Milan’s new Max Mara store
For all of you trying to make a connection between various areas of Design. Check out the Trendoffice blog. Very timely news on all areas of design, trendy styles and a nice place to network about design in general.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Trendoffice: Fashion and Interior Design: Milan’s new Max Mara store
Milan’s new Max Mara store
For all of you trying to make a connection between various areas of Design. Check out the Trendoffice blog. Very timely news on all areas of design, trendy styles and a nice place to network about design in general.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
JR's TED Prize wish: Use art to turn the world inside out
How will you use art to "turn the world inside-out? What message is the artist trying to impart through his art and his travels across the world? Why should we wake up and take notice?
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
GAP
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| Google Art Project |
This is incredible and was shared by one of my favorite blogs, "The Carrot Revolution". Anyone who loves art should check out this site. I am not sure that I agree with dsgran's blog that we will no longer need field trips, in fact I think this site is a great preamble to a field trip. But what a way to virtually visit most any museum in the world and get a better feel for the reality of Art as it exists in real time.
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| detailed closeup |
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Surrealistic Landscapes
AP 2D Design - Surrealistic Landscapes - these are a series of landscape photos taken by my AP 2D design students and modified in a surreal direction for a class assignment. Some are humorous, some simply surreal, but all are creative. Good job!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Those of you that follow Steve's Blog and the wonderful resource of Classroom 2.0 should all peruse a copy of this whitepaper. The span and scope of pertinent information is worth the time to read!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Top100 Tools for Learning 2010
Check out this SlideShare Presentation:
Top100 Tools for Learning 2010
View more presentations from Jane Hart.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Social Networking
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| along with this general introduction video - check out this extensive list of social networks by Wikipedia - ridiculously long maybe - but impressive. List of Social Networks Educational Networking |
Classroom 2.0 - Excellent site for teacher's to connect
Online Peer Review - Jobe Thesis
AP 2D Design Ning site - class specific social networking
Center for Learning & Performance Tech
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| Networking |
Friday, October 15, 2010
Public Art
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| Mural on a public wall in downtown Park City, Utah. |
Describe your first impression of this piece of public art.
What Principles of Art have been employed to make this a successful work of art?
Why do you think the artist chose to use color in the way he/she did?
What inspiration does this piece give you for an art project?
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
Voicethread Example
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Italy
Milan to Venice via Verona
Venice
Adriatic Sea
San Gimignano
Florence – Day 1 Florence – Day 2
Assisi
Rome – Day 1
Rome – Day 2
Rome – Day 3
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Week 4 - PBS Video: Digital_Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier
Here is a fascinating video shown on PBS and shared through arted2.0. With all our discussions this week surrounding our teaching environments and dream jobs, I thought this documentary goes a long way in describing the world we are teaching within and our students are learning within.
Retrieved on March 24, 2010 from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/
Retrieved on March 24, 2010 from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/
Week 4 - Comment on Bianca's Post
Week 4 - Post 1 - Getting past the wall
Labels: assignment, week 4
I had the worst problem getting started on my media project. Well, to be more specific, I had the worst problem getting started on themedia portion of my media project. I'd had my idea, a branching dialogue customer service simulation in Udutu, solidified since our first week. I had the whole idea all mapped out, but when it came to actually creating it in Udutu I had the most terrible time getting started. I hummed and hawed and vaguely poked in its general direction until just finally getting it properly rolling and working today (status update: got a great chunk of it in order and I feel confident about having it more than 75% done by the time I do my presentation).
It's not that I wasn't excited about the media project; in fact, I was kind of elated to be putting my thesis materials into practice finally. It's more that I'm starting to just get TIRED.
I've been pushing myself in both my school and work life for the past 11 months and it turns out pushing myself past exhaustion is finally starting to catch up with me. I just want to crawl into a fetal ball and sleep for a month or so to recover. Alas, there's still 5 more weeks to go, so no recovery hibernation for me just yet.
I thankfully hit a second wind (or, well, maybe eightieth wind to be more accurate) today and getting the project to work finally will definitely get me through this week at the very least (although I'm hoping the delight of finally getting a breakthrough will boost my energy for longer).
I'm hoping this will all work out like the exercise class I took the other week. It was my first yoga/pilates/tai chi-style class in a long time and around the middle I honestly thought I couldn't go any further. Not long after that, though, I caught a second wind and by the end of the class I felt fabulous.
So here's to us ALL catching that second wind, making it through the rest of the program, and coming out the other end feeling amazing and refreshed... or, at least surviving the next 5 weeks. Yes, just surviving would suffice ;)
(Anime self portrait made with the help of the Anime Face Maker v1.0 by ~geN8hedgehog, which is an excellent stress reliever, might I add)
Week 4 Media Project: AP Sketchbook - Ideas in Motion
I've made some changes to the media project since our Wimba session Monday night. At Bob's suggestion, I emailed Ning and asked about the possibility of removing the advertisements from my site due to its educational use. I haven't heard back as of this posting, but I am hoping for a positive response.
I have also made a few cosmetic/design changes to increase readability and make a very visual site a little less "busy". I truly appreciated the opportunity to share everyone's projects in such a safe and productive environment. Thanks to all of you. Especially Jorge, who is now a member!
Please visit my site: AP Sketchbook-Ideas in Motion
Week 4 Readings – Being the Board, Creating Frameworks, and Telling the WE Story
Grace under fire, being the board.
Apparently, this well-known compliment that is given to those of us who keep ourselves together when all around us is crumbling, comes from owning the risks that we take in a world out of our control. I like this phrase, I like what it stands for, and I like others who demonstrate its power. I think I may get it tattooed on my forehead…well let’s not get carried away, but I will keep it at the top of my list of goals. Be the board, show grace under fire:
Show grace under fire – life is probably less stressful that way.
Be open-minded – then the world is a more interesting place.
(Art Trek trip to Spain, 2008)
Be a good friend – you can’t have too many friends.
Be patient, and apparently kind too.
Affecting Change, creating Frameworks.
Thankfully, at least in this country, we have a choice each day to live our lives in any way we choose. What are the possibilities? This is the question we should be asking ourselves. How can I affect change on those around me, on myself, on the world? I suppose that it is impossible to truly make these considerations on a daily basis. But if more people, especially those of us that hold children’s lives in our hands, were to take a moment to care and share and support those around us, I am sure that we would have more successes and fewer failures.
Reflection. Telling the "we" story. I know that over many years in education and coaching, I have received thank-you’s from students and their parents about positive ways that I have affected them. I always appreciate the end of the school year or season, because it is a time of reflection. I think that is why the thanks come out. We reflect back on the time together, what we meant to each other, and how we got through the hard times, and how we celebrated the best times. The “WE” story really doesn’t have to be anything BIG, it just has to be special. Taking the time to care is really what the “Art of Possibility” by Zander is all about. Putting the needs of others first, sharing the wealth we each have inside our hearts, minds and souls. When we do these simple things, the rewards to us and them are enormous.
Tomorrow morning at 4:30 a.m. when 14 high school art students (we call it Art Trek), myself, and a fellow teacher of mine head off to Italy, we will all be experiencing the possibilities of a choices in life. One of travel and art, and culture and opportunities that await because we aren't afraid of the possibilities. We are champions of possibilities. We are one BIG possibility waiting to happen! and it will be worth every sacrifice to experience it. We will create memories, we will make friends, we will grow in our understanding of the world, and we will come back changed forever. The reflections will be spectacular this year!
So, if you are a teacher, volunteer to share extra-curricular time with your students. Go to their concerts, school plays and sporting events. Be a club advisor or coach. Help them with community service. But most of all, get involved. Who knows, your reward may be to accompany them on a trip of a lifetime!
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After observing your work and being in Wimba with you over the past 11 months, I have no doubt that your project will be amazing and will meet all your expectations once it is finished. You settle for nothing but the best in yourself and have always been supportive of the rest of us in this program as well.
I always hear a sense of humor in your voice and in your work, even though you are a bright, serious student. Hold on to that positive attitude and I am sure your project will mature nicely. Survival of the fittest!
Kudos to a job well done. I can't wait to meet you and everyone else in this program in May. I am sure that you will finish with flying colors. Look at it as practice for wearing those odd sleeves on our graduation gowns!