I am in love with Artsteps
I recently discovered Artsteps, an online gallery creator. I had been planning all along to use the 360 camera and ThingLink, but there have been setbacks with getting a classroom account to ThingLink (which would allow students to be able to log in and work on the collaborative project) and also that you need to start with an image in order to add content to it.
With Artsteps, you can actually design the space (build walls, add doors, pick flooring, framing, etc..) and also create a guided tour of your show! The only setback I see right now is sharing one account with the whole class. While ThingLink and the 360 image/video would still work very well with an actual exhibit that we create in real life and then document, Artsteps allows us to make a space where a space never existed in the first place (kind of perfect for the pandemic shut down). I already made a tour of the program and started planning out the exhibition jobs and who would be responsible for what. It's a big gamble with the online learning component, but I am always up for trying new things if I think they will benefit the learning.
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Artist & EducatorI have been teaching art for over 20 years at the elementary and secondary levels. I am currently instructing high school students in courses such as Studio Art, Digital Art, Advanced Drawing and Painting, and AP Studio Art. For four summers, I also instructed a master's level course at Ithaca College on Integrating Art into the Elementary Classroom. I am also finishing my MFA in Visual Art with an anticipated graduation date of July 31st, 2019. In my own work, I am investigating themes related to perseverance and resilience. -Jessica Stratton Archives
May 2020
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