Enjoy
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Lex Visits Chicago
Lex came to Chicago two weekends ago. She has been a close friend since kindergarten. We met the very first day. She still remembers what I was wearing on the september day. We have been close for about 18 years, of course we have had out ins and outs but we have stuck it out though college when we went to school out of state. Now we are both in graduate programs, hers is in Phili.
There is a quote that we both like and describes us well...
Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall in love, or have babies, or be who we are. After all, seasons change. So do cities. People come into your life and people go. But it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you're very lucky, a plane ride away."
~Sex and the City
~Sex and the City
We had a great time here in Chicago, catching up and exploring.
Highlight; Making funny faces in the Bean's reflection
Video of some pictures we took::
Come back soon Lexi Loo!
Parents Came to Visit
This past weekend my parents came to Chicago. They also stayed in my one bedroom apartment. It wasn't too bad because my couch pulls out to a queen size bed. But still my parents were under the same roof for a weekend. It was weird yet nice at the same time. My mom cooked my food for the next week and such and my dad vacuumed my apartment while I was at work.
They had a nice time but between school work and actual work, I did not get to spend too much time with them.
They will be back in November for Thanksgiving. So we will see how that goes.
the art teacher's guide to the internet
the art teacher's
guide to the internet
ideas, tools, and resources for teaching art and design in a post-digital age
First Page:::
There are is a lot of videos...
with brief explanations... one of my favorites: is “Crayola Doesn’t Make A Color For Your Eyes.”
"Here are ten October treats:"
gives some top links on what to check out, some educational ideas, contest, and just some things to read that he finds interesting.
100 Web Tools & Resources:
-Broken down into topics
-links to other helpful sites
-Everything from How to Twitter to Inspiring kids to create art
Does this every month
About this Blog:
-Began blog in 2005
-Extension of his book
-"In recent years, we’ve witnessed the emergence of new ways to experience the World Wide Web. The term “Web 2.0” has been coined to describe the Web’s transition from a collection of static Web sites containing information to a more dynamic, interactive, social,
and content-sharing environment. Web 2.0 tools and services like blogs, wikis, podcasts, photo- and video-sharing sites, social networks, and virtual worlds are now being used daily by millions of people around the globe to connect, communicate, collaborate, create, care, and share with others. I was first introduced to the Web 2.0 landscape and its implications for education in 2006, while attending the Building Le
arning Communities conference in Boston. The three-day conference had such an impact on my thinking that I knew I couldn’t continue to teach in the same way I did before going to Boston."
ArtEd Online
-PDFs of his articles from a monthly column he writes for SchoolArts Magazine
Other fun post:
I like when he comments on his own work like "Look at What We Found"
First Project of the Year: Students were given a large ziploc bag and asked to collect 10 interesting found papers to bring to the next class. Next, they were instructed to cut the papers they found into
20 or more small rectangles (2.5 x 4 inch). Last, they were asked to work as a group to arrange all of these found paper samples into a large wall pattern that “looks good.” This assignment was inspired by Keri Smith’s book How to be an Explorer in the World and the importance she places on collecting and documenting as ways of gathering source material for artistic expression."
I love how well he uses tags
"Tags
activism advocacyanimationarted art ed 2.0 art history artinter activartists atcsbest practices blogs book artscomics contemporary copyright creativitycurriculum design digital natives digital storiesdrawing ecoart flickrgoogle internet mapsmuseum resourcesmuseums naea paintingpbs photographysculpture street art surveytechnology TED Try Thistwitter video visual culture
voicethread Web 2.0 web sightingsyoutube"
"seems to me to be an example of the “Real-Time Web.” It comes from Aaron Zinman at the MIT Media Lab and takes your name and searches the Web for some context around it. It then uses the words and sites it finds to build a visual profile of your Web presence. Here is the “persona” that it created for me, which, btw, is not that accurate in that it doesn’t distinguish from different “craig rolands” on the Web."
It was cool to see everything I have done pop up on the screen as it created this!
So now my blog is being weird about line spacing, so I apologize
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sorry...
Sorry i have been super busy with so much! I will be updating on Tuesday Night, Wednesday Morning
here are some hints of new posts
CAD update
Lex Visits Chicago
Kim Koins Interview about Chicago Children's Museum
Lucas' Interview about Millennium Park
AIC Teen Project
Parents Visit
etc
So posting soon!
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