AboutFrank Leeding Expertise I can (possibly) answer questions regarding art history, technique, theory, and the occasional quandry.
In addition to drawing and painting (mainly with acrylics these days),
i know a bit about printmaking: Intaglio (etching), relief, offset,
transfer and some things about photography. I also use a welding torch
to "draw" in metal and then pound the sheets flat and print them.
I pretty much "live" in 2D (and much 4D (time); but, 3D is just sort of
"thick" version of 2D to me;)
Experience As an artist I [sic] have shown my art work in both open and juried shows. I have an extensive background in both studio and cultural studies in art and related areas. I currently hold bachelors and master degrees in art and technology.
In addition, I write extensively on "art theory". And I'm fairly good at mixing paint.
Education/Credentials BSCS, University of North Texas, Denton.
MA (ATEC), University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
Awards and Honors First place, TIPA: "Brookhaven College - The First 25 Years" (shared with my editor Ivana Corsalle.
Expert: Frank Leeding Date: 6/16/2008 Subject: Online Art Activites for Elementary Students
Question Hello,
I'm teaching a summer art class for kids in kindergarten through grade five. What are some good free online activities that would interest kids of this age in any type of medium, subject, or type of activity.
Answer this-file: art-activities-summer-fest
Sounds cool!
I'm working right now on my teaching degree (the so-called
"MALT" (M/A's in Learning and Technology).
So, far i've found a few sites that are "working toward"
the on-line experience and such. One of these is George
Lucas and co' and their www.EduTopia.org site. Mostly
though, (it's sort of hard to search thru) it seems
oriented at making regular teaching plans and getting
"project based" things going.
Another site is www.hotchalk.com Also a UK based
www.teachers.tv site which has lots of videos - again
based on pretty much traditional "here it is" types
of teaching experiences.
On-Line Research and Such
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One thing might be to use the web to find web sites
that have stuff on art and such and then put together
collages, presentations, bulletin boards, etc. based
on the stuff you find.
This is of course the traditional way of doing things
and would be good practice for using the web as the
"new literacy" tool of the 21st century - step over
Mr. Guttenberg!
However, i see the next step in techno-evolution as.....
On-Line and Inter-Active
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It should be possible to team up with other schools
in your area or where you have contact with and do
a sort of "podcast" back and forth.
This could be done with simple tools; eg, a scanner,
a digital camera and of course any traditional art
materials.
For example, if it's possible to get a LIVE hook up
between the two (or more) sites using video camera
you could perform a play "over the internet" or
even have a debate over the inter net.
If the live-nature of this sort of thing isn't
possible it could still be via blogging, etc.
And you have to understand that i'm just now
getting into this, and trying to see how
to make it happen. I've seen these sorts of
live "web casts" in corporate settings and
obviously they tend to have a lot more money
available than schools.
The almost-live multi-cast could be done with
just a couple of web sites.
Each school or class would prepare it's CONTENT
just like getting an edition of a paper ready
for printing. I'm a strong student of the
Montessori Method - so the idea of the older
kids helping the younger ones get their stuff
ready for "podcast" would be the way to make this
work.
Even a "static" site would be interesting (and
i think exciting). Part of it could be just
"new reporting" or even "story telling", and
then the text and images inter-leaved on a web page.
The master jump page, lists the "terrain" (often
refered to as "islands") in the virtual on-line
community. These could be broken down to the
content by each age group.
Then, the "island" jump pages lead you into each
page done by that group.
Mrs. Smith's First Grade Project (eg)
[Three Little Pigs]
[Goldylocks and the Three Bears]
etc
(i'm just using these as examples) and then
on each page would be the "story" or "news item"
or even a blog/forum.
I'm not sure how much time you have to put all of
this together (deadlines?), etc. I'll hunt around
and see what i can come up with.
The problem is of course (as i'm finding out in my
studies) - everyone talks about the technology, and
you see all of these really great high-$$$ projects
and such, and yet there's not any "heres what you do"
sorts of guidances, etc.
My goal is (as part of my Masters project) is to create
an on-line environment where you can teach (at least)
maths and arts. Sheesh, it's such an up-hill battle.
