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Some Subtle Changes
After reading about the helpful web design visual tips found in Understanding Visual Hierarchy in Web Design, I decided to make a few changes to my blog design and layout. The changes weren’t major,...
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It All Depends on the Audience
When designing a website, poster, presentation or other visual, it’s imperative to consider the audience for whom the product is intended. This is particularly true of electronic media, of which...
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The Magic of the Glass
The Art of Marc Chagall My second graders will be studying the Russian artist Marc Chagall. Kids love his colorful paintings that are juxtapositions of fantasy and memories, often arranged in...
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Creating the Open House Presentation In the chance that I’d actually have parents who would come all the way up to the fourth floor during Open House, I prepared a presentation. The aim of the...
View ArticleSouth Indian Kolams: Radial Symphony of Powder
As a way of visualizing radial symmetry to my fourth graders, I shared with them some photos of kolams done by women of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Students were fascinated by the intricate...
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Get Those Creative Juices Flowing
Teaching internationally – particularly art – is a winning combination. I am surrounded by a world so vastly different from the rural Wisconsin dairy farm where I was raised – cultural, natural,...
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Making Art Available to the Masses
This week Getty announced that it was making 5,400 images from its Research Institute special collection available to the public as Open Content. Under the Open Content program, viewers are able to...
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Free Online Learning in Art Ed
While going through my Feedly RSS feed this morning on my iPad, I came across two free online learning resources. MoMA & Khan Academy One is a partnership of MoMA Art Museum with the Khan Academy....
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Final Project Idea – Tessellations with a Twist
Here is my idea for my COETAIL Final project: I am currently teaching a unit to my 5th grade on Tessellations and am revamping it. I am now trying the online app SUMO paint. I’ve created a tutorial for...
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