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• By Maria Zachariadou, Christina Mabger, Lambros Papadias

• To expose students to the possibility of using technology in art. To combine classical literacy and new literacy through an art activity.

(1st phase) To visually represent their feelings through the use of digital cameras and subsequently to use the images in order to draw facial expressions

(2nd phase) Using interactive whiteboard technology to understand and explore the technique of line drawing in order to represent facial expressions

• Teachers involved: specialist teachers (visual art, performing art, music) Grade Level: 2nd

“Using technology to advance Learning”

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Connections with Colleagues Connections with Colleagues

The elementary Art Department (music, performing arts and visual arts) of our school was involved in the interdisciplinary unit of inquiry ‘Feelings’.

The three departments collaborated in order to discuss ideas and activities to help students understand and express ‘feelings’ through the Arts.

Finally, after the completion of the unit, the teachers involved cooperated, reflected and evaluated the whole project.

Successes Successes

Students:

Were motivated, enthusiastic and eager to experiment

Worked well in teams Learned to collect data through

technology and use in a productive way

Were able to observe and draw details that can only be seen through digital media.

Teachers:

Shared and brainstormed. Came up with more inventive

ways in order to explore this abstract topic. 3

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ChallengesChallenges

Limited time

Students were not involved in the activity simultaneously

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Next Steps Next Steps

To upload the project in a photo sharing site or blog, in order to allow teachers and students all over the world to interact by sharing their work

Upload the project onto the school site as a motivating idea for other art activities

Have the students write their likes and dislikes regarding the use of digital media in art