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Reflective Analysis for Shrine Project

The students started their Shrine jewelry project. In a previous post, the project instructions outlined the intent, the process, and various techniques to be utilized. Images were shared of shrine jewelry created by professionals  I feel it is so important to show students visuals. Expectations, clear communication about materials, and...

Taking Original Photos

For Project 2, Personal Shrines, it is required that students create original artwork. One of the exercises we gave the students was to travel around their school and photograph Design Elements and Principles. We provided this handout as they worked. After they finished they were required to “pin” all the photos to...

Project 2: Personal Shrines

This week Project 2 has begun. Over the weekend, the students were asked to write about who they would like to “enshrine.” They could choose a person, place or thing. Though some students asked if they could enshrine “fear” or other emotions. We thought that was interesting and the teacher,...

Some Final Results: Project 1

This first project, Scrabble Tile Bracelet, was really interesting in many ways. We had some hiccups with technology, but creatively solved them and moved forward. Overall, the students in the class are “good thinkers”  and they synthesized the information we presented to them very well (in reference to the Aesthetics, Identity and...

Production of the bracelet

Once the students have settled on their images, they begin the process of adhering them to the tiles, sealing the tiles and then threading and finishing the bracelet. This process is labor intensive and takes a few days. The teacher, Ms. Kelly Burns has provided the Project 1 handout here that...

Working with their images

The students have completed working with their images using technology. They used Photoshop or Google Draw. Some students drew their own images; some used their own photos and changed them; and some adapted photos they found (for this last one we discussed how important it is not to take or...

Integrating Google Draw

I delivered the news we were integrating Google Draw into the class. Students could move to using Google Draw or, others could stay with Photoshop. At the beginning of class many of the students seemed relieved, but by the end of the class some might migrate back to Photoshop. After...

Ammending Technology

We were in the lab today. Some students are moving along in creating their images for their Scrabble Tile project. They are using Photoshop well. Others are struggling. Photoshop is a monster program and can be difficult to learn in short bursts. The students’ class time is 53 minutes. By...

Good Tech Experience

Today the students were in the lab working with their images. We started the basics of Photoshop. I focused on providing them with the necessary information they need to accomplish their project’s task. Photoshop is a monster program to learn. There are so many aspects and so many different ways to...

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