BP2_2009111_RSS

Image created by ©Roxanne Santiago, 2009

As an art teacher at an elementary level, I am always searching for innovative ideas from lessons to tips and techniques to use in my art room. Using RSS feeds I can read about what other art teachers are doing in their art rooms and use it to fit my needs. Here are my five RSS feeds for educational purposes, why I chose them, and how they are beneficial in my profession:

SchoolArts Magazine (SchoolArts) on Twitter:

This RSS feed lists links to art lessons, videos, articles, and examples of student work. This feed also lets me know what other art teachers are doing all over the United States.

Deep Space Sparkle Art Lessons for Kids:

This is a fantastic website to gain knowledge for new art lessons to use in my art room. As feeds come in, I can see if any of these seem interesting enough for me to use with my students. If so, I can take the ideas and alter them to my needs and the needs of my students.

Latest Activity on Art Education 2.0:

This feed will show me posts by other art educators and how they are using Web 2.0 tools and other digital technology to advance best teaching practices.

Arts & Activities articles | AccessMyLibrary - Promoting library:

This elementary and high school art education magazine provides articles for experiences, opinions, and new ideas for art educators. It includes strategies for art educators to use during instruction, approaches to teaching art history, and techniques for student art evaluation.

1181 Artsonia Lesson Plans Reviewed by Teachers:

This RSS feed is connected to Lesson Planet, a great teacher resource site for lessons in any area. As new lessons are imported, I will be notified.

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My iGoogle Site:

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WGO Tab




AR Tab




ETC Tab

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BP1_2009111_Getting Started

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There are many reasons why people blog. Blogs are a great place for people to think, plan and reflect on what is happening in their personal lives or around them. It is a place where people can collaborate with each other and share their thoughts with others.

Blogs can be useful in an educational setting. Blogging helps students get involved with the technology of the 21st century. On a regular basis, blogging can help the development of reading and writing skills. Teachers can have the students use blogs to create a portfolio of sample student writing, a journal for students to express their opinions on the topics that are being discussed in class, or just to evaluate students' prior knowledge of a topic before a lesson.

Through my research online, I found that I, as an art teacher, can use a blog in many different ways. I can post an image of a work of art and have my students write about it using the elements of art to help describe what they see. This will allow students to become more familiar with the use of vocabulary terms and how to use these terms in their writing, discussions or when describing a work of art. Students can write reactions to questions that I post underneath the images or videos. Students can agree or disagree with the comments left by their classmates and explain their rationale. I can even see my students using a blog to reflect on their project or the process of creating their project for that particular day since I see my students once a week. Students can post their work and critique someone else’s. The possibilities seem endless.