Arts+Projects

media type="youtube" key="H8AVQSKHCdQ" height="312" width="542" These short digital flip books were a beginning exercise for a 7th grade unit on animation. Each boy was given 12 frames to transition from one logo into another. The boys are also examining logos in relation to Greek Heros in their Reading class. My hope is that I will be able to use our new One to One program to connect to other classes in the near future.
 * 2011 Haverford Animated Shorts**

media type="youtube" key="VqCZVUZ8UKo" height="312" width="542" Each year, boys in 6th grade study poetry within their English classes. They learn about symbolism, descriptive language, and metaphor. As a practice of powerful learning, I have connected a unit on digital video with what the boys are learning about poetry in English. The boys research, recite, analyze, and write about poetry in English, through the use of Google Docs we then can access their research and in turn, use it to create content-rich videos that go beyond illustration to function as interpretations and applications of what poetry can be.
 * 6th Grade Poetry Videos**

media type="youtube" key="F4vBs8_OQwc" height="312" width="384" The 7th grade boys read //The Book Thief// in their in English Class. As an extension of their comprehension the boys chose a passage from the book to respond to through animation. -I have found that video and animation have been integral tools to teach art while easily connecting to content from other classes.
 * 7th Grade Literature Animations**

__ **Goolge Sketchup Maze Making** __ Each year the 6th grade art students design and build a wooden marble maze. Preliminary sketchbook drawings and tape maze drawings on paper introduce the students to the process of creating intricate, complex, puzzling mazes. This year the boys used the Google Sketchup program the compliment the preliminary drawing exercises. The added activity enhanced their understanding of the 3-d design concepts.