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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...

Using the iPad can be a great way for students to engage with the process of abstraction.  It is often difficult for art teachers to encourage students to make the leap from producing representational pictures to considering challenging compositions that do not rely on subject...

Enjoy this ever-growing collection of photography where raw images and the app-ified works exhibited alongside each other.  These ‘before and after’ shots give insight into the powerful tools for manipulation the iPad can provide.

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.

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...

“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...

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...

“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...

“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,...

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...