Using Sm“ART” Devices in the Art RoomMJSD Tech Expo 2015

What are the biggest issues you face in your art room?

Take a minute and talk with the people near you

What are the biggest 2 or 3 problems you face in your art room?

(Sorry, I can’t help with your supply budget!)

Tired of fighting your students over cell phones?

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Sick of students complaining they didn’t know the due dates?

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Weary of dragging home piles of art to grade?

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Try these 3 tricks to making your life easier:

• Use QR codes for easy access to online material

• Use an online turn-in system for artwork

• Use Remind.com to communicate with students and parents

QR Codes

Free reader for cell phones

Access websites, articles, images, and videos quickly

Post demo videos above stations

Scatter around room as a “scavenger hunt” for info

QR Codes

Try it Out!

• Download a QR code reader from your App Store if you haven’t already

• Open the app up and scan the image to the right

• Where does it take you?

QR Code Ideas

Give background information about the artist, style, or process used to create the artwork in an art show or installation.

QR Code Ideas

Digital artist statements

• Have students record themselves discussing their artwork and post the QR code next to the finished piece or body of work.

• Turn written artist statements into QR codes to save paper and make the viewing more interactive.

QR Code Ideas

Demonstration Videos or Project

Instructions

• Great for during the testing window

• Create or find a video demonstrating the process or upload instructions

• Post near materials, station, or where students can easily find it

QR Code Ideas

Scavenger Hunts

• Create QR codes with actions or information

• Post around classroom

• Students have to move around the room and interact with the information to complete their tasks

The options are endless…

The options are endless…

Digital Art Submissions

Allows you to see exactly when art was turned in

Keeps a digital record of projects

Some import rubrics/grading

Students get their art back immediately

Builds a digital art portfolio

Artsonia• Digital gallery of student work

• iPhone and Android app allows you (or students) to photograph and upload their artwork seamlessly from phones/tablets

• Parents can log-in and view artwork

• Parents can purchase gift items with student’s work

Edmodo and Schoology

Similar platforms allow you to create an assignment folder and have students upload their image to the folder

Turnitin.com

• Turnitin.com is a source teachers use to check for plagiarism

• You can upload any form of document, such as a .JPG image

• Turnitin.com allows you to import your own rubric and grade the project

• You can also create bank comments and add them (or personalized comments) to the project

Remind.com and Remind App

App is free for cell phones

Remind.com is accessible on district computers

Send texts out to students and parents without phone numbers

Schedule feature for messages

New chat feature for students with questions

What setting up Remind looks like…

Go ahead, try it out!

See what receiving a message

looks like for your

students!

So, 3 tricks to consider in your art rooms:

• Use QR codes for easy access to online material

• Use an online turn-in system for artwork

• Use Remind.com to communicate with students and parents