Pinterest in the classroom

So a question to pose is "How can Pinterest be used in the classroom?" Well, luckily I have an answer and along with my answer, an awesome project that can be used for your subject of choice, Math, Social Studies, or Art.

A great way to use Pinterest in the classroom is, obviously, to get projects from. There is an endless source of projects that can align with your specific standards or frameworks for the classroom, and if not, most the time you can fix it so it does. The great part about this? You already have images and steps! No need to go and bother yourself with having to take pictures because they're right there for you. 

Now, as I promised, here is the project I put together for you. It's easy and fun and you can create so many things from it. The project is paper beads. 

STEP ONE:

In this step you gather your material. The materials are a ruler, pencil, colored paper (multicolored paper looks best), glue, scissors, toothpick (I used a Q-tip stick), and thread. 

STEP TWO:

In this step, at the bottom of the page mark 1 inch, 2 inches, and 3 inches. Then at the top mark 2 inches. 

STEP THREE: 

Now connected the dots to create an Isosceles triangle. 

STEP FOUR:

Then cut it out.

STEP FIVE:

In this step you take your toothpick and roll the triangle up. Bottom to tip. 

STEP SIX:

Put a drop of glue on your bead and roll it all around the surface to glue it down. Afterwards slide your bead off the toothpick. 

STEP SEVEN:

Make another bead and slide a piece of thread through the two. 

STEP EIGHT:

Now take one end of the thread and put it through the opposite end of the other bead. 

STEP NINE:

Pull the thread through and enjoy your beads. You can continue to add beads and create necklaces, bracelets, or anything you can come up with. 

Here is one of my finished pieces. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3myIAe3zVbJa19YaDBrVV9jcGc/view?usp=sharing

Web 2.0 Tools

Wordle http://www.wordle.net/

You provide text and let the system create a cloud out of them. The more the word appears in the text, the larger it will be in the Wordle cloud. You can change the color themes and the shape of the cloud to whatever you like. I can use this in my art class as a start of the year project. They can think up words that they believe corresponds with art and then print out their cloud and use it for their binder cover.

Comic Master http://www.web2teachingtools.com/comic_master.html

You can create your own comic book or graphic novel. Choose from a variety of backgrounds and characters and add dialog boxes to create an original story. Prints out cleanly and colorfully. This can be used in my class as a way to show that studio arts are not the only form of art. There is also writing and computer arts as well.

Textorizer http://www.w3.org/People/maxf/textorizer/

Choose an image off of Flickr and choose key words. The site will create the image out of the text. You can edit and change the text as you please. I can use this in class as way to get the students to understand typography. They can take a photo of their own to use and use the site to create a reference for their own typography project.

Tux Paint http://www.tuxpaint.org/

A fun way for young children to be creative and paint. Uses sound effects and a mascot to encourage and guide the children through the program. The students are given a blank canvas. This is a way to introduce digital art to younger students. It is also a fun way for them to be creative after finishing their projects with time left in class.

Sumo Paint http://www.sumopaint.com/web/

An online photo editing spot. Offers easy to use tools that allow the creating and editing of photo images. This site also works using layers. This is a way for me to introduce photo editing to my students. This site is easier to work with over photoshop but still allows the students to do the basics of photo editing.

Goanimate http://goanimate.com/

You can create animations online. As well as create your own original works of art. You can also share them with your friends. This is a way for me to introduce the animation part of the art world. My students can learn some of the basic steps in creating the cartoons that they enjoy watching everyday.

Etchasketch http://www.etchy.org/

A digital sketch book. Students can create sketches using different types of lines. An easy way to put down your ideas and can be accessed through any internet connected device. I can use this as a way for my students to jot down sketches. Also an easy way to help prevent them from having to carry around big sketchbooks.

Yourfonts http://www.yourfonts.com/

Create your own unique fonts within a couple of minutes. You can create fonts from your own handwriting. You can create as many fonts as you like. I can use this in my class to help build my students writing skills. They can save and share their fonts to use in their typography projects.

Sculptypaint http://elout.home.xs4all.nl/sculptpaint/

Can create 3D objects on the internet. A good way to think up sculptures for future projects. Can be exported to a chosen few files. I can use this as a way to let my students “Sketch” out their sculptures they plan to make. It is also a nice way to let them work with digital 3D objects.

Colourlovers http://www.colourlovers.com/

A way to monitor and influence color trends. You can play with various color palettes. It also has color related articles and news for you to read. I can use this in my classroom when my students are studying color theory. They can also use this site as a way to pick out color palettes for their paintings.

Hello Everyone!

Hello everyone, my name is Kayla Wilson, and I will be blogging about gardens. I grew up in a nice little country town outside of Arkadelphia and am currently attending Henderson State University. I am studying art education, and I'm not sure why, but people always ask me "What can you do with that", my response is an art teacher. I have always been interested in art and music, I can currently play 3 different instruments and am working on 2 more. In art I really enjoy using charcoal, however with all my different classes I have experienced many different types of art that I never thought about doing. One of those is digital art and another is photography. One of the studio arts that I enjoy the most is printmaking. It's nice to create a work of art that you can make copies of and it is still made by natural things.

Enough about me though, its time to talk about my blog. My blog is focused on my garden this summer. I try every year to grow a garden and it always ends in failure, but this year I am determined to make this one work. So I'm going to blog about it to show how much I believe God will help grow a garden. This is where the title of my blog came from. Seeds of Prosperity, because that is God's will in our life. I will post pictures of my garden and we can see how my cute little plants grow and produce vegetables and fruits. I have planted a watermelon, 3 cantaloupe, 2 pepper plants, 6 cucumber, 3 zucchini, 6 purple hull peas, 1 tomato, and 2 strawberries. I hope you enjoy this journey with me and pray with me that this garden turns out great. God Bless!