and as I look back over countless hours of work I am filled with pride for the team behind this incredible event, and a goal achieved -
- [Resources for Participants: iPadpaloozaGC Stop-Motion](https://www.ipadartroom.com/resources-for-participants-ipadpaloozagc-stop-motion/) - Blank planners/storyboards for stop motion movies: Key ideas... Loading up the learning in animation tasks Animation for beginners Inspirational stop-motion short films Other resources... Link for iPad stands on ebay (or search portable, foldable iPad iPhone stand)
- [STEAM - Put a 'A' in STEM with the arts!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/steam/) - What is STEAM? "In this climate of economic uncertainty, America is once again turning to innovation as the way to ensure a prosperous future. Yet innovation remains tightly coupled with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math – the STEM subjects. Art + Design are poised to transform our economy in the 21st century just as science
- [Considering a 'Tra-digital' approach in visual art - Arts Queensland](https://www.ipadartroom.com/considering-a-tra-digital-approach-in-visual-art-arts-queensland/) - Great to write a little grab about art/edu/tech for Arts Queensland this week...
- [COMING EVENT: Arts Integration & STEAM Keynote](https://www.ipadartroom.com/arts-integration-steam-keynote/) - Announcing my keynote, and (George's!) for the Arts Integration & STEAM Online Conference. Find out more about this great event here - you can access some fabulous sessions alongside more than 1500 teachers from across the globe, or submit a proposal to share your ideas with the world.
- [I'm working with the E20 Global](https://www.ipadartroom.com/im-working-with-the-e20-global/) - Humbled to be one of the 100 invited to join E20 Global... "...As the G20 provides a forum for international collaboration in economics, E20 Global is a forum for collaboration in education worldwide, and a catalyst for change that is informed by a uniquely global perspective. One hundred thought leaders from twenty countries have been
- [Apps and Ideas](https://www.ipadartroom.com/apps-and-ideas/) - Although there are many creative apps available, their quality and usefulness in an educational context can vary. Finding them can be difficult, as many websites listing apps do so indiscriminately. These massive lists can be fun to explore, and no doubt contain some winners, but what really works in the classroom? Here's some of our
- [Kaleido-creations](https://www.ipadartroom.com/kaleido-creations/) - While the concept of mixing media is certainly not a new idea in Visual Art, working with a seamless combination of digital tools and traditional art-making processes is still a fairly recent proposition in many art education programs. Considered instructional design can produce seamless movement between ‘apps and anything else’, and when technology permeates the
- [iPad Art Room - Top 100 #edtech Influencers 2016](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-top-100-edtech-influencers-2016/) - "We were very interested in seeing which virtual reality professionals and brands were leading the online discussion, so we analysed 554K+ tweets from 24th February – 23rd May 2016 mentioning the keywords: “edtech OR elearning OR e-learning”. We then identified the top 100 most influential brands and individuals leading the discussion on Twitter. What we
- [Making Emoji (and mayhem!)](https://www.ipadartroom.com/making-emoji-and-mayhem/) - My Year 3 & 4 students loved making their own emojis this week. While there are specific 'emoji creation' apps you could use throughout this task, my young learners were asked to craft a distinctive design using a considered colour palette and a combination of shapes, using Assembly app on their iPads. The open-ended
- [Mega-Mixed-Media Mash-Up!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/mega-mixed-media-mash-up/) - Exploring lasers cutting as a powerful new tool between the studio and the Design and Technology learning spaces.
- [A Review of Cathy Hunt's Stop-Motion Session at #iste2016](https://www.ipadartroom.com/a-review-of-cathy-hunts-stop-motion-session-at-iste2016/)
- [Apple Distinguished Educator Institute, 2016 Berlin](https://www.ipadartroom.com/apple-distinguished-educator-institute-2016-berlin/) - [View the story "Apple Distinguished Educator Showcase " on Storify]
- [Mindshift](https://www.ipadartroom.com/mindshift/)
- [Thinking beyond the tools in my creative workshops](https://www.ipadartroom.com/what-did-you-learn/) - Photography skills, selfies, app-hacking... often my workshops are designed to utilise a whole variety of tools and tactics, but they are always firmly focused on pedagogies. Identifying and leveraging opportunities for learning is key. As a presenter it's always nice to receive great feedback, and most importantly, see that your key messages are being heard
- [Resources for Participants: Easy-Peasie StopMotion Madness, ISTE 2016, Denver USA ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/resources-for-participants-easy-peasie-stopmotion-madness-iste-denver/) - Thank you for your enthusiasm and participation, creative teachers! It was wonderful working with you all in Denver. Noah Geisel has written a wonderful overview of our stop motion session, and if you need support, just send me an email at cathy@ipadartroom.com - I would absolutely love to hear from you and see some of
- [KEYNOTE: iPadpalooza Texas 'The Content is the Experience: The Art of Education'](https://www.ipadartroom.com/keynote-ipadpalooza-texas-the-content-is-the-experience-the-art-of-education/) - It's not everyday you are asked to keynote a conference alongside Simon Pierro (the iPad magician) and Austin Kleon (Steal Like an Artist)...but then, iPadpalooza is no ordinary conference. For this keynote, I decided to take some risks. Usually, I am very comfortable on stage because I am talking about the wonderful work
- [Making Images (and meaning) with Text, at ISTE 2016 ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/making-images-and-meaning-with-text-at-iste-2016/) - Photography skills, selfies, app-hacking... this session had it all! It was another full-house and a room full of laughs in Denver this week at ISTE. We combined tools, tactics and texts to explore visual literacy in action, making 'the good, the bad and the ugly', and talking about the difference...because that's where we discovered opportunities
- [ISTE Stop Motion Madness in Denver!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste-stop-motion-madness-in-denver/) - My 'Easy-Peasie Stop-Motion' workshop is my favourite. While I do love bringing new ideas and content to the big events like ISTE, this is the second year I've toured this format across the globe...because it rocks. So often, participants at edtech conferences spend a lot of time watching to learn, but not in this workshop!
- [Resources for Participants: Images with Text Workshop, ISTE 2016, Denver USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/images-with-text-workshop-iste-2016-denver-usa/) - Images with Text Workshop
- [National News - Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph](https://www.ipadartroom.com/national-news-herald-sun-daily-telegraph/)
- [China!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/china/) - Workshops and keynotes and art-making in Beijing!
- [Resources for Participants: BCE Conference](https://www.ipadartroom.com/resources-for-participants-bce-conference/) - Thank you for your enthusiasm and participation today! Please don't hesitate to reach out if I can be of any help from here. If you are looking for an idea, an app, or I've missed something in these resources, just flick me an email - cathy@ipadartroom.com Key ideas There are no 'best apps' - teaching
- [Digital Drawing in Layers](https://www.ipadartroom.com/thinking-about-layers/) - 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 workflow using their faces I'm just going to share the image I
- [Laser Etching Meets The Printing Press](https://www.ipadartroom.com/laser-etching-meets-the-printing-press/) - "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 themselves for a very long time." Randy Rieland Walk into
- [ISTE Mobile Learning Network 'Mobile Learning Innovation Award 2016'](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste-mobile-learning-network-mobile-learning-innovation-award-2016/) - I am so pleased to be presenting at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference in Denver this June. My presentations are up and registrations are happening - click the link to register, and join in my creative, hands on workshops with iPads. I am also humbled to be receiving the ISTE Mobile
- [Creative Coding: Light Painting with Sphero ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/creative-coding-painting-with-light/) - Students developed the necessary skills for controlling their Sphero balls by creating their own code and painting with light!
- [Shaping Symbols - Constructing Logos with Apps](https://www.ipadartroom.com/shaping-symbols-constructing-logos-with-apps/) - 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 Assembly app on their iPads. While there are
- [NAEA 2016 in Chicago!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/naea-2016-in-chicago/) - The National Visual Arts Association Conference has been on my bucket list since I was a pre-service teacher. This year, I was so fortunate to be awarded the Athena Fellowship by my very supportive school, St Hilda's, and contribute to this incredible event. This year, NAEA in Chicago attracted more than 5000 art teachers, and
- [Art Education Association of Western Australia Journal Article](https://www.ipadartroom.com/visual-art-education-journal-western-australia/) - ent/uploads/2013/03/image13.jpeg" alt="iPad classroom lessons" width="1536" height="2048" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-14462" />
- [National Visual Arts Education Conference 2016 - National Gallery of Australia](https://www.ipadartroom.com/national-visual-arts-education-conference-2016-national-gallery-of-australia/)
- [The Kellett School - Hong Kong](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-kellett-school-hong-kong/)
- [ISTE 2015](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste-2015/) - [View the story "ISTE 2015" on Storify]
- [ISTE Session Evaluations](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iste-session-evaluations/) - I've decided to post the 'presenter's feedback' from my sessions at ISTE so you can see the way your comments are delivered to us. I was really pleased to see the positive rating of these workshops, especially having come from the iPadpalooza Learning Festival in Texas where my sessions rated the highest at the event
- ['More iPad Art' Book wins!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/more-ipad-art-book-wins/) - So excited to see my book, 'More iPad Art' win through in two categories in Nashville at the iBooks Author Awards - Best Reference and Best Non-Fiction (overall). A wonderful surprise, especially as we were up against a lot of professional authors and publishers. Thank you so much to all those that voted and supported
- [Digital Innovation in Learning Awards](https://www.ipadartroom.com/digital-innovation-in-learning-awards-2/) - I am excited to announce that I was chosen to receive a 2015 EdSurge and Digital Promise 'Digital Innovation in Learning' (DILA) Award - An 'Honourable mention' in the Sharing is Caring Category. Given the standard of projects and educators in this program, and the fact that there were more than 400 entries, I am
- [iPadpalooza is coming to the Gold Coast! ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipadpalooza-is-coming-to-the-gold-coast/) - Our amazing team at the St Hilda's School on the Gold Coast is hard at work planning a really special event for this coming September. What on earth is iPadpalooza? This will be an action-packed, fun-filled three-day professional development event for teachers, ICT specialists, leadership and academics. More than 400 participants will be hosted on
- [Our National Gallery Multi-touch Books ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/our-national-gallery-multi-touch-books/)
- [A Creative iPad Holiday! ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/a-creative-ipad-holiday/) - We've put together a great holiday selection of iPad apps and ideas for creative kids. Thanks to the Courier Mail for their support of our young art-makers!
- [Visual Vision of Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/visual-vision-of-art/) - Another good write up in the Gold Coast Bulletin about the National Gallery digital resources; this one written by a student reporter at St Hilda's School.
- [Creating a Foundation for Learning: Art, Innovation and Technology](https://www.ipadartroom.com/creating-a-foundation-for-learning-art-innovation-and-technology/) - Creating a Foundation for Learning: Art, Innovation and Technology Check out Part One of my guest blog, Creating a Foundation for learning: Art Innovation and Technology, on 21 Century Learning International's site.
- [A Future Driven Arts Education ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/guest-blog-a-future-driven-arts-education/) - Creating a Foundation for Learning: Art, Innovation and Technology
- [Using collage apps in Visual Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/using-collage-apps-in-visual-art/) - Sometimes the best apps are not on the App Store in the education section. Check out collage apps! These little 'photo organisers' that function like digital album pages, are usually found on instagram and collections of selfies abound! Sure, these compilations are cute, but having seen what these apps can do, we got
- [Let's Create using virtual pottery!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/lets-create-using-virtual-pottery/) - There are two versions of Let's Create Pottery avaliable - this link is for the full app. And this is the free app, which is a great place to start. If you just want to explore the concept of a throwing a pot on a wheel or turn some
- [Ink Blot Monsters](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ink-blot-monsters/) - In a sequence of activities that blended hands-on tasks and digital media, students created little monsters that combined and/or interacted with an environment. To start with, coloured ink drops were blown on paper using straws to create abstract shapes. These shapes were then turned into monsters with google eyes and pen drawing to add features.
- [An iPad workflow for young art makers](https://www.ipadartroom.com/a-workflow-for-the-young-art-makers/) - I love the concept of kids making art on the iPad, but limiting their creative tools to drawing and colouring on mobile devices is also limiting the creativity. And, using just one app can mean that students are missing out on half the fun and a lot of the learning. A powerful 'workflow' mindset, one
- [Google Earth Inspired Landscapes](https://www.ipadartroom.com/google-earth-inspired-landscapes/) - This term, we've been using Google Earth as part of the visual resources for a unit that challenges students to consider the concept of 'landscape'. Exploring a variety of ways of seeing and connecting with place and space, using Google Earth as a way to; Engage with a variety of viewing angles from life and
- [Salad Selfies & Art History ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/salad-selfies-art-history/) - 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, and they continue to be a source of wonder for children of all ages.
- [5 Great Green Screen Background Ideas for Teachers](https://www.ipadartroom.com/5-great-green-screen-background-ideas-for-teachers/) - 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 possibilities! #greenscreen #lkdsb #learningcommons pic.twitter.com/7HMGDrAtxS— BrookeCentral (@BrookeCentral) January 5, 2016 Foldable, cardboard presentation
- [Simply Beautiful Light Painting](https://www.ipadartroom.com/simply-beautiful-light-painting/) - 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) on an SLR camera,
- [Best ever art apps page - links to huge apps lists!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/best-ever-art-apps-page-links-to-huge-apps-lists/) - Where do you begin the search for art apps for the classroom? Many websites have some excellent lists and we've put some of the best all in once place. Apps for Art Creative Bloq's 15 Best iPad apps for sketching and painting App Advice: Apps for the iPhone artist Apps in Education: ART Craig
- [Connected Kids in the Courier Mail](https://www.ipadartroom.com/connected-kids-in-the-courier-mail/) - The personal mobile devices we see in the hands of our students are powerful tools for creativity. Mistakes can be erased, experiments are easily undertaken, exploration is exciting and confidence reigns supreme. It’s not about getting rid of the great things we’ve always done in the art room – the iPad and other technology can
- [iPad Art Room Collaboration with Book Creator](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-collaboration-with-book-creator/) - We love the possibilities for student content creation using Book Creator, so we were thrilled to be asked to write a post for their blog. While it is really easy to drag and drop images, text and more into the pages of these digital books, a little design 'know how' can help students to control
- [Community Arts Project - Bringing Creativity and iPads to Ayr!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/bringing-creativity-and-ipads-to-ayr/)
- [Guest Blog on iPad Teachers](https://www.ipadartroom.com/guest-blog-on-ipad-teachers/) - The iPad is a really flexible and powerful tool for learning through art-making in the classroom. While there are many fantastic drawing apps available for students to explore digital image creation, I believe the most exciting opportunities for creativity with iPad utilise apps that combine the camera and hands-on, tactile materials.
- [Guest Blog on Creatubbles ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/guest-blog-on-creatubbles/)
- [Don't Hate the Selfie!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/dont-hate-the-selfie/) - What Can We Learn From Selfies? " A selfie is a certain type of self-portrait photography shot with a digital camera or smartphone. Selfies are typically of-the-moment images, require little to no planning, and usually occur in domestic settings such as the bedroom or bathroom. When shot with friends, they become a group selfie. Rarely
- [Magnification for Making](https://www.ipadartroom.com/magnification-for-making/) - Using Magnification To 'Make' I've been looking at the art-making potential of the Exo Lab scope over the past couple of weeks. In exploring ideas for the creative classroom, it's obvious that there is real potential in this device to enhance opportunities to create rich learning experiences across teaching areas. So here's the
- [How to load up the learning in animation](https://www.ipadartroom.com/how-to-load-up-the-learning-in-animation/) - Animations are easily created on mobile devices. I've written some extensive posts with resources, apps and ideas for teachers, and what follows is more suited to teachers who have started to explore stop motion in the classroom. If you're a begin, you might want to check out these posts before you read on here.... How
- [REALLY using the Photo Library](https://www.ipadartroom.com/reallyusingthephotoslibrary/) - Students can use screenshots of the Photo Library to quickly document work for use in Visual Art diaries or reflective journals.
- [3 Technology Tips for Parents of Young Learners](https://www.ipadartroom.com/top-technology-tips-for-parents/) - I'm regularly asked for my thoughts on technology and our youngest learners - the best apps, the best devices, and how much time should children spend on their iPads. And yes, there's a lot to talk about as parents navigate concerns about new and unfamiliar tools. But to ensure conversations go beyond debates about
- [Multi-media Workflows](https://www.ipadartroom.com/multi-media-workflows/) - The concept of mixing media is certainly not a new idea in Visual Art, and I am always talking about the value of creative workflows that combine digital tools and traditional art-making products and processes. If tasks and techniques are always separated and labelled 'digital' or 'iPad Art', this can lead to misconceptions about the
- [Picasso Portrait Pieces](https://www.ipadartroom.com/picasso-portrait-pieces/) - 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 students to collaborate in art-making tasks. Let's create 'Portraits-In-Pieces'! Picasso's 'Weeping Woman' is a favourite
- [Introducing my 'Super Shapes' Course](https://www.ipadartroom.com/introducing-my-super-shapes-course/) - 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 want
- [MUST KNOW Camera Features for iPad & iPhone Photography ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iphone-ipad-camera-features/) - "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 know how to use it? What about
- [Reflecting on an Amazing 2015](https://www.ipadartroom.com/reflecting-on-2015/) - As the fireworks dissolve and 2016 rolls on in, it is a good time to reflect on the action and adventure, the successes and challenges, that shaped an incredible year for iPad Art Room. And maybe to start planning another!
- [Check out our latest conferences and coming events ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/events/) - Events for 2016 JOIN IN National Art Education Association (NAEA) Annual Conference, Chicago USA JOIN IN National Gallery of Australia: National Visual Art Education Conference, Canberra AUS JOIN IN International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Annual Conference, Denver USA JOIN IN iPadpalooza, Texas USA JOIN IN 21st Century Learning International Annual Conference, Hong Kong
- [Mixing, Making and Mash-Ups! ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/mixing-making-and-mash-ups/) - Lately I've been watching my students, fascinated by memes, remixes and mash-ups, repurpose all kinds of imagery in their work. I'm keen to harness this creativity and leverage these starting points to explore changes in visual impact, aesthetics and meaning of objects when images are combined and changed. Here's a page of lesson starters, images and
- [So you're starting to think about animation...](https://www.ipadartroom.com/so-youre-starting-to-think-about-animation/) - If you're considering using iPads for animation for the first time but don't know where to start, my advice is simple - DO start! It's never been easier to create exciting animated movies in the classroom and there's some great apps to choose from here. iMotion HD for Stop Motion and Time-lapse Download this
- [Teachers in Type   ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/teachers-in-type/) - Here's a project idea as the end of the year approaches. I'll let the students explain... "This term, a group of students signed up for Mrs Hunt's mysterious digital art project. We didn't know what it was about to begin with, but we knew we wanted to use our iPads to make art, so we
- [5 Apps and ideas for ACTIVE Photography](https://www.ipadartroom.com/5-apps-for-active-photography/) - One of the exciting things about mobile devices is the ability for students to jump up and get active while they learn. Here's a few apps that you can use to get your students active and creating on location. Split Pic Pro Using some really easy prompts in the app, art-makers can build
- [Photo Fills and Flexible Workflows](https://www.ipadartroom.com/photo-fills-and-flexible-workflows/) - In this increasingly visual world, inspiring and empowering students with skills to produce quality, original imagery is crucial. The 'connected camera' is a huge win for educators in this regard, as students can begin to increase their photographic skills, creative confidence and visual literacy through appropriate activities from a young age. Using Elmer's
- [Animated Paintings Using Gifs](https://www.ipadartroom.com/animated-paintings-using-gifs/) - There's a myriad of possibilities for students to create animations. Here's an idea for young learners, straight from our classroom, that combines hands-on practices and digital tools. Terrific Tree Gifs Looking at silhouettes and the difference between opaque and transparent colour, we created beautiful tree silhouettes. Thin layers of watercolour paints were
- [Geotagging Photographs - What You Need To Know In #edu](https://www.ipadartroom.com/geotagging-photographs-what-you-need-to-know-in-edu/) - Should you enable geotagging on student devices in the classroom? Geo-what-now? Well, let me explain... Geotagging links details abut the location a photograph was taken to the visual data. If you have the iPad or iPhone geotagging function enabled on a device, you’ll always know where you took a particular photo, and can see this
- [Emoji Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/emoji-art/) - "Vincent van Gogh. Pablo Picasso. Leonardo da Vinci. Emojis. The little emoticons have taken over our lives, revolutionizing the we express ourselves. And now they're taking over the world of art." Neha Prakash via Mashable And so, 'Emoji Art' has emerged. Check out two works on display at the Emoji Art and Design Show via
- [Using film for art-making in a digital age](https://www.ipadartroom.com/using-film-for-art-making-in-a-digital-age/) - A discussion began in my classroom yesterday. A young student asked 'if anyone still used 'real' film' for photography 'these days'? Now, not only did the concept of 'real' film generate some fantastic discussion, but the ideas generated a life of their own. Here's some of my thoughts... While technological advancement is generally associated with
- [Google Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/google-art/) - Artist Turns Google Maps Into Floor Throws TECHNABOB "The rug in the photo is actually four Google Maps prints arranged to meet up perfectly. At first glance, it looks like a strange carpet until you realize that you are seeing houses, stores, and streets, not just lines and random shapes. The idea behind the art
- [Seeing Videos From a New Perspective...](https://www.ipadartroom.com/seeing-videos-from-a-new-perspective/) - Should we say NO to 'vertical video'? It's easy to say yes... HUFFINGTON POST "How many times have we been promised an adorable video of a cat and dog playing together, only to find a narrow, unwatchable frame size that barely contains the subject? Too many to count. The people behind these narrow atrocities must
- [21st Century Learning International Conference 2016 - iPhoneography Walk in Hong Kong](https://www.ipadartroom.com/21st-century-learning-conference-iphoneography-walk/) - A fabulous iPhoneograpahy Walk this week in Hong Kong. It's always so exciting to introduce iPhone users to the powerful creative tools they have anther fingertips...and then see what they produce. And, in this vibrant city, photographic opportunities are everywhere.
- [Chinese International School](https://www.ipadartroom.com/chinese-international-school/) - A wonderful few days spent at the Chinese International School in Hong Kong, working with their staff in support of a creative curriculum that leverages mobile devices...
- [Resources for Participants: National Gallery of Australia](https://www.ipadartroom.com/resources-for-participants-national-gallery-of-australia/) - Thank you for your enthusiasm and participation this week! Please don't hesitate to reach out if I can be of any help from here. If you are looking for an idea, an app, or I've missed something in these resources, just flick me an email - cathy@ipadartroom.com Key ideas There are no 'best apps' -
- [Paint with Light!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/paint-with-light/) - Paint with Light! The images were created using the Slow Shutter Cam app, and a light source. Find out more about the process by checking out this post.
- [Apple Distinguished Educator Institute 2015](https://www.ipadartroom.com/apple-distinguished-educator-institute-2015/) - [View the story "Apple Distinguished Educator Institute 2015" on Storify]
- [Grab our free book for your iPads and explore the National Gallery of Australia in your classroom!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/nga-ibooks/) - Responding to art from the National Gallery of Australia's Collection is a resource for senior secondary students investigating a variety of themes and issues in art. From Pop art to Indigenous perspectives, art and artists from Australia and across the world are featured this multi-touch book. Galleries of works from the national collection
- [Book Launch!  Our multi-touch books for the National Gallery of Australia go live!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/book-launch-our-ibooks-for-the-national-gallery-of-australia-go-live/) - I’m so excited to be able to share this news! Over the past few months Rick Connors and I have been working closely with the amazing education team at the National Gallery of Australia on two very special multi-touch books for teaching and learning…and the first resource launched!
- [The Power of the Camera: Learning Materials for Mobile Devices](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-power-of-the-camera-interview-in-learning-materials-for-mobile-devices/) - The Power of the Camera: Interview in Learning Materials for Mobile Devices
- [Our E20 Entry - Sphero & Coding for Art-Making](https://www.ipadartroom.com/our-e20-entry-sphero-coding-for-art-making/) - Check out this cross-curricular project we've entered into the E20 Best of 2015 Showcase...
- [Two BIG questions about iPads in Art Education](https://www.ipadartroom.com/two-big-questions-about-ipads-in-art-education/) - As an Apple Distinguished Educator I am often asked, 'Why do you love using the iPad in the classroom?', and 'How do iPads enhance Art education?'. To begin to answer these questions I must first point out that I use Visual Art to teach creativity and divergent thinking. Far from just creating a 'pretty picture',
- [Teacher 'app-itudes' are key to teaching with the iPad](https://www.ipadartroom.com/teacher-app-itudes-are-key-to-teaching-with-the-ipad/) - As a teacher in a 1:1 classroom, I have learnt a few things about the iPad in the art room. 1. Apps don't do the teaching or the learning. Good teachers cannot be replaced by good technology to enhance learning. The old saying, 'Teachers teach' has never been more apt. The iPad is a teaching and learning
- [Considering 'iPad Power' in task design](https://www.ipadartroom.com/considering-ipad-power-in-task-design/) - The iPad provides us with endless possibilities for innovative teaching and profound potential for learning. However, the iPad is such a poweful tool that introducing apps and workflows into units requires art teachers to see beyond what the iPad can do, beware of the 'wow factor', and ensure that real learning is at the core of it's use. A couple of ideas... Concept 1.
- [Increasing confidence and promoting creativity with the iPad](https://www.ipadartroom.com/increasing-confidence-and-promoting-creativity-with-the-ipad/) - One of the biggest successes of the iPad Art Room has been seeing the fear of making mistakes reduced for our students. Art is inherently individual and personal, judgement abounds. The iPad is ‘a confidence building machine’ as students have the freedom to manipulate the elements of art with decisions rendered impermanent and infinitely changeable.
- [The 'Best Bits' about the iPad Art Room...in no particular order!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-best-bits-about-the-ipad-art-room-in-no-particular-order/) - So what makes the iPad such a valuable device in the hands of students? Here are some quick reflections on the power of the iPad to transform learning in the art room. Students are able to trial processes virtually, using apps that explore techniques and skills with scaffolding and prompts, at a pace to suit the individual and
- [Multi-media workflows - Mixing 'hands-on' & digital tools](https://www.ipadartroom.com/multi-media-workflows-mixing-hands-on-digital-tools/) - The concept of mixing media is certainly not a new idea in Visual Arts, however across curriculum areas in schools technology and ‘digital tasks’ are often separated from the ‘hands-on’ learning opportunities. In many classrooms and studio space even mobile devices, perceived as an expensive and fragile commodity, are excluded as a matter of course
- [21 Century Learning Conference - Hong Kong](https://www.ipadartroom.com/21-century-learning-conference-hong-kong/) - I am so pleased to be working with teachers from across Asia at the 8th Annual 21st Century Learning Conference in Hong Kong. Come and join me!
- [iPadpalooza](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipadpalooza/) - [View the story "iPadpalooza " on Storify]
- [Resources for Participants at iPadpalooza: 'iPad-Art-A-Palooza' Workshop](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipadpalooza-ipad-art-aworkshop/) - iPad Art Room Books Thanks for an awesome workshop today. Your energy was fantastic. Now, to work! Download these free books to start your journey with iPads and creative workflows. Written for teachers, you'll find flexible lesson plans, apps lists and lots of ideas to support teaching and learning in your classroom. Download: More iPad
- [New Workshops released for Perth!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/new-workshops-released-for-perth/) - Click here Creative iPad Workshops with Cathy Hunt to see more details and register - be quick! 21st Century Learning is delighted to announce another iPad Art Workshops with award-winning educator Cathy Hunt. We wanted to let you know more about this exciting PD opportunity so you could share it with
- [iPadpalooza Resources for Participants: Stop Motion Madness!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipadpalooza-resources-for-participants-stop-motion-madness/) - Thank you for your enthusiasm and participation, creative teachers! It was wonderful working with you all. Most importantly, if you need support, just send me an email at cathy@ipadartroom.com - I would absolutely love to hear from you and see some of the work you are doing with your students.
- [Resources for Participants: Mount Scopus](https://www.ipadartroom.com/resources-for-participants-mount-scopus-2/) - iPad Art Room Books Download these free books to start your journey with iPads and creative workflows. Written for teachers, you'll find flexible lesson plans, apps lists and lots of ideas to support teaching and learning in your classroom. Download: More iPad Art: Lessons, Apps and Ideas for the iPad in Visual Art. Download: .
- [iPad Artist in Residence Program - Kellett School Hong Kong](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-artist-in-residence-program-kellett-school-hong-kong/) - What a wonderful, creative week in Hong Kong! After an action-packed adventure as the 'iPad Artist in Residence' at the Kellett School it's now time to head back to Australia. Thank you to all the fabulous teachers and students who can to mix paint and pixels, contributing to some very exciting art-making activities.
- [iPhoneography in Hong Kong](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iphoneography-in-hong-kong/) - Thank you for a wonderful iPhoneography walk in Hong Kong and for sharing your images, Kellett School teachers!
- [Hosting #K12ArtChat ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/hosting-k12artchat/) - Laura Grundler (on twitter as @GrundlerArt) kindly invited me to host her #K12ArtChat this week, and what a fantastic tweet-meet it turned out to be. The #ArtsEd community is full of vibrant, passionate teachers, ready and willing to share their knowledge. The following record of the online discussion about technology and messy making in diverse
- [iPad Art Room: Creativity Around the Globe](https://www.ipadartroom.com/coming-events/) - Come and join in the fun (ahem, learning!) at iPadpalooza in Texas this June, or catch me at ISTE in Philadelphia for the world's largest ed-tech conference. Or, come to New Zealand for Slide2Learn.
- [test thinglink](https://www.ipadartroom.com/test-thinglink/)
- [SAMR Model - Apps in Education](https://www.ipadartroom.com/samr-model-apps-in-education/) - The iPad Art Room is all about the transformational levels of the SAMR model in action. Want to read more? Check out this PDF from Dr. Rueben Puentedura, full of great exemplars here, and see his blog here.
- [Glitch Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/glitch-art/) - Have you thought about creating imagery using accidental or purposefully constructed digital 'glitches' in your classroom? I've collected some examples from artists producing 'Glitch Art' and you'll find a collection of interesting and diverse work below. Students can create their own glitches to spark an investigation of experimental ways of working photographically, begin an interesting
- [Sesame Street Sculpture](https://www.ipadartroom.com/sesame-street-sculptur/) - Take a look at these Sesame Street clips and see if Bert and Ernie can help you teach sculpture in the art room!
- [Your elusive creative genius](https://www.ipadartroom.com/your-elusive-creative-genius-ted/) - So, how do you spark up your creativity? How do you ideas come to you? "Does the metaphorical lightbulb go off? Is it a flash of genius? The power of crowds?" TED Elisabeth Gilbert gives us some insight into the creative process behind 'Eat, Pray, Love' and explains her triumph over the fear that comes
- [Sir Ken Robinson - Schools Must Value Artistic Expressions](https://www.ipadartroom.com/sir-ken-robinson-schools-must-value-artistic-expressions/) - "Academic ability has really come to dominate our view of intelligence, because the universities designed the system in their image. If you think of it, the whole system of public education around the world is a protracted process of university entrance. The consequence is that many highly talented, creative people think they're not, because the
- [Best stylus?  ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/best-stylus/) - To begin this post with a bit of a giggle, and some good advice, check out this iMovie from Tony Vincent. He presented this classic clip at 'Slide 2 Learn' (originally posted here). How to choose the best stylus "Until Paper for iPad launched, we didn't know many people who were clamoring for a
- [Apple Distinguished Educator](https://www.ipadartroom.com/apple-distinguished-educator/) - Cathy Hunt is proud to be an Apple Distinguished Educator. "Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) are part of a global community of education leaders recognised for doing amazing things with Apple technology in and out of the classroom. They explore new ideas, seek new paths and embrace new opportunities. That includes working with each other —
- [Why Art Education?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/why-art-education/) - What does art education do for the individual and for society? Why do we teach art? How does art contribute to education at all levels? There are many good answers to these questions, but three stand out as crucial in today’s social and economic climate. We believe that art-and therefore art education-means three things that
- [Left Brain Right Brain - Great Infographics](https://www.ipadartroom.com/left-brain-right-brain-great-infographic/) - It can be difficult to explain the differences between the functions of the left and right brain. This infographic above (from here) and below (from here) are great visual resources to assist.
- [George Bush uses an iPad to paint](https://www.ipadartroom.com/george-bush-uses-an-ipad-to-paint/) - " We all know George W. Bush likes to paint. In early February, a pseudonymous hacker named Guccifer published photos of Bush's paintings — including two self-portraits — and they kept coming, and even the art critics kind of liked them. And then the Bush reunion tour around the dedication of his library this week
- [The Arts Are Essential](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-arts-are-essential/) - "Although they do not always lend themselves to the kinds of metrics used to demonstrate proficiency in reading and math, the arts and humanities play a vital role in the educational development of students. They keep and convey our cultural heritage while opening us up to other societies and civilizations around the globe. They help
- [The debate about the role of Art in our schools](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-debate-about-the-role-of-art-in-our-schools/) - Role of Art in Schools "When two researchers published a study a few years ago concluding that arts classes do not improve students’ overall academic performance, the backlash was bitter. Some scholars argued that the 2000 study’s authors, Ellen Winner and Lois Hetland of Project Zero — an arts-education program at the Harvard Graduate School
- [What the Arts Really Teach Our Kids](https://www.ipadartroom.com/what-the-arts-really-teach-our-kids/) - “Consider that 65% of the population are visual learners and 90% of the information that comes to the brain is visual. The brain processes images 60,000 times faster than text. Art education not only fills a critical gap in institutional learning, it also dovetails with the way in which we interpret the world.” Kranzler (1999)
- [What We Learn](https://www.ipadartroom.com/what-we-learn/) - What We Learn 98% of what we teach using art, music, physical movement, and/or drama 95% of what we teach someone else 80% of what we experience personally 70% of what is discussed with others 50% of what we hear and see 30% of what we see 20% of what we hear 10% of what
- [Learning by Expressing](https://www.ipadartroom.com/learning-by-expressing/) - According to Dearborn Public School, when young children engage in expressive art activities, they; Can give vent to thoughts and emotions in healthy, growth producing ways Gain a sense of accomplishment which helps move them along the path toward self-affirmation. Dare to try new ways of doing things Develop the ability to make choices Grow
- [Search Creative Commons Images - By Colour!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/search-creative-commons-images-by-colour/) - Go copyright free and use this powerful creative commons search engine to search for images by colour. Apparently there are more than 10 million images avaliable...
- [A research-based approach to the arts](https://www.ipadartroom.com/a-research-based-approach-to-arts-integration/) - Art education and technology rock our world If the results of standardised testing become the only measure of success in education we run the risk of our students missing out. This article (except below) explores the value of the arts in education from a mother's perspective - a mother who watched her son blossom in
- [Be a 21C Educator - Infographic](https://www.ipadartroom.com/be-a-21c-educator-infographic/) - A great infographic - check out 27 ways to be a better 21st Century Educator. Thanks to Mia MacMeekin for this great poster from here.
- [Sketchnotes & visual thinking note-taking apps](https://www.ipadartroom.com/visual-thinking-note-taking-apps/) - "Sketchnotes are a visual form of note-taking that can include drawings, various lettering sizes and styles, color, icons, arrows, boxes and more — whatever works for you." Here are three engaging apps from Susan Oxnevad that allow students to integrate sketches, colour-coding, audio files, diagrams and more into their note-taking. Click here to check out these powerful tools for
- [How can I help my students to be creative...if I'm not?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/how-can-i-help-my-students-to-be-creative-if-im-not/) - "How Can I Help My Students Be Creative When I’m Not Creative Myself? Does that sound like you? Many technology advocates claim that high tech environments are the key to supporting students’ creativity. But it doesn’t always feel that simple. Because we know more about history, English, or long division than our students do, it
- [How educators use Pinterest & 25 of the best boards in education](https://www.ipadartroom.com/how-educators-use-pinterest-25-of-the-best-boards-in-education/) - Pinterest, the social network that allows users to 'pin' content to their own bulletin boards, can be used in a variety of ways in education. Click here to see 25 of the best pinterest boards in education. Art teachers seem to love Pinterest for all things art related. All you need to do is type in
- [Creativity Takes Time](https://www.ipadartroom.com/creativity-takes-time/) - In this clip you'll find the best argument for more time - more time for the arts in schools, more time for class activities and more time for creativity.
- [iPad Easel](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-easel/) - " File this one under the ‘why didn’t I think of that’ category. There’s a new easel available that lets you place and securely hold an Apple iPad and then use it however you wish. It’s a great tool for artists, art class, students who need to try approaching something at a different angle, or
- [Trends in Educational Technology - an infographic](https://www.ipadartroom.com/trends-in-educational-technology/) - EDUDEMIC "We are one year closer to flying cars, hoverboards and the overpopulation of Earth that leads to the eventual colonization of Mars! These sci-fi fantasies are indeed on the horizon, but before they are realized, technology will affect the more mundane parts of the human experience. You know, making it easier to order pizza
- [How 21st Century thinking is different...and what that means for kids and creativity](https://www.ipadartroom.com/how-21st-century-thinking-is-different/) - " In an era dominated by constant information and the desire to be social, should the tone of thinking for students be different? This is the world of Google. In this world full of information abundance, our minds are constantly challenged to react to data, and often in a way that doesn’t just observe, but interprets.
- [Creativity - an infographic collection on the process of creativity](https://www.ipadartroom.com/creativity-a-infographic/) - The creative process, that is, the journey taken from those initial sketchy ideas through to resolution, can be long and hard. Interestingly, when this process is reflected upon it often turns out that that journey was as valuable as the destination. Sometimes more so. The end point can become a starting point and the skills
- [Are we wringing the creativity out of our kids?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/are-we-wringing-the-creativity-out-of-our-kids/) - "Do you think you’re creative?” Ask this question of a group of second-graders, and about 95 percent of them will answer “Yes.” Three years later, when the kids are in fifth grade, that proportion will drop to 50 percent—and by the time they’re seniors in high school, it’s down to 5 percent. Author Jonah Lehrer
- [Sesame Street Snippets](https://www.ipadartroom.com/sesame-street-snipets/) - Sesame Street is beloved by generations... use these snippets as teaching tools and talking points for portraiture, space, etc. A Portrait of Bert Big Bird meets Chuck Close Positive and Negative Space And if you liked this post, check out our Sesame Street Sculpture clips here.
- [Are we thinking of art all wrong?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/are-we-thinking-of-art-all-wrong/) - " It's easy to think of works of art as direct descendents of their maker. We look at "The Starry Night" and we think of van Gogh, hunched over his easel, alone in his room. We go to the opera and think that Natalie Dessay sang a beautiful aria, but don't necessarily think about the
- [Google 'Glasses' vs. DSLR...](https://www.ipadartroom.com/google-glasses-vs-dslr/) - There's been a lot of talk about Google Glass and applications for photographers. While I was looking for some serious information, I came across this clip, and it is worth a look for a giggle. It's an interesting starting point, but perhaps we'll be using the DSLR for a little while yet...but I suspect not
- [Teaching creativity in the classroom - Lessons for teachers](https://www.ipadartroom.com/teaching-creativity-in-the-classroom-lessons-for-teachers/) - How do you teach creativity in your classroom? To get you thinking, Robert Sternberg and Wendy M. Williams have created 'Two Dozen Tips For Teaching Creativity'. The list can help you to assess your pedagogical practice and generate ideas for teaching and learning in your classroom. 1. Model Creativity 2. Build Self-Efficacy 3. Question Assumptions
- [Photo Shop: A collection of bits and pieces](https://www.ipadartroom.com/photo-shop/) - A nice little lesson starter if you are using Photoshop in the classroom and you have a sense of humour - Rhett and Link sing their 'Photoshop Song'. "Now this is a nifty optical illusion trick: You'd think that the photo above is stitched together in Photoshop, but it's actually just one shot. Photographer Bela
- [Artists Dig Deeper](https://www.ipadartroom.com/artists-dig-deeper/) - When Hyperallergic shared this great poster from Lauren Purje I had to pass it on... If you liked this, check out this Life Drawing pun...
- [What is creativity?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/what-is-creativity/) - What is creativity? Let's hear from Sir Ken Robinson, one of the leading voices on this subject. "I define creativity as the process of having original ideas that have value. Creative work in any field often passes through typical phases. Sometimes what you end up with is not what you had in mind when you started.
- [Make Good Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/make-good-art-2/) - Artists and art educators will understand... If you liked this post, you might also enjoy Creativity Quotes and Quips...
- [Doodling is good for you.  Really good.](https://www.ipadartroom.com/doodling-is-good-for-you-really-good/) - A great TED Talk on the power of doodling...yes, really! " There is a powerful cultural norm against doodling in settings where we are supposed to learn. Visual specialist Sunni Brown wants to bring back the “do” in “doodle,” and is leading the Doodle Revolution. In this TEDTalk, Sunni Brown extols the benefits of doodling—using
- [Great photography TED clips](https://www.ipadartroom.com/a-history-of-photography-and-how-itconnects-us/) - Photography is schools is in flux. Technology never stands still and affordable digital SLRs and ultra-accessible camera phones have changed photography as a 'subject' dramatically. Now, everyone is a photographer, often prolifically producing and sharing their work with large audiences. In most schools the dark room has been converted into a storage space. So, if
- [An infographic collection for understanding color](https://www.ipadartroom.com/an-infographic-for-understanding-color/) - " Ever wondered what the difference is between CMYK and RGB, or what chroma, saturation or shade mean? There’s an infographic for that! If you liked this post, check out our infographics collection.
- [Links between games, social media and art for creative students](https://www.ipadartroom.com/links-between-games-social-media-and-ar/) - Another thought-provoking article from Katrina Schwartz... Some of the key ideas for me include: * Devices used to consume art can also allow students to create, often with little or no instruction. There is a link here to self-driven production beyond formal educational contexts, however students are often unaware they are 'doing it'. * Art-making
- [Kids Learn by Engaging with Art Making](https://www.ipadartroom.com/kids-learn-by-engaging-with-art-making/) - Children Learn Through Art Explore this wonderful list of skills and attributes that students aquuire as they learn through art. It's a great affirmation of the value of the arts in education from Lila Lasky and Rose Mukerji. Physical/Perceptual Development Visual awareness information and ideas Spatial awareness Tactile-kinesthetic awareness Body awareness Eye-hand coordination Laterality and directionality
- [Threats to Creativity](https://www.ipadartroom.com/threats-to-creativity/) - Creativity is under threat. According to Theresa Amabile, creativity is killed off more often than it is supported...but it has immense value. " For the most part, this isn’t because managers have a vendetta against creativity. On the contrary, most believe in the value of new and useful ideas. However, creativity is undermined unintentionally every
- [The Real Neuroscience of Creativity](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-real-neuroscience-of-creativity/) - "The latest findings from the real neuroscience of creativity suggest that the right brain/left brain distinction is not the right one when it comes to understanding how creativity is implemented in the brain. Creativity does not involve a single brain region or single side of the brain." THE CREATIVITY POST Thoughtful cognitive neuroscientists such as
- [Bringing Art into School...Byte by Byte](https://www.ipadartroom.com/bringing-art-into-school-byte-by-byte/) - In this increasingly data-driven and often budget-concious educational context it's inspiring to hear about the schools that are actively transforming their practice and pedagogy through arts integration. In this article, Patti Hartigan explores the success of innovative arts programs that use technology to expand access to the arts. HARVARD EDUCATION LETTER Monika Aldarondo is sitting
- [Play Power: How to Turn Around Our Creativity Crisis](https://www.ipadartroom.com/play-power-how-to-turn-around-our-creativity-crisis/) - " The division between work and play is a myth. If America is going to teach its youth to innovate, we need to unite the two." Laura Richardson According to Newsweek, the United States is in a creativity crisis. TIME reports that today's students are less tolerant of ambiguity and have an aversion to complexity. And The Futurist suggests that
- [America's Looming Creativity Crisis](https://www.ipadartroom.com/americas-looming-creativity-crisis/) - "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 has little to do with business costs and even less with manufacturing prowess.
- [Marc Prensky - Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants](https://www.ipadartroom.com/marc-prensky-digital-natives-digital-immigrants/) - "It is amazing to me how in all the hoopla and debate these days about the decline of education in the US we ignore the most fundamental of its causes. Our students have changed radically. Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach. Today's students have not just changed
- [New Pope and a sea of screens](https://www.ipadartroom.com/new-pope-and-a-sea-of-screens/) - "People gathered on the piazza of St Peter's to witness the arrival of Pope Francis I light up the evening with the mass of screens they are holding up: as they stand in this vast public space looking at the distant figures in front of the basilica, they are simultaneously seeing it close up on
- [Why do we love beautiful things?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/why-do-we-love-beautiful-things/) - "We think of great design as art, not science, a mysterious gift from the gods, not something that results just from diligent and informed study. But if every designer understood more about the mathematics of attraction, the mechanics of affection, all design — from houses to cellphones to offices and cars — could both look
- [10 Skills Modern Teachers Must Have](https://www.ipadartroom.com/10-skills-modern-teachers-must-have/) - "There’s been a lot of talk about 21st century learners, 21st century teachers, and connected classrooms. There’s a daily influx of new technology into your inbox and your classroom feels woefully behind the times even if you’re flipping your 1:1 iPad classroom that’s already online and part of a MOOC. What are modern teachers to
- [Lessons for Artists from Advertising](https://www.ipadartroom.com/lessons-for-artists-from-advertising/) - Watch this fingerpainted 30 sec ad created on an iPad for the Taormina Film Festival 2012 and... Education Closet has posted a great lesson starter, making links between persuasive writing techniques, advertising and visual art. The idea came from a wonderful article 8 Marketing Lessons from Norman Rockwell's Art and Advertising, which uses some iconic images to explore connections between
- [PlayArt - enhancing reading and viewing of Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/playart-enhancing-reading-and-viewing-of-art/) - The PlayArt app allows students to mix and match elements of famous works by well know artists to create new and interesting compositions. Surrealism is an obvious link, as Monet’s garden blooms with Miro’s mobiles and Van Gogh’s sunflowers are picked by Rousseau’s monkeys. When used as part of appraising tasks, the immense value of
- [10 Best Art Apps for sketching and painting](https://www.ipadartroom.com/10-best-art-apps-for-sketching-and-painting/) - There are numerous apps for painting and sketching ready to download from the Apps Store, so where do you start? While there is a significant amount of personal taste involved, this article will give you a good outline of the key features of some popular apps and the clips showcase some of their creative possibilities.
- [Ukiyoe - an app for virtual lino printing and wood block carving](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ukiyoe-an-app-for-virtual-lino-printing-and-wood-block-carving/) - The great thing about the Ukiyoe Printmaking app is the ability for teachers to use it to virtually trial the processes involved in lino cutting or wood block printing. These processes can be hit and miss for some students - once marks are make with cutting tools they are permanent. Ukiyoe allows them to make
- [Mixala](https://www.ipadartroom.com/mixala/) - By using this simple app to create interesting mandelas, students can grapple with a variety of art terms and concepts. Explaining layering is easy with this app in the hands of students and the effects of changing elements such as size, position and shape are made explicit. Use Mixala to get students to demonstrate their
- [Art & Apps in Action!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/art-apps-in-action/) - Year 6 Mythical Monsters Unit - Art & Apps in Action! iPad apps are so valuable in a diverse course that aims to introduce students to as many making processes as possible. In this unit, monsters from a wide variety of cultures and eras are the stimulus for paintings, drawings, animations and sculptures. Here are
- [Pottery on a virtual wheel...yes, really!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/pottery-on-a-virtual-wheel-yes-really/) - 'Let's Create Pottery' is a great addition to any ceramics or pottery unit. The experience of throwing clay on a wheel and moulding a vessel on a spinning turntable is recreated in stunning HD. Although the muddy mess is gone (and I don't intend to suggest that this app is a replacement for those
- [Collage and Image Presentation Apps](https://www.ipadartroom.com/collage-and-image-presentation-apps/) - Here are my favourite apps for presenting photos in groups or creating image collages. From informal to formal groupings you have all the control, with borders, presentation styles and an infinite variety of layouts possible. Pic Stitch Pic Collage Pic Jointer
- [Art Terms & Art Quotes](https://www.ipadartroom.com/art-terms-art-quotes/) - Two of my favourite little resources...and they are FREE! Nothing fancy - just very, very useful. Tate Guide to Modern Art Terms "Over 300 terms are defined with clarity and precision, putting themes, movements, media and art practices at your fingertips. Users can search the Tate Guide to Modern Art Terms app by artist, movement, technique
- [Art Collections - Research made easy!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/art-collections-research-made-easy/) - My favourite collections of art and artists are Artists Hall, ArtHDDeluxe and Art Authority. All three are impressive collections ready for students to use in beginning research of movements, time periods or individual artists. Students can be directed to information that is easy to use, accurate and informative. This app allows the teacher to control
- [Flipboard for Teaching](https://www.ipadartroom.com/flipboard-for-teaching/) - This is one of the key apps that helps me deliver information to my students. In seconds you can create an beautiful, glossy magazine of images, articles, websites, photos, documents, resources, etc. Using a tweet, the app displays the content I want to students in a way that is highly engaging and easy to access.
- [Top Timelines for Visual Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/kronopedia-top-timeline-app-for-visual-art/) - Kronopedia This powerful timeline app allows students and teachers to visually navigate through art periods, dates and movements with ease. Artists names are also arranged on a second timeline, with links to a beautifully presented selection of resources including images and direct links to wikipedia. It's a great way to organise a huge amount of information, and a
- [Color Uncovered](https://www.ipadartroom.com/coloruncovered/) - "Explore the surprising side of color with Color Uncovered, an interactive book that features fascinating illusions, articles, and videos developed by the Exploratorium. How is Monet like a honeybee? What color is a whisper? Why is it so hard to find your car in a lamp-lit parking lot? Color Uncovered features a wide spectrum of cool
- ['Terrific Tessellations' - lesson idea](https://www.ipadartroom.com/terrific-tessellations-lesson-idea/) - 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 about the function, and relationship between, the elements of
- [iPad art apps - 'App-ing Out & About!'](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-apps-app-ing-out-about/) - 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 created abstract images by using apps
- [Art Apps for Museums in Arts Education - Top 10 Apps & TED](https://www.ipadartroom.com/art-apps-for-arts-education-top-10-apps-ted/) - 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 they may never have
- [Manual Photography - infographic & apps](https://www.ipadartroom.com/manual-photography-infographic/) - Photography is a visual medium, so it makes sense to use a visual resource to explain the tools of the trade. This great infographic (originally posted on the totallyrad.com blog) gives clarity to some potentially confusing terms and settings for students using cameras on manual settings. See other infographics here.
- [iMovie Introductions: lesson starter idea](https://www.ipadartroom.com/imovie-introductions-lesson-starter-idea/) - If you have ever lived with another person and come home to find them in a bad mood, how long did it take you to figure it out? Hours? Minutes? Seconds? Most people say "seconds," and some can tell before they even enter the same room. That's how children feel when they enter your classroom.
- [What is abstract art?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/what-is-abstract-art-2/) - Video Scribe Abstract art is often difficult for students to understand or define, so I created this little clip on the Video Scribe app to help. It's a really easy way to create beautiful and engaging presentations that incorporate images, words, music and voice overs. If you haven't used Video Scribe before, here is
- [Elements of Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/elements-of-art/) - Haiku Deck If you haven't used Haiku Deck before, this deck will give you some insight into it's power to produce simply beautiful presentations. The best thing about Haiku Deck is that you simply type in key words for your presentation and the search engine finds a selection of images to choose from -
- [Word Art: Using words for image construction](https://www.ipadartroom.com/word-art-using-words-for-image-construction/) - WordFoto This simple app allows students to create exciting imagery from photographs and text. Simply enter the words or sentence you would like to use, adjust the fonts, colours and a host of other design elements...the app does the rest. It's a great visual way of presenting key vocabulary words, creating posters or
- [iMovie for classrooms](https://www.ipadartroom.com/imovie-for-classrooms/) - "When you make a film, you usually make a film about an idea." Sydney Pollack How can you use iMovie in the classroom? Well, you can use it for just about "...everything from slow motion videography to documentation, to presentations and everything in-between." Here are 13 ways to use iMovie in
- [ComicLife, ComicBook & Halftone for Teachers](https://www.ipadartroom.com/comiclife-comicbook-halftone-for-teachers/) - Looking for a new way to create engaging presentations or a tool to collate pieces and sections of information visually? Want an interesting way to explain a process or deliver step-by-step instructions? What about a visual way for students to record a learning journey or demonstrate their understanding? A reflection document with comments, conversations and
- [Why Art Matters to ME...Super Lesson Idea](https://www.ipadartroom.com/why-art-matters-to-me-super-lesson-idea/) - Here's a great lesson seed... Ask students questions about the importance of art or the role of art-making in their life. The clip below inspired a variety of individual investigations in my classroom to answer the question, 'What does art mean to me?'. Using Haiku Deck (see example 'Art is...' below) students created a presentation
- [What is Colour?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/what-is-colour/) - What is colour? Let's ask some people who should know... Crayola! "Color is the aspect of things that is caused by differing qualities of light being reflected or emitted by them. To see color, you have to have light. When light shines on an object some colors bounce off the object and others are absorbed
- [iMovie: 3 easy ways to make movies.  Really easy. ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/imovie-3-easy-ways-to-make-movies-really-easy/) - Note to teachers: iMovie makes creating short films easy! iMove is a powerful creative tool for teaching and learning. You can use it for a myriad of applications, such as digital storytelling, narrative, documenting experiences, reflecting on learning...and so much more. If you have never used film making apps before, it can be difficult
- [Outcolor](https://www.ipadartroom.com/outcolor/) - Have you ever wanted to create an image of an elephant jumping out of a cereal box? A hand reaching out of your garden tap? Outcolor is for you! Use your imagination and this apps to make images emerge out of shapes. The possibilities are endless.
- [My Classroom featured on 'EduTech - Your Stories'](https://www.ipadartroom.com/my-classroom-featured-on-edutech-your-stories/)
- [Is it art?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/is-it-art/) - Is an iPad sitting on a pedestal art? New Yorker "While Americans hash out the moral ups and downs of having our electronics produced by Chinese factory hands, a young performance artist named Li Liao decided to jump into the middle of it. He got an assembly-line job making iPads, and forty-five days later he
- [Digital Innovation in Learning Awards](https://www.ipadartroom.com/digital-innovation-in-learning-awards/) - Today I received notice that I have been awarded an 'Honorable Mention' by EdSurge and Digital Promise who have partnered up to create the first annual 'Digital Innovation in Learning Awards' (or the DILAs). Their joint effort is all about celebrate accomplishments in edtech, and more importantly, sharing how they are being accomplished. "Thank you
- [ACCELN Hangout](https://www.ipadartroom.com/acceln-hangout/) - iPad Art Room on the ACCE Learning Network "This is a weekly live education broadcast from Australia hosted by Amanda Rablin and Roland Gesthuizen. The shows are recorded live each Monday evening (6:30pm Perth, 8:30pm Brisbane, 9:30 pm Melbourne, Sydney) and feature an international panel of guests. The ACCELN is aligned with the Australian Council
- [My One Best Thing](https://www.ipadartroom.com/my-one-best-thing/) - "With a passion for using art as a vehicle for engaging with creative processes, improving visual literacy and divergent thinking skills, Cathy Hunt is keen to share her knowledge and experience in transformational learning in the art room. Explore this One Best Thing and learn how apps can be used to enhance lessons on abstraction.
- [The Creative Classroom: Workshop at 21CLI Conference Hong Kong](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-creative-classroom-workshop-at-21cli-conference-hong-kong/) - [View the story "21st Century Learning Creative Classroom Workshop" on Storify]
- ['More iPad Art' Book Launch](https://www.ipadartroom.com/more-ipad-art-book-launch/) - "The iPad is truly a device for creativity! In the Visual Arts classroom, students can use an incredible array of apps and tools to engage with the art-making process. But how do you mix the paint with pixels and tradition with technology? This book explores a range of lessons, apps and ideas for teachers using
- [Seriously awesome animation](https://www.ipadartroom.com/seriously-awesome-animation/) - Here's an awesome idea...use your own 3D printed creations to create a stop-motion masterpiece! And, just because, I thought it was time to share a few more amazing animations and experimental films... "This new music video by Cyriak Harris for Bonobo almost defies description, but if you recall the trippy video he
- [Sketchnotes from 21CLI Annual Conference in Hong Kong](https://www.ipadartroom.com/sketchnotes-from-21cli-annual-conference-in-hong-kong/) - [View the story "21C Learning International Annual Conference Resources" on Storify]
- [Resources for Participants: 21CLI Conference Hong Kong](https://www.ipadartroom.com/resources-for-participants-21cli-conference-hong-kong/) - Thank you for your enthusiasm and participation, creative teachers! Here are the resources you need to keep learning. Feel free to use and share these links, but please do use appropriate attributions. Remember, if you need support, just send me an email at cathy@ipadartroom.com - I would absolutely love to hear from you and
- [David Hockney and iPad Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/david-hockney-and-ipad-art/) - " David Hockney may be 74 years old, but that doesn't mean he can't learn some new tricks... It's a new direction for Hockney, and the artist admits he didn't take to the Apple device quickly. "It took me awhile to realize it's quite a serious tool you can use," he said. Hockney's won high
- [Art PD from iPad Art Room](https://www.ipadartroom.com/art-pd-from-ipad-art-room/) - "Cathy Hunt prepares teachers to bring their hands-on, traditional art classrooms into a modern context with big ideas and simple steps." The iPad is a creative tool like no other. But how do you find the ideas and information you need for teaching and learning in your Visual Arts courses or the
- [iPad Art Room - We can create a PD for you!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-we-can-create-a-pd-for-you/) - The iPad is a device for creating! A huge range of resources are available to support transformational learning, but how how do we find the best apps and activities for our diverse students? And, how do we support our staff to adopt this exciting, but often challenging, technology? We can help!
- [iPad Art (free!) book is live on the iBookstore](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-free-book-is-live-on-the-ibookstore/) - The iPad is truly a device for creation! In the Visual Arts classroom, students can use an incredible array of apps and tools to engage with the creative process. But how do you mix the paint with pixels and tradition with technology? "This book explores a range of lessons, apps and ideas for teachers using
- [Apple Distinguished Education Conference, San Diego, USA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/apple-distinguished-education-conference-san-diego-usa/) - This little clip is just a short cut from my presentation at the Global Institute, and it's not the best quality, but you get the idea - big workflows on the big stage (thanks for sharing, Jocelyn)! What a privilege to share their images. When I turned around and saw our student's amazing
- [Creative Canberra!  ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/creative-canberra/) - Here's a little look at the learning in our iPad Art Room creative iPad course in Canberra!
- [ACLE - Australian Council Lutheran Education 2013](https://www.ipadartroom.com/acle-australian-council-lutheran-education/) - Every four years Lutheran Education Australia and schools across the country gather. On September 30, they will meet to explore the theme of 'Transforming mind, body and heart in Lutheran Education' "During the conference there will be presentations and opportunities to collaborate with expert contemporary thinkers as well as participate in numerous fellowship activities with
- [QUT A Visual Arts Connected Classroom Snapshot](https://www.ipadartroom.com/qut-a-visual-arts-connected-classroom-snapshot/) - Further resources from the session can be found on this website. The presentation today was a mash-up of the material you'll find throughout the site, but key pages are listed below... Go the the Home Page and scroll down to view these 'position posts': Multi-media Workflows - Mixing Hands-on and digital tools The Best Bits About iPads in
- [Highlights from the September 'iPad Art Teachers' Tour' in Asia ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/highlights-from-the-september-ipad-art-teachers-tour-in-asia/) - September was a busy month, with 19 iPad Art courses for teachers held in 10 cities across Australia and Asia including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Hobart, Sydney and Perth. Here’s some snapshots of our creative educators as they 'learn by play' and explore exciting ways to integrate technology with purpose into their classrooms. I can’t
- [Super September!  Highlights from workshops with creative teachers across Australia](https://www.ipadartroom.com/super-september-highlights-from-workshops-with-creative-teachers-across-australia/) - iPad Art Room in Perth! Four states in one month! Exciting! Here's some of the action from courses in Sydney, Perth, Caloundra, Hobart and Brisbane as teachers explored the potential of digital devices as part of rich arts learning experiences. Ipadartroom's Video Ipadartroom's Video
- [Resources for Participants - Slide2Learn 'Pad-ing Patterns'](https://www.ipadartroom.com/resources-for-participants-slide2learn-pad-ing-patterns/) - Thank you for your enthusiasm and participation today. Here are the resources you need to keep creating! Feel free to use and share these links with appropriate attributions. I'd love to see your work from this point - please do send me some images as you get started and your amazing student work as you
- [School Leaders Tour](https://www.ipadartroom.com/school-leaders-tour/) - Thanks for attending! Some resources and elaboration on the key ideas from the presentation can be found in the following pages: Go the the Home Page and scroll down to view these 'position posts': Multi-media Workflows - Mixing Hands-on and digital tools The Best Bits About iPads in the art room Two Big Questions about
- [Visual Literacy twitter chat on #SatChatOC](https://www.ipadartroom.com/visual-literacy-twitter-chat-on-satchatoc/) - I was fortunate to be asked to be a special guest contributor by the moderators of #SatChatOC, a fantastic twitter community that get together for their chat at 10.30 AEST on Saturdays. Since I was able to choose the theme and lead the conversation, it had to be visual literacy. The six questions I floated
- [Resources for Teachers: Association of Independent Schools NSW](https://www.ipadartroom.com/resources-for-teachers-association-of-independent-schools-nsw/) - Thank you for your enthusiasm and participation today. Here are the resources you need to keep creating! If you need support, just send me an email at cathy@ipadartroom.com - I would absolutely love to hear from you and see some of the work you are doing with your students. Two resources to download to
- [Words to use for talking about Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/words-to-use-for-talking-about-art/) - ...and ALL teachers teach literacy! Literacy is about understanding the meaning of human codes. Meaning can be conveyed through words, signs or symbols. In the arts, these codes can be written, aural or visual. Literacy in the arts is evident in the way students use the English language to talk, read and write about their
- [Slide2Learn 2014 on a twitter stream... ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/slide2learn-2014/) - Jenny Ashby, Lois Smethurst and Bronwyn McLeod put together this podcast review of Slide2Learn. You'll get a feel for the big ideas that were filtering through the conference. And, thank you for your very affirming comments about my sessions! 12 Questions suggested by #Slide2Learn 2014 attendees are being put to our panel
- [Andy Goldsworthy inspired lesson](https://www.ipadartroom.com/andy-goldsworthy-inspired-lesson/) - The art of Andy Goldsworthy inspires countless opportunities for students to engage with the environment in art-making, but here we present a lesson seed for creating art that merges nature and digital production. Lesson Content: Andy Goldsworthy and the work of land artists Mixala and other apps to create imagery The elements of art and
- [Clay Fish Ideas...](https://www.ipadartroom.com/clay-fish-ideas/) - Follow Cathy's board Clay fish on Pinterest.
- [21st Century Learning Teacher of the Year Award](https://www.ipadartroom.com/21st-century-learning-teacher-of-the-year-award/)
- [Daily Monsters return...](https://www.ipadartroom.com/daily-monsters-return/) - Our Year 7 students created some many amazing monsters using the Daily Monster app I blogged about some of the work and the learning happening in the classroom - check out the post here if you missed it. I was so excited when Stefan Bucher, the 'Monster Maker' as we now call him, was so
- [Queensland Art Teachers Association Annual PD Day - Institute of Modern Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/queensland-art-teachers-association-annual-pd-day-institute-of-modern-art/) - "The Institute of Modern Art (IMA) welcomes teachers to join us on Art Teachers Day for an immersive professional development program engaged with peers, educators, curators and artists working today. In association with the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), the morning session is located at Cinema A, GOMA. The afternoon program
- [Waves and wonder](https://www.ipadartroom.com/waves-and-wonder/) - Resources for your explorations... Follow Cathy's board Waves - patterns on Pinterest. Follow Cathy's board Water patterns on Pinterest.
- [The Stop Motion Challenge & Other Creative Courses in Hobart](https://www.ipadartroom.com/tasmania-stop-motion-challenge-and-creative-courses/) - Tasmanian's are a creative bunch! Check out the action as creative teachers and students explored the creative potential of iPads in a series of workshops across Hobart. A personal highlight for me was an opportunity to work with student to create a collaborative stop motion in the inspiring gallery environment in the Museum of Old
- [Animation @ MONA, Tasmania](https://www.ipadartroom.com/resources-for-participants-an-introduction-to-animation/) - Thank you for your enthusiastic participation, students! You created some fabulous animations in the course today at the Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart. Animation @ MONA MONA Stop Motion from Cathy Hunt on Vimeo. Here's some further resources for you... iMotion HD - Featured Stop-Motion Animation App This is the
- [Association of Independent Schools - NSW 'Art Makerspace'](https://www.ipadartroom.com/association-of-independent-schools-nsw-art-makerspace/) - The recent Association of Independent Schools ICT Conference was entitled, 'Making It', so I knew I'd fit right in! Over two days we ran an arts learning 'Makerspace', allowing students to engage with technology and hands-on tools to explore the possibilities. The opportunity to support students as they modelled exploratory ways of working and combined
- [A gallery of work by Art Teachers](https://www.ipadartroom.com/a-gallery-of-work-by-art-teachers/) - September was a busy month, with 19 iPad Art courses for teachers held in 10 cities across Australia and Asia including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Hobart, Sydney and Perth. Here's some of the great work produced by first-time iPad users. I can't wait to see what these inspiring educators can do with their creative kids
- [Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery - A Creative Community](https://www.ipadartroom.com/bundaberg-regional-art-gallery-a-creative-community/) - 3 days at Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery 5 exciting workshops 34 apps to explore and iPad artists aged 6 to, well...over 60! What a creative community, Bundaberg! My favourite activity was one that leverage the beautiful heritage building housing the gallery. By photographing the stained glass window in the foyer we created an inspiring series
- [Animating Country](https://www.ipadartroom.com/animating-country/) - "Our Dreaming: Animating Country (14 Dec – 9 Jun) is a State Library program that showcases Queensland’s vibrant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories, retold through animation. Through exhibitions, events, learning activities and children’s spaces explore how new mediums have contemporised traditional storytelling, preserving a rich legacy for future generations. Experience how these stories are
- ['Green Screen Magic' makes Gatsby great - and an app to green screen](https://www.ipadartroom.com/green-screen-magic-the-great-gatsby-and-apps-to-play-with/) - Green screen film making can be used to create some exciting opportunities for learning in the classroom. Students can create interviews, presentations, digital folios, creative movies, reflections on learning... and it's easy to do on an iPhone or iPad. Need some inspiration before you get started? Check out these incredible clips to see these techniques
- [Stop Motion at the State Library](https://www.ipadartroom.com/stop-motion-at-the-state-library/)
- [Art & Music & Dance - Inspiration](https://www.ipadartroom.com/art-music-dance-inspiration/) - Check out a few of my favourite ideas, clips and music videos as starting points for exploring the relationship between visual art and music. 'The Motorway' blends dots and dabs of paint with clever film making techniques to really 'paint the music'. 'The Kandinsky Effect' brings abstract painting to life. Heather Hansen -
- [EduTECH 2014 - Sketchnote Collection](https://www.ipadartroom.com/edutech-2014-sketch-note-collection/) - There's so much to take in at an event like EduTECH. Between organising my own presentation, checking out the blockbuster speakers and spending precious time catching up with colleagues from around the globe, two days immersed in 'all that is tops and topical in ed-tech' goes by in a blur. I always try
- [Foldify - Bring your ideas to life in 3D!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/foldify-bring-your-ideas-to-life-in-3d/) - The Foldify app allows you to create a printable 'origami-style' 3D model of a work you create. Use your own drawings or photos, or the bits and pieces in the app, to produce a paper masterpiece. You can combine so many of your own elements in combination with templates and stickers that the creative possibilities are
- [A Critical Discussion on the Art of Video Gaming](https://www.ipadartroom.com/a-critical-discussion-on-the-art-of-video-gaming/) - " I’m no video gaming expert, but with 50 other physical attendees and many more over live stream, I vow to learn how video games can be better understood within an art context, as they’ve been the new art frontier for some time. Why are they less recognized in the art world than, say, video
- ['Marvellous Mandalas' ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/marvellous-mandlas-art-app-lesson-idea/) - 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 introduce students to non-representational work. Often
- [The creative process as inspiration](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-creative-process-as-inspiration/) - Ted Kooser's creative spirit is captured beautifully in this short film from master photographers Bill Frakes and Laura Heald. Not only is this intimate conversation with iconic American poet Ted Kooser a study in filmmaking, Ted's words resonated with me as an insight into the hard work and perseverance true art requires. The ease with
- [More Magnification for Making!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/more-magnification-for-making/)
- [Magnification for making art with water](https://www.ipadartroom.com/magnification-for-making-art-with-water/) - Your app selection... MegaPhoto - for reinventing the elements of art in your work Superimpose - for cutting and pasting parts of images and putting down transparent layers Pic Collage - for reorganising images, combining them, presenting, etc Some inspiration... Your work so far...
- [Fantastic Fish in Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/fantastic-fish-in-art/) - Alive Without Breath: Three Dimensional Animals Painted in Layers of Resin by Keng Lye "Singapore-based artist Keng Lye creates near life-like sculptures of animals relying on little but paint, resin and a phenomenal sense of perspective. Lye slowly fills bowls, buckets, and boxes with alternating layers of acrylic paint and resin, creating aquatic animal life
- [Photography and paint PAIGE](https://www.ipadartroom.com/photography-and-paint-paige/) - Scroll down to the painting with photographs near the end of the post: https://www.ipadartroom.com/mixing-making-and-mash-ups/
- [Food Ideas KAITO](https://www.ipadartroom.com/food-ideas-kaito/) - Resource collections: Food 1 Food 2 Food 3 Food 4 Artist: Arcimboldo
- [Colour GRACE & Starsigns JEN](https://www.ipadartroom.com/colour-starsigns-jen/) - Colour Paper and colour Artists: Wassily Kandinsky Yves Klein Frank Stella Jackson Pollock Piet Mondrian Yayou Kusama Lui Bolin Jen Starsigns Mixed media/animal works Artists: Hiroko Sakai Josophine Wall Rudi Everts Paul Whitehead Look at the art movement/artists in 'The Symbolists'
- [Masks and Magic - GEORGIANA & APRIL](https://www.ipadartroom.com/masksmagic/) - Masks Veiled souls Mixed Media portraits Check out: The masks of the Venice Carnivale You tube clips of people turning themselves into comics/cartoons, etc Surreal worlds/figures Suggested artists to check out: Norman Lindsay Surreal photography Surreal photography mash-ups Surreal self-portraits Materials and ideas Etherial paintings Inspired by dance Indecision and uncertainty Surreal photography Tatoos...
- [Food For Thought!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/food-for-thought/) - Surreal Landscapes Made from Food Artist and photographer Carl Warner began his career in landscape and still photography, working many years in the advertising industry. Seeking new inspiration and direction one day, he happened upon a market with Portobello mushrooms that reminded him of trees from an alien world. This would become his first foodscape and
- [Music and 'album art' as inspiration - ANGUS](https://www.ipadartroom.com/music-and-album-art-as-inspiration-angus/) - Classic Album Covers Flipped to Show a Reverse Perspective Flickr User Imagines What the Back Side Of Album Cover Art Would Look Like In ‘The Dark Side of the Covers’ Rock Band Icons (25 Pictures) Top 100 album covers collection 10 album cover artists you should know Artist to check out: Wassily Kandinsky - links
- [Seeing what we eat...differently](https://www.ipadartroom.com/seeing-what-we-eat-differently/) - An Abstract Look at the Food We Are Eating "These intriguingly abstract images are part of a photo series called Naturally Modified — the brainchild of photographer Ajay Malghan. To create them, he shines colored lights through thin slices of fruits and vegetables onto light-sensitive paper. So what you end up seeing isn't a picture
- [Cosplay Collection - SELINA](https://www.ipadartroom.com/10584/) - Cosplay and costuming resources: Half-assed costumes for cosplay Photos of cosplayers at home Charts about cosplay at Comacon San Diego 2013 Inside a growing subculture where costumes are a way of life Dos and Don't of African American Cosplay 5 types of Cosplayers Guy Creates Low-Cost DIY Costumes From Household Objects Exploring the subculture of
- [The world's smallest monster drawing](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-worlds-smallest-monster-drawing/) - Today more than 150 curious students came to the art room to peer though the microscope to see... ...Insert drum roll here... "The world's smallest monster drawing!" This little monster, created by the incredible Stefan Bucher, proves that good things come in small packages. Travelling all the way from the USA on
- [Freaky Fruit](https://www.ipadartroom.com/freaky-fruit/) - A miniature kitchen as stop motion magic Stunning and Disturbing Photographs of Expired Food Exquisitely arranged and rotting apart, this food is way past its expiration date. Austrian artist Klaus Pichler responds to a United Nations study that says one third of all food products in the world go to waste. Behold — watermelon, eggs, and
- [Ant Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ant-art/) - This collection of investigations began with an ant under the ExoLab scope. Looking at the details and exploring the features of this incredible creature became the stimulus for some art-making. Using a torch we created shadows under the scope... Then we added some filters to the image. Using Superimpose app to cut, paste and stack
- [360 degrees with Tiny Planets](https://www.ipadartroom.com/360-degrees-with-tiny-planets/) - Gorgeous, surreal 360-degree landscapes by Randy Scott Slavin are inspirational. Technically difficult and brilliantly executed, this kind of imagery has been out of reach for most novice photographers, but there is an app that can create a little of this manipulation magic. App-ing your own planets Tiny Planets Pro is a great app for producing exciting
- [Food Fantasy](https://www.ipadartroom.com/food-fantasy/) - Tank Sushi Cranberry Bog Wakeboarding "The annual harvesting of cranberries has to be one of the most ingenius methods of fruit farming there is. Every fall after the berries ripen on the vine, instead of being picked by people or machine the fields are flooded with water from a nearby reservoir. Because the
- [Creative technology](https://www.ipadartroom.com/creative-technology/) - Check out these three innovative 'making tools' and imagine the possibilities! This Cool Pad And Pen Lets You Sketch In 3D Using Augmented Reality GIZMODO "Gravity is a pen and pad that allows to sketch in 3D space using augmented reality. The cool patent-pending system hardware and software system has gone through several
- [Clay-mation](https://www.ipadartroom.com/clay-mation/) - claymation kleɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a method of film animation using adjustable clay figures and stop-motion photography. In the past, animation production was often too daunting or impractical for many educational contexts. Specialised, expensive equipment was required and there was a technical, time-consuming process to deal with. Now, mobile devices and simple apps make animation accessible
- [Handy hardware for your iPad Art Room](https://www.ipadartroom.com/handy-hardware/) - Educators, artists, and all kinds of tech-enthusiasts ask me about equipment to get started with their iPads in the classroom, so I thought I'd share five of my favourite creative add-ons for iPad art-making. It was hard to narrow down the picks, but the five tools below made the cut for me because they increase
- [iPad Photographic Manipulation ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-photographic-manipulation/) - Tribal: A selection of photographic works from Georgie, a Year 11 student mixing SLR photography with Photoshop and iPad apps for art-making.
- [The complete guide to twitter & hashtag lists for teachers](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-complete-guide-to-twitter-hashtags-for-teachers/) - New to twitter? Use this great page to find out how you can use social media to make the most of your contacts, find information, share content and connect with collaborative communities. This hashtag list for educators is a wonderful resource. Get tweeting! This Google Doc also has a great list of twitter hashtags for education,
- [Art memes. Funny (& actually useful) if you are an art teacher...](https://www.ipadartroom.com/art-memes-funny-useful-if-you-are-an-art-teacher/) - Memes are a great way of communicating an idea with some strong words and a visual. They are really trending at the moment and 'meme-maker' apps are simple and easy to use if you would like to create your own. We love using them as classroom posters, short email or twitter messages that actually get
- [Water works on iPad](https://www.ipadartroom.com/water-works-on-ipad/) - David Hockney (b 1937), is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. He spent a lot of time in California over a period of 30 years, becoming an important contributor to the Pop art movement of the 1960s. He found inspiration in American culture, producing works depicting swimming pools and swimmers in acrylic.
- [Ken Robinson & Grant Wiggins - Can you assess creativity?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ken-robinson-can-you-assess-creativity/) - On Assessing Creativity - Yes you can, and yes you should! " The naysayers are quick to say that you cannot measure creative thinking. This is silly... We can and do measure anything: critical and creative thinking, wine quality, doctors, meals, athletic potential, etc. More to the point, we recognize creative thinking immediately when we
- [The Figure](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-figure/) - Paige's gallery of work began with a photograph taken using a silkscreen. MegaPhoto has been used to manipulate the image, with the layers built up through revisions being saved and imported repeatedly for re-working.
- [Art Goes Wild!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/art-goes-wild/) - Currumbin Sanctuary What an awesome place for an art excursion! "With its foundation in the pioneering days of Gold Coast tourism, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has developed into a world-leader in the display and preservation of Australia’s wildlife and natural heritage. The Sanctuary is home to one of the largest collections of Australian native wildlife in
- [Snow and Ice - Christmas Art Connections](https://www.ipadartroom.com/snow-and-ice-christmas-art-connections/) - This post is my second instalment for arts educators this Christmas season, a collection of ideas and resources inspired by ice and snow! HUFFINGTON POST: "An artist by the name of Lita Albuquerque has christened Antarctica's barren lands the best way she knows how -- by creating the continent's first and largest temporary art installation.
- [Comic creations](https://www.ipadartroom.com/comic-creations/) - Your collection of inspiration...some good finds here, Year 9! Great page of food-related jokes - some excellent idea starters. Comics about food from Randy Glasbergen. Mrs Hunt's little Pinterest board of ideas for comics. And, a gallery of Natalie Dee cartoons - great stories could come from these images.
- [Wonderful water!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/wonderful-water/) - Storehouse Visual Stories Pipeline Masters: From Above by Vincent Laforet Hydrodynamics: Images of melting ice by David Bannister Microscopic View Of Oil, Ink And Water Is Extremely Trippy (VIDEO) "Mix ink, water and oil and watch all your wildest childhood science fair fantasies come to life. "Pacific Light," the candy colored video from Russian
- [Water in animation](https://www.ipadartroom.com/water-resources/)
- [Dragons - Creative clips and animation ideas](https://www.ipadartroom.com/dragons/) - Flying Dragon (2013) from Lee Greenwood on Vimeo.
- [Mythical Monsters ideas](https://www.ipadartroom.com/mythical-monsters-ideas/) - Tree Troll "I love this sculpture by Kim Beaton. It would be perfect for a backyard garden or (if studier) a children's playground. She built it in 2006 with the help of 25 volunteers. What does it mean? Beaton explained in an interview: The Tree Troll is a portrait of my Dad, Hezzie Strombo. He
- [Underwater...](https://www.ipadartroom.com/underwater/) - Three incredibly gorgeous portraits shot in an underwater environment by Jacob Sutton. (via designspiration) "Over the past two years or so there’s been no shortage of photography and short films featuring the sensuous curls of ink plumes dispersing underwater. Yet nobody comes close to the master, Italian photographer Alberto Seveso (previously here and here) who creates impressive underwater landscapes so rich
- [Surrealism Resources](https://www.ipadartroom.com/surrealism-resources/) - Surrealism Is Super Mario Brothers the World's Greatest Surrealist Work? Surrealism - artwork collection What is 'surrealism'? Mixed surrealism images for using in class tasks - Mrs Hunt's Surrealism lesson images on Pinterest Board Great site for inspiration, particularly for morphing tasks or mixing unexpected elements to create striking images like this ship - Vladmir Kush. No
- [Dragon Slideshow test ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/dragon-slideshow-test/)
- [Shadow Puppets - Dragons](https://www.ipadartroom.com/shadow-puppets-dragons/) - Knight and Dragon shadow puppets from Lolly Extract on Vimeo. The Dragon's Shadow from Emily Leistiko on Vimeo. Mr. Juan and the Dragon from Andrew Centofante on Vimeo.
- [Imagine Dragons!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/imagine-dragons/) - Great work today, Year 6 - these are some really beautiful dragons! I can't wait to see them come alive as puppets in your collaborative animation over the next two weeks. This week our key ideas/terms were: Layer Pattern Texture Combination Contrast Complementary
- [This school year is a remix](https://www.ipadartroom.com/this-school-year-is-a-remix/) - A remix is a song that has been edited or completely recreated to sound different from the original version. For example, the pitch of the singers' voice or the tempo might be changed, it might be made shorter or longer, or it might have the voice duplicated to create a duet. (source) This week as
- [Stop Motion Films](https://www.ipadartroom.com/stop-motion-films/) - Enjoy these stop motion films...and be inspired! The Me Bird from 18bis on Vimeo. If you liked this post, check out this incredible page of animations from www.thiscolossal.com.
- [Another installment of fantastic animated films](https://www.ipadartroom.com/another-installment-of-fantastic-animated-films/) - VISUAL NEWS: Forget all the GIF animations you’re addicted to, and the conventional computer ones too. This wild new music video for the Japanese band SOUR’s single Life Is Music uses rotating CDs to bring a vintage style of animation to the modern day. A phenakistoscope was a nineteenth-century animation technique that used still images
- [Most artful video games...and an eerie forest on your iPhone.](https://www.ipadartroom.com/most-artful-video-games/) - " More than just a series of puzzles or point-and-click game, Year Walk merges myths of Swedish folklore, setting you on a “year walk,” which is a tradition of going out on one’s own at midnight at the end of the year to glimpse into the future. The game itself is beautiful, appearing like layered
- [It's Christmas!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/its-christmas/) - Welcome to Christmas and my collection of some of my favourite festive posts, resources and ideas for the season! In Australia it's 40 degrees outside, so there's nothing like an open fire in the air-conditioned studio to really get into the spirit of the season! This year I saw a few other teachers getting in
- [Art & Science...and Maths!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/art-science-and-maths/) - Collaboration between the arts and sciences has the potential to create new knowledge, ideas and processes beneficial to both fields. Artists and scientists approach creativity, exploration and research in different ways and from different perspectives; when working together they open up new ways of seeing, experiencing and interpreting the world around us. (source) Possibly the
- [Idea Channel classic clips for art (and arty ideas...)](https://www.ipadartroom.com/idea-channel-classic-clips-for-art-and-arty-ideas/) - Let me introduce you to the PBS Idea Channel...and please, get on YouTube immediately if you haven't watched Mike Rugnetta in these lively clips! They can be great conversation starters in the classroom, and often become those 'tell me, what do YOU think?' moments. Here are some of my favourites. Is The Web Browser Replacing
- [Creativity Quotes and Quips!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/creativity-quotes-and-quips/) - Just thought I'd share two of my favourite little clips about creativity...I've seen them do the rounds in some excellent presentations lately so I know I'm not the only one who loves them! If you liked this post, check out our creativity infographics here.
- [Why creativity is so important in school?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/why-creativity-is-so-important-in-school-ken-robinson-clip/) - Another wonderful resource advocating for creativity in schools from Sir Ken Robinson. If you only have a couple of minutes to spare, this clip gives a great overview to that pivotal question in education, 'why is creativity is so important for 21st Century learners?'. See more from Ken Robinson on Creativity here. MINDSHIFT " A
- [Free clip art and copyright free images](https://www.ipadartroom.com/clip-art-and-free-images/) - Clip Art for free Check out openclipart.org! This site is a wonderful resource for teachers as their diverse collection of clip art can be used by anyone for any reason...and it is all for free! Copy, modify and distribute (even for commercial purposes), without the need to obtain permission. You can also contribute to this
- [STOP! Stop Motion ideas are here!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/stop-stop-motion-ideas-are-here/) - Your animation ideas are all here! Some of these effects are easy to achieve, while other films in this collection are the culmination of countless hours spent moving clay figures and tiny props. What's important is that in every clip there is inspiration for teaching and learning. Watch out for my next animation post, which
- [Storyboarding](https://www.ipadartroom.com/storyboarding/) - Storyboard from S912216 (source: http://originsofanimation.wikispaces.com/04+Creating+a+Storyboard) (source: http://brackishwater.net/wpr/movies/its-like-a-terrible-comic-book/) MASTER SHOTS! from Samuel Peterson on Vimeo.
- [Animated Food Fantastique!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/animated-food-fantastique/) - Soupe Opera' Episode Soupe Opera Episode 2
- [30 Ideas to Promote Creativity...and Creativity Killers to Watch Out For!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/30-ideas-to-promote-creativity-and-creativity-killers-to-watch-for/) - The "art of creative thinking” needs advocates. As the writers at Teach Thought suggest, teachers are the real driving force behind the creative thinking in our schools. So, if our schools are lagging behind, it is the teachers who must urge our students to be curious and seek new answers. How can educators foster creativity
- [Colour!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/colour/) - Key Terms: Base - base-coat Undercoat Layer - layering Preparation Surface Tone - mid-tone Consistency Application Key Questions: What is Colour? How do you make black? What is white? What do you get if you mix all the colours of the rainbow together? Color theory encompasses a multitude of definitions, concepts and design applications -
- [Creative Education: A dialogue for change at ACLE](https://www.ipadartroom.com/creative-education-a-dialogue-for-change-at-acle/) - Every four years Lutheran Education Australia and schools across the country gather. On September 30, they will meet to explore the theme of 'Transforming mind, body and heart in Lutheran Education' "During the conference there will be presentations and opportunities to collaborate with expert contemporary thinkers as well as participate in numerous fellowship activities with
- [How can you tell if your task is truly creative?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/how-can-you-tell-if-your-task-is-truly-creative/) - “I define creativity as the process of having original ideas that have value. Creative work in any field often passes through typical phases. Sometimes what you end up with is not what you had in mind when you started. It’s a dynamic process that often involves making new connections, crossing disciplines and using metaphors and
- [iPad art - You're doing it!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-youre-doing-it/) - " Technology is becoming increasingly invisible. That's impossible, you might protest — technology is more omnipotent than ever. It's everywhere, and we can't seem to go a day, much less an hour, without encountering it." Stephanie Buck Artist Andre Woolery and partner Victor Abijaoudi want to explore the ways people interact with their technology, and
- [Bloom's Taxonomy for Visual Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/blooms-taxonomy-for-visual-art/) - I am a huge Kathy Schrock fan. Who isn't? Her work with Bloom's Taxonomy inspires me to think about higher order thinking, creativity, teaching and learning in new ways. My favourite 'Kathy moment' was seeing her Bloom's cogs (below), visualising creating in a diagram the way I always felt it working. Then along came Kelly
- [3D Printing at Griffith University/Queensland College of Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/3d-printing-at-griffith-universityqueensland-college-of-art/) - The 4th Teacher Professional Development Day at the Queensland College of Art (Gold Coast) was my first real introduction to 3D printing. We had the opportunity to explore some software for creating and rendering images and then the big moment...making a 'real' 3D model. As it turns out, my BIG moment was actually a very
- [Terrific trees](https://www.ipadartroom.com/terrific-rees/) - Task 1. Create tree using expressive brushstrokes in ink. Cut out the tree. Use the negative space to create a montage by stucking them behind the tree. NOTE: For best results, consider collecting images with a theme (colour, subject matter, style, etc) Task 2. NOTE: All the sources for these original images can be
- [Printmaking...in all kinds of ways!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/printmaking-2/) - Check out this amazing gallery of digital prints. Students created lino prints based on images of cut fruit and vegetables, photographed their images and then used a variety of iPad apps in creative workflows to manipulate them. The resulting compositions are diverse and complex. What is a creative workflow? Students begin with an image, manipulate
- [Year 9 Printmaking](https://www.ipadartroom.com/year-9-printmaking/)
- [Making iPad Art on location](https://www.ipadartroom.com/making-ipad-art-on-location/)
- [The Color Mixing Medley...](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-color-mixing-medley/) - " Color theory encompasses a multitude of definitions, concepts and design applications - enough to fill several encyclopedias. However, there are three basic categories of color theory that are logical and useful : The color wheel, color harmony, and the context of how colors are used. Color theories create a logical structure for color. For example,
- [Year 5 Day!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/year-5-day-2/) - Making Peruvian Personality Pots What a great day, Year 5! What we learned... "Making portraits of people and animals on clay objects is a tradition that goes back many hundreds of years. The Peruvian Personality Pots are particularly interesting as the surviving jugs, vases and vessels tell us many stories about the culture of the
- [What I created this week...](https://www.ipadartroom.com/what-i-created-this-week/) - I've noticed that every time teachers using iPads in their classrooms get together the camera roll opens up and there's instant and enthusiastic conversation about apps, ideas and examples. I'm sure that this is in part due to the need to learn about this new technology and pedagogy, but I also believe that Educators have
- [What I created this week... 2](https://www.ipadartroom.com/what-i-created-this-week-2/) - Another instalment of random teaching and learning tools, examples and images from a week in the iPad Art Room! If you liked this post, check out another collection of 'What I created this week'.
- [Stop-motion movie experiments](https://www.ipadartroom.com/stop-motion-movie-experiments/) - Year 8, you worked really hard to create some excellent experiments using stop-motion techniques. I was impressed with your ability to engage with this task and work as part of a team to plan and film your investigations. Your planning process was effective - you all started filming with a clear direction. When things went
- [One drawing...infinite possibilities](https://www.ipadartroom.com/one-drawing-infinite-possibilities/)
- [Mixing Media](https://www.ipadartroom.com/mixing-media/) - This gallery is a good example of how you can use a variety of media and engage with the creative process to produce imagery. Shannon drew on a photograph of her clay sculpture, photographed it and then used a variety of apps to manipulate a series of images. These surreal works were created using magazine imagery -
- [Stop Motion in the Environment](https://www.ipadartroom.com/stop-motion-in-the-environment/) - Well done, Year 7!
- [Film Festival!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/film-festival-2/) - ...or pencils! The Me Bird from 18bis on Vimeo. If you liked this post, check out this incredible page of animations from www.thiscolossal.com.
- [Trial art making processes virtually - printmaking](https://www.ipadartroom.com/trial-art-making-processes-virtually-printmaking/) - Apps that allow students to trial processes virtually can be powerful tools for teachers. This post is all about lesson seeds that include 'hands on' apps as valuable teaching tools for printmaking. Using the iPad to as part of a printmaking unit allows students to fully engage with the creative process as an infinite variety of
- [Op Art Resources](https://www.ipadartroom.com/op-art-resources/) - Patterns, Fractals & Op Art The work of Andy Gilmore Illusions and perception (first half of clip is the most valuable) Collection of Op Art experimental drawing tasks - Mrs Hunt's Year 10 Op Art Pinterest Board Illusions (part one) from Animal on Vimeo. Fractal World Gallery Thumbnails : cosmic recursive fractal flames or flame
- [iPad art from the creative community ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-from-the-creative-community/) - I can't believe we are up to another monthly edition of our iPad community gallery - time flies by, but obviously some people have been very productive! A diverse selection of submitted artwork is here to inspire you to create on the iPad. A special mention to Zoe Jayde, you are the youngest artist represented
- [Through the window...](https://www.ipadartroom.com/through-the-window/) - 'Figure at a Window' Salvador Dali The model was Ana Maria, Dali's younger sister and only sibling. For a long time Dali and Ana Maria were extremely close, especially after their mother's death, when Ana Maria took on the role of mother to the demanding Dali. Ana Maria was the only female model Dali used
- [Our first stop-frame animations!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/our-first-stop-frame-animations/) - Well done Year 7! You explored some great ideas and techniques to produce your first animations. Now that you have an understanding of frames per second and the process I can't wait to see what you can create next week. An idea for next week? Best Of Stop Motion Silhouettes from CIAS 4D
- [Tissue paper - simplified shapes](https://www.ipadartroom.com/tissue-paper-simplified-shapes/) - The work of artist and illustrator Patricia Mullens www.patriciamullen.com.au or here and click 'see more'. Mrs Hunt's collection of images for ideas...Pinterest site
- [Year 8 clay fish](https://www.ipadartroom.com/year-8-clay-fish/) - Today we used stop-frame animation to capture the process of creating a pinch pot. This was Year 8's first go at using the iPads and iMotion HD to create a clip to break down and analyse their construction process. " It was great to see the 'animated' finished construction, ready to be fired and painted, but we
- [Laws that Choke Creativity & Creative Commons](https://www.ipadartroom.com/laws-that-choke-creativity-creative-commons/) - What is Creative Commons? Creative Commons is an alternative to copyright. It's a not-for-profit organisation (maybe a movement) that allows content creators to license their work and identify the way it can be used, shared and remixed with appropriate attribution. Mission "Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity,
- [Eisner's 10 Lessons the Arts Teach - Collage](https://www.ipadartroom.com/eisners-10-lessons-the-arts-teach-collage/) - Just a little visual reminder of the great '10 Lessons the Arts Teach' from Elliot Eisner. Inspirational stuff for art teachers. If you liked this poster, check out these snippets - more from the great mind of Elliot Eisner.
- [Texture...out and about](https://www.ipadartroom.com/texture-out-and-about/) - Well done Year 7! You created some excellent textural drawings today. Our key idea - texture can be real/created (you can feel it) or implied (represented, suggested, illusion) Texture- Natural Texture exploration drawing page Texture - Man Made Texture exploration drawing page
- [Leaves - paper cuts using positive and negative shapes](https://www.ipadartroom.com/leaves-paper-cuts-using-positive-and-negative-shapes/)
- [Composition and space](https://www.ipadartroom.com/composition-and-space/) - Composition - zoom & crop to tell the story Size matters!
- [Andy Warhol and Pop Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/andy-warhol-and-pop-art/) - Everything you ever wanted to know about Andy Warhol's Soup Cans. Warhol, Campbell's Soup Cans: Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962 (The Museum of Modern Art) Speakers: Sal Khan & Steven Zucker Start the design process: 1 apple, 100 ways... Vegetables as art... use the principles of art, and a piece of fruit or vegetable,
- [Apple Institute 2013 for Apple Distinguished Educators](https://www.ipadartroom.com/apple-institute-2013-for-apple-distinguished-educators/) - To start with, what is an Apple Distinguished Educator? I was keen to find out more and really get into the role, having been selected for the Class of 2013 after a long application process. I'll let this clip tell you all about ADE-ness - it's a beautiful production from Apple that says more than
- [See the iPad in action as a portrait comes to life](https://www.ipadartroom.com/see-the-ipad-in-action-as-a-portrait-comes-to-life/) - Take a look at the video created by New York Artist, David Kassan. Kassan has recorded the process of creating a portrait on the iPad using the Brushes application. The iPad's digital canvas comes alive over a three hour period as layer upon layer is applied digitally to create this image. You can see it all
- [Year 9 Food drawings app-ified](https://www.ipadartroom.com/year-9-food-drawings-app-ified/) - Well done Year 9! You created some great work using MegaPhoto and Orange Camera to produce digital art from your tonal sketches and line drawings. Wait till you see where we go from here...
- [The next Steven Spielberg Uses a Smartphone](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-next-steven-spielberg-uses-a-smartphone/) - " The next Hollywood blockbuster may not be made using a smartphone, but that day is soon coming. " READWITE.COM " This year's Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature, Searching for Sugarman, was shot mostly on traditional, costly 8mm film. The director shot some final scenes, however, with his iPhone and the $2 app
- [The Goofy Physical Ways We Interact With Digital Technology](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-goofy-physical-ways-we-interact-with-digital-technology/) - HYPERALLERGIC "The advent of portable technology has brought with it a range of new behaviors, both virtual and physical. Two recent projects take on the IRL side of how we interface with our contemporary devices. Curious Rituals is a research project by Nicolas Nova, Katherine Miyake, Nancy Kwon, and Walton Chiu that examines “gestural interaction
- [iPad art from the iPad Art Room creative community](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-from-the-ipad-art-room-creative-community/) - Another instalment of iPad art...this one will keep growing as contributors send in their images over the next month for us to show here. Thanks for sharing! If you liked this post, check out the iPad artists making masterpieces.
- [Left Brain & Right Brain infographic collection](https://www.ipadartroom.com/left-brain-right-brain-infographic-collection/) - "According to the theory of left-brain or right-brain dominance, each side of the brain controls different types of thinking. Additionally, people are said to prefer one type of thinking over the other. For example, a person who is "left-brained" is often said to be more logical, analytical and objective, while a person who is "right-brained"
- [iPad as art...design...or a visual representation of an idea](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-as-art-or-a-visual-representation-of-an-ide/) - " Several months back, one of our designers, William Coburn, showed us a video of professor Walter Tschinkel making a cast of an Ant colony with molten aluminium. The resulting cast was not only beautiful, but an excellent visual tool for understanding how ants exist in their natural environment. We began to think about how
- [Posters for your art room!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/posters-for-your-art-room/) - Enjoy these quotes as posters around your art room...or something else. We used some great art quotes and combined them with images and student work in Phoster, quickly and easily to generate some simple, strong and inspiring messages. The templates in the app are great, you can just drop in pieces from your camera roll
- [What is art? A collection of resources](https://www.ipadartroom.com/what-is-art-a-collection-of-resources/) - "What’s the impulse behind art? It’s saying in whatever language is the language of your work, “If I could move you as much as it moved me … if I can move anyone a tenth as much as that moved me, if I can spark the same sense of mystery and awe and surprise as that sparked in me, well that’s
- [Teaching For Creativity: Two Dozen Tips](https://www.ipadartroom.com/teaching-for-creativity-two-dozen-tips/) - What makes people creative? Why are some more creative than others? In this wonderful paper from Robert Sternberg and Wendy M. Williams (source), you'll find some interesting answers. Their ideas can be used as a valuable 'checklist' for educators looking to develop creativity in the classroom. Creativity What makes a person creative? Why are some
- [10 Lessons the Arts Teach - Elliot Eisner](https://www.ipadartroom.com/10-lessons-the-arts-teach/) - Why teach Visual Art in school? How do you answer that all-important question from students, parents and the wider community? Thought leader, Dr. Elliot Eisner provides an excellent argument in the form of 10 points that clearly explain the immense value of the subject for 21st century learners. Download a wonderful poster for your classroom
- [Edutech 2013!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/edutech-2013-is-coming/) - EduTECH is Australia's largest education technology event. In 2013, EduTECH hosted a massive conference and masterclasses, with more than 3600 delegates and 150 exhibitors. We were treated to some great speakers from around the world including Sir Ken Robinson, Salman Khan, Alan November, Ewan McIntosh, Daniel Pink...the list goes on. The discussions, workshops and networking
- [Ken Robinson - Schools Kill Creativity](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ken-robinson-schools-kill-creativity/) - Ken Robinson's infamous TED talk delivers a powerful message to educators - traditional methods of education are not preparing our children for the world in which they will live and work. Find out why he believes creativity should be at the forefront of a new paradigm for teaching and learning. And, Sir Ken Robinson's 'Changing
- [The process of abstraction made explicit](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-process-of-abstraction-made-explicit/) - Using the iPad camera and apps makes the process of abstraction explicit. These photographs come from one student’s folio of investigations while on an excursion to the art gallery. Students walked around exhibits and snapped shots of the sculptures using apps such as MegaPhoto and OrangeCam. The infinite creative possibilities avaliable were obvious as the
- [REALLY using iPads in the classroom](https://www.ipadartroom.com/really-using-ipads-in-the-classroom/) - Personal mobile devices are the future and tablets are entering, perhaps pouring, into schools around the world. But as educators recognise their power as tools for teaching and learning across subject areas and years levels, it's time to ask some questions - what are we using these devices FOR? Although the bloggersphere is packed full
- [The incredible process behind a photograph of an Apple Product](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-incredible-process-behind-a-photograph-of-an-apple-product/) - "Peter Belanger is on top of his game. With one of the most sought after gigs in the industry as his account, he certainly has distinguished himself amongst a sea of gifted photographers. Apple is just one of Belanger’s clients. Based in San Francisco, the top notch product photographer has many other A-list brands under
- [Contour Drawing](https://www.ipadartroom.com/contour-drawing/) - This collection of resources is all about the diverse lessons you can create to teach contour drawing for an understanding of line, outline, form, space, and many other visual devices and tools for art-making. What is contour drawing? A contour is the line which defines a form or an edge. A contour may describe the
- [iPhone Journalism - Can the iPhone replace photographers?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iphone-journalism-can-the-iphone-replace-photographers/) - Chicago Sun-Times Lays Off Entire Photo Staff, Will Give Reporters iPhoneography Training The Chicago Sun-Times, one of the remnants of traditional paper journalism, has let go its entire photography staff of 28 people. Now its reporters will start receiving “iPhone photography basics” training to start producing their own photos and videos. The move is part of a
- [iPhoneography apps, ideas & resources](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iphoneography-apps-ideas-resources/) - What is iPhoneography? iPhoneography is the art of creating photos with an Apple iPhone and images are both shot and processed on the iOS device. Photos can be edited using different graphics application, or not, and a variety of formal and experimental techniques are employed to create simple or sophisticated imagery. The beauty of this kind of photography
- [Paint or Paint App?  The Value of creating digital vs. traditional art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/paint-or-paint-app-the-value-of-creating-digital-vs-traditional-art/) - Interestingly, some people feel that the iPad and other mobile devices are ‘different’ to other mediums for art making. They feel a separation between 'traditional' mediums and new technology in the art room. While so many people discover the creative potential of mobile devices, they question the ability of the iPad to 'make art'. I
- [Cynthia Wick's iPad art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/cynthia-wicks-ipad-art/) - " The iPad is known as an entertainment center, a business tool and a user-friendly way to surf the web, but we had no idea that it could be used for art! Cynthia Wick's new body of work was conveniently completed using her finger tips." Two years ago, Wick discovered the painting app "Brushes" and
- [Can cats really make iPad art?  ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/can-cats-really-make-ipad-art/) - Okay, so the cats are cute. I'll let you decide whether or not this is art, because this clip brings me to another point... As a Visual Arts educator using technology in the art room, I spend a lot of time prattling on about how iPad art is a lot more than simply taking a
- [iPad light and 'future magic'](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-light-and-future-magic/) - "We use photographic and animation techniques that were developed to draw moving 3-dimensional typography and objects with an iPad. In dark environments, we play movies on the surface of the iPad that extrude 3-d light forms as they move through the exposure. Multiple exposures with slightly different movies make up the stop-frame animation." mcgarrybowen Dentsu
- [Largest multi-touch screen transforms Cleveland Art Museum](https://www.ipadartroom.com/largest-multi-touch-screen-transforms-cleveland-art-museum/) - "Museums are places we often go to connect with our pasts. The Cleveland Museum of Art , however, is also giving us a glimpse of the future." Lauren Indvik " The museum recently installed what it claims is the nation's largest multi-touch screen, where as many as 16 visitors at a time can explore the
- [Damon Winter - Is the iPhone a gimmick?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/damon-winter/) - They say the best camera is the one you have on you... "So my New York Times arrives this morning, I take a look at the front page, and I think, “What!? Those are Hipstamatic photos—four of them!—on the front page of the Times.” They’re images by Damon Winter from the war in Afghanistan, with
- [The 3 'C's' - Create, Curate & Collaborate!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-3-cs-create-curate-collaborate/) - Mark Brumley is an educational technology leader working to enhance the education of 21st Century learners. In this post, originally published on Teach Amazing, Mark explains that in the 20th Century the “Three R’s”, reading, writing and arithmetic generally provided a solid foundation for education and standardised testing promotes their value. " But now we are
- [Ken Robinson on technology in education](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ken-robinson-on-technology-in-education/) - Another insightful few minutes with Ken Robinson, this time talking about technology in education.
- [Words and Images - TypeDrawing and WordFoto in the iPad Art Room](https://www.ipadartroom.com/words-and-images-typedrawing-and-wordfoto-in-the-ipad-art-room/) - Using TypeDrawing and WordFoto, students can explore a range of visual effects that bring text and imagery together. Not only are these great literacy tasks that allow students to engage with art-making or task-specific vocabulary, these works become great records of learning that can be used as resources throughout a unit - create posters for
- [Creativity Gallery](https://www.ipadartroom.com/creativity-gallery/) - Enjoy this collection of creativity infographics, brought to you by the magic of the internet and your tweets! We'd love to see more... And if you liked this post, click here to see our collection of left-brain, right-brain infographics. Or check out all our infographics here.
- [Phone-tography Infographic - tips, tricks & HUGE apps list](https://www.ipadartroom.com/phone-tography-infographic-tips-tricks/) - Get those camera phones ready! Check out this clip which beautifully illustrates the way phone-tography has permeated our culture. These ever-present little mobile devices are used to document life, every tiny bit of it, as it happens. So powerful is the urge to record every 'moment' their life that some of my students have suggested
- [The Art of Apps](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-art-of-apps/) - Check out some interesting art apps as their designers talk about their unique creations. Hear from artists using the iPad and some developers mixing app design and programming with their innovative vision for the art of the future. What makes sense for creating on the iPad? Check out this great clip from The Verve as
- [George Poonkhin Khut - New Media Art Award](https://www.ipadartroom.com/george-poonkhin-khut-new-media-art-award/) - " The Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art congratulates George Poonkhin Khut winner of the 2012 National New Media Art Award. The selection committee members said that Khut’s winning entry Distillery: Waveforming 2012 poetically explored the interactions between the mind and body; art and science. By visually displaying the viewer’s heartbeat the work instantly responds
- [iPhone for film - inspirational clips and an important warning about 'Vertical Video Syndrome'](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iphone-for-film-vertical-video/) - Watch these short videos to see the potential of the iPhone in film making. This site has collected an inspiring showcase of 15 extraordinary examples of what you can achieve - use them in your classroom to explore a variety of techniques and visual devices. And just for fun, check out this clip that explains
- [iPad artists making masterpieces](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-artists-making-masterpieces/) - Who are the leading artists using iPads to create innovative work? Check out this article, Digital Artists Create Masterpieces by Alex Thomas to see some of their work, created by touch. "Finger painting is no longer just for kids. There is a growing community of online artists who use the iPad and iPhone to create
- [iPhone Rothkos](https://www.ipadartroom.com/iphone-rothkos/) - " Some New Yorkers read or stare out the window during subway rides, Derek Brahney draws iPhone Rothkos. The 26 year old New York-based designer and artist admits he has an interest in appropriation, semiotics, conceptual art and experimenting with new and different mediums, but his latest pocket-sized works are what he often creates during the idle
- [App-Attack! STEP BY STEP (and art apps list) from a drawing by a Year 6 student](https://www.ipadartroom.com/abstraction-step-by-step-and-art-apps-from-a-drawing-by-a-year-6-student/) - See the creative process in living colour! Check out this gallery to watch this Year 6 drawing, created as part of a 'Mythical Monsters' unit, transform into spectacular experimental abstractions and more. Using workflows, students grapple with the creative process and explore the endless possibilities of art making. Using the iPad in this 'hands-on' and
- [Life drawing - poster pun!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/life-drawing-poster-pun/) - Grant Snider's poster is a great visual to describe that age-old ideas that art is life. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this poster, you might also like this inforgraphic on the left
- [Why Create?  Let these TED talks explain...](https://www.ipadartroom.com/why-create-let-these-ted-talks-explain/) - "Why create? Artists and designers share their work, their processes and their vision in these deeply personal - and often hilarious - talks." TED Click here to see 10 great talks in a collection curated by TED. They include; 1. Stefan Sagmeister: Happiness by Design 2. JR: One year of turning the world inside out
- [The Biggest Trends in Teaching - Infographic](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-biggest-trends-in-teaching-worth-knowing-about/) - " When I was a kid, I always thought that teachers were pretty, female, and about 25. My five year old brain was pretty sure that was about all there was to it. And while I’m sure (or I hope?!) that most of us now are aware that that’s a whole lot less than true,
- [Psychology of Color - Infographic](https://www.ipadartroom.com/psychology-of-color-infographic/) - Interested in the psychology of colour? " Perhaps no choice is as vital to marketing as color. Whether you are selecting the color for a product or for your email marketing campaign, color has tremendous impact on all of us. Subconsciously, we associate different colors with different things. This infographic examines the psychology of color
- [Corliss Blakely's iPad art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/corliss-blakeys-ipad-art/) - Corliss Blakely's artwork here is reminiscent of the oils of Dutch still life and American classics. There is a familiarity to the scenes but the media is a contemporary one. These were created on the iPad and are an interesting twist on the tradition of still life. Click here to see more of Blakely's iPad
- [iPad art room - Senior folio sample #2](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-senior-folio-sample-2/)
- [iPad art room - Senior folio sample #1](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-senior-folio-sample-1/)
- [iPad art room - Senior work sample #4](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-senior-work-sample-4/)
- [iPad art room - Year 8 Water](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-year-8-water/)
- [iPad art room - Senior folio sample #5](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-senior-folio-sample-5/)
- [iPad art room - Senior folio sample #6](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-senior-folio-sample-6/)
- [iPad art room - Senior folio sample #7](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-senior-folio-sample-7/)
- [iPad art room - Senior folio sample #8](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-senior-folio-sample-8/)
- [Another collection of student work from the iPad art room](https://www.ipadartroom.com/another-collection-of-student-work-from-the-ipad-art-room/)
- [iPad Art - image manipulation 'before & after'](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-image-manipulation/) - 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.
- [iPad Abstraction - unlimited possibilities](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-abstraction-unlimited-possibilities/) - 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 matter. By taking photos on their iPad and then app-ing
- [iPad Photography](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-photography/) - Stunning images created using multiple apps such as BeFunky to add filters, Colour Lake to add water reflections and PhotoViva to smudge and produce painterly effects.
- [Student artwork created in the iPad Art Room](https://www.ipadartroom.com/student-artwork-created-in-the-ipad-art-room-2/) - So what makes the iPad such a valuable device in the hands of students? Here are just a few diverse images to show you the power of the iPad to transform learning and enhance creativity in the art room.
- [iPad Art Room - one flower and the creative process](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-one-flower-and-the-creative-process/) - 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 as they work to create complex folios of highly resolved
- [More from the iPad Art Room](https://www.ipadartroom.com/more-from-the-ipad-art-room/) - Check out another diverse instalment of work created by students in Year 6-12 using their iPads. See more galleries featuring iPad art here.
- [iPad art room - Senior folio sample #3](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-senior-student-sample-folio/)
- [Is google bringing us too close to art?](https://www.ipadartroom.com/is-google-bringing-us-too-close-to-art/) - In this fascinating post from the Daily Dot, James Elkins, Professor in the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, explains how the power of the internet allows us to view works as never before, but asks us to cosider how this access has changed our perceptions. Elkins
- [The Global Search for Education: More Arts Please](https://www.ipadartroom.com/the-global-search-for-education-more-arts-please/) - Sir Ken Robinson responds to the big picture questions about education from C.M Rubin in this interesting interview that begins with this insightful quote - "To lose our culture is to lose our memory". " I believe that the arts should be on an equal footing in schools with the sciences, humanities, languages and physical
- [iPad Art Room - Year 6 student examples ](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room-student-work/) - In this year level it's important students have an opportunity to engage with a wide variety of techniques. It's easy to tap into their creativity with the enthusiasm they bring to every class. According to my last Year 6 class, the best activities were really in creating small animations - they loved seeing their drawings
- [iPad art from Year 10 students - a few examples](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-from-year-10-students-a-few-examples/) - 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. In Year 10, the iPad gives students a huge array of tools to begin individual work in response to their own
- [Year 9 student work from the iPad Art Room](https://www.ipadartroom.com/year-9-student-work-from-the-ipad-art-room/) - 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 Year 10 work using iPad art art apps here.
- [iPad art - Beautiful images from the fingertips](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-beautiful-images-from-the-fingertips/) - "Let's be open-minded, finger painting is no longer just child's play. There are numerous online artists including some friends of mine who are designers love to use their iPhone and iPad to draw pictures." Read more here.
- [Mike Licht iPad art featuring classic works](https://www.ipadartroom.com/mike-licht-ipad-art-featuring-classic-works/) - Click on the image to visit Mike Licht's gallery of work featuring technology and iconic modern objects juxtaposed with classic works of art.
- [Jorge Columbo](https://www.ipadartroom.com/jorge-columbo/) - Click here to check out the sublime cityscapes and bustling American streets of Jorge Columbo's iPad art world. Jorge uses his fingertips to create all his iPad paintings.

## Pages

- [HOME](https://www.ipadartroom.com/) - iPad Art Room provides resources, ideas and insights for exciting learning experiences that merge traditional art-making processes with innovative content, techniques and ways of thinking. Through these posts you’ll find lots of lesson ideas, teaching tips, resources and most importantly, inspiration.
- [Recent Presentation Highlights](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art-room/recent-presentation-highlights/) - 2020 Events so far... KEYNOTE & WORKSHOPS Australian Council Computers in Education (ACCE) Melbourne Featured Presenter International Society of Technology Educators (ISTE), Anaheim California USA CEESA Finland, Featured Speaker Bromley School, New Zealand Chinese International School, Hong Kong 2019 Events Brisbane Catholic Education 'Big Arts Day' KEYNOTE & WORKSHOPS EdTechTeam Gold Coast Summit
- [About Cathy](https://www.ipadartroom.com/about-us/) - Meet Cathy Hunt - an award-winning educational consultant, presenter, author and experienced Visual Art teacher at The St Hilda’s School on Australia’s the Gold Coast. She has worked with thousands of teachers globally to connect creative technology and cutting-edge pedagogical approaches with diverse learners.
- [Events & Adventures](https://www.ipadartroom.com/whats-on/) - Dive into these posts and you can join me on my adventures! Through these posts you can follow me around the world as I work with students and teachers in support of the creative integration of technology. You’ll also find my latest articles, publications and resources, snippets from community arts projects in action, and highlights from keynotes, workshops and special events.
- [Art Apps & Ideas](https://www.ipadartroom.com/apps-lessons/) - iPads are powerful tools for art-making and creativity in the classroom and beyond. Students can engage with content in interactive ways, find information in an instant, and create their own imagery anywhere, anytime. Using digital devices, mistakes can be easily erased, experiments are easily undertaken, exploration is exciting and confidence reigns supreme. How do you effectively integrate technology into the hands-on classroom? Start here! The lessons, apps and ideas I share are grounded in the belief that ‘messy’ making and tactile exploration should remain at the core of rich learning experiences in education. It is in combination with effective lesson design and pedagogical practices that the iPad and other mobile devices can be valuable additions to your teaching tool kit, alongside clay tools, paint, etc.
- [Testimonials and Recommendations](https://www.ipadartroom.com/testimonials-and-recommendations/) - "Cathy’s combined expertise in both teaching and the application of technology in learning brings a different lens through which any visionary team at a school can look at as they explore the next steps for their creative context." Kelly Grogan Head of Information Literacy and Staff Development, Chinese International School Hong Kong “Cathy Hunt’s workshop.
- [Gallery](https://www.ipadartroom.com/gallery/) - Through this collection of images you can get a sense of what students are creating with iPads and mobile devices in cutting-edge creative classrooms the world over. You’ll also see snippets from community projects in action, highlights from my keynotes and conferences, as catch a glimpse of the fun from my hands-on workshops for teachers, organisations and schools.
- [Get Your iPad Art Room Resources Here!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/get-your-ipad-art-room-resources-here/) - Let's Get Started! Download these free resources, and let's get stARTed! Resources for Workshop Participants:
- [Teaching & Learning](https://www.ipadartroom.com/teaching-learning/) - I often write about practices and pedagogies for digital devices that provide a conduit between important opportunities for learning and hands-on art-making. Jump into these posts to explore these themes in my articles, musings and lessons learned in partnership with educators, parents and students from across the globe.
- [Contact](https://www.ipadartroom.com/contact-2/) - Contact Cathy Hunt
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- [iPad Professional Development for teaching and learning in Visual Art](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-professional-development-for-teaching-and-learning-in-visual-art/) - The iPad is a powerful device for creativity! Yes, you can draw and paint digitally, but this is just the very beginning! We can show you how to incorporate workflows and multi-media tasks into your instructional design to allow students to create in ways you never imagined! Find out how to incorporate traditional media with
- [iPad Professional Development – made for YOU!](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-professional-development-made-for-you/) - Pick up that iPad and start creating! We can create an exciting, hands-on professional development for your organisation that will explore the creative potential of using iPads to enhance teaching and learning across subject areas. We can help you to use your technology to develop innovation, divergent thinking and engagement by promoting student creativity.
- [Inspiration from the Intersection Between Art and Technology](https://www.ipadartroom.com/ipad-art/)
- [More iPad Art Room resources](https://www.ipadartroom.com/apps-lessons/more-ipad-art-room-resources/)
- [Year 12](https://www.ipadartroom.com/student-hub/year-12/) - Identity Take my picture... http://vimeo.com/61348049 Time and Place Histagrams, Major Historical Events Depicted as Instagram Posts Grey Power: Grandparents Photographed Just Like Their Grandkids Drew Them Animated gifs of historical moments A time travelling photographer puts himself into old family photos Adults recreate childhood pictures Realistically coloured photographs make the past seem closer Powerful Portraits
- [Year 6](https://www.ipadartroom.com/student-hub/year-6/)
- [Year 11](https://www.ipadartroom.com/student-hub/year-11/) - What is modern and contemporary art all about? * analysis of art * appropriation * social comment The Figure Sculptor Ron Mueck’s sculptures… Barbie and her 'dis-proportion' Long Exposure photography captures the elusive language of dance Identity Saying yes to selfies Selfies - Word of the Year On the origins of selfies Peace to the
- [Year 10](https://www.ipadartroom.com/student-hub/year-10/) - Folio due in your lesson in Week 2 Include: 6 resolved works - at least 2 inspired by Surrealism, and at least 2 inspired by Op Art. Remember, they need to be from a variety of media (at least one from painting, digital and drawing). 2 works created on the excursion (of course they can
- [Year 9](https://www.ipadartroom.com/student-hub/year-9/)
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- [Year 8](https://www.ipadartroom.com/student-hub/year-8/)
- [Art and Inspiration](https://www.ipadartroom.com/student-hub/art-and-inspiration/) - MADE OF: Gorgeous Mosaic Portraits Made of Pushpins http://flavorwire.com/393366/gorgeous-mosaic-portraits-made-of-pushpins Photorealistic Ballpoint Pen Portraits (8 Pictures) http://www.fubiz.net/en/2013/05/24/photorealistic-ballpoint-pen-portraits/ Honk-ey Kong - photographs bring Donkey Kong to the city http://www.zillamag.com/art/honkey-kong-by-christian-aslund/ CONTOUR: Shapes of Consciousness by David Habben http://www.visualnews.com/2013/05/26/shapes-of-consciousness-by-david-habben/
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## Testimonial

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