In Cathy Hunt’s fantastic iBook titled iPad Art, she says
The personal mobile devices we see in the hands of our students are powerful tools for creation. Mistakes can be erased, experiments are easily undertaken, exploration is exciting, learning is student-centred and confidence reigns supreme.
But how do you integrate iPads into the hands-on classroom? It’s not about getting rid of the great things we’ve always done in the art room – the iPad and other technology can be valuable additions to your teaching tool kit. The studio really is a place where paint and pixels can work together to enhance creativity, visual literacy, divergent thinking, ideation and more.
Our students have been exploring the world of digital art in the following ways:
Still life drawings
As part of a Unit of Inquiry on “How We Express Ourselves”, some classes were given the task of using the Drawing Box app to re-create a still life artwork. They were asked to use several different shades of colour and to become familiar with blending and the mixing of colours. Here are some of the masterpieces.
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Madi Year 6
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Tara Year 6
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Tayla Year 4
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Millie Year 4
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Joseph Year 4
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Esther Year 4
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Annabelle Year 2
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Daniel Year 2
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Harrison Year 2
Music Video Clips
As part of another Unit of Inquiry on “How We Express Ourselves”, students were given the task of creating digital music and then complementing the music with visual images in the form of a pop-style video clip. More than one app was used in this process, which introduces the concept of ‘Workflow’, where the output of one app is used as input to the next app until the final product is completed. The apps used in the process were GarageBand, VideoFX Live and iMovie.
Some of the things students were asked to consider in making their music video clip were:
- What makes a song catchy?
- What effect does the speed of the tempo have on my song?
- How can I use the editing tools to help create dynamics?
- How can I keep the listener interested?
- What effects can I add to emphasis the feeling of my song?
Here is a brief compilation of some of the student’s music video clips.