Digital Photography

                           

          

Thanks to the South-Western City Schools Educational Foundation for the following grant:
This project was a request to obtain twelve digital cameras for our elementary art classroom. The cameras were be used initially for an anti-bullying project. Students took photographs of their peers. These photographs were then uploaded to Word Publisher in our computer labs. Students added positive, encouraging words to the photographs of their classmates thus creating an atmosphere of collaboration and friendship while integrating with the language arts curriculum. The cameras are also being used for the students to upload their artwork to the Artsonia.com Web site and for further art projects.

You can see examples of the second grade landscape photography here:

http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=632082

Due to privacy, the anti-bullying photography is not available online at Artsonia.

Photograph by Molly P. 

Artsonia

I've been maintaining and using a create website called Artsonia!  Artsonia is an online website to view the artwork from the students at James A Harmon Elementary School.
Thank you to all families that have purchased items from our Artsonia website. Artsonia is an online art gallery of your student’s artwork. You can purchase items from this website such as mugs, mousepads and T-shirts with your student’s art printed on it. A percentage of this purchase is given back to our Harmon Elementary Art Room.

Your purchases from the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school year have raised $124. This money was recently used to purchase tempera paint, watercolor paint, glue sticks, tape and a new electric pencil sharpener for the art room.

Thank you for your support of the Harmon Art Department! To see the Harmon Art Gallery online at Artsonia go to www.artsonia.com/schools/Harmon11

Give with Target on Facebook

Want to help our kids? It’s easy. James A Harmon Elementary School can receive up to $10,000 in Target GiftCards^® for books or any supplies we need. Wouldn’t that be great? All we need to do is vote for our school each week until September 8. It’s part of Give With Target^®. For every 25 votes our school receives, Target will send a $25 gift card. Find out more and vote at Facebook.com/Target.

Search for James A Harmon Elementary School

Tagxedo and ToonDoo

Teachers are always continuing to learn.  Today I went to a Professional Development about Web tools.
I learned about Tagxedo.  Check this out from Tagxedo:

 You can create your own Tagxedo at http://www.tagxedo.com/




I also learned about ToonDoo.  Check out this cute cartoon that I created about my home childcare.

You can create your own cartoon at http://www.toondoo.com/

Art Room Aid Program

As a way to try to earn some extra funds, I applied for the Dick Blick Art Room Aid Program.  I thought that it would be a "longshot" but worth a try.  Every year, I enter student art work in many art shows.  Last year, I entered work in the Grove City Arts in the Alley art show and the PTA Reflections art show.  Giving the students an ability to display their artwork in art shows creates self-esteem and confidence. Supplies for matting and creating can be expensive. This project will help to fund these supplies.

A tent from last years art show

You would be surprised just how pricey it can be to mat and frame student art work!  After tallying  all supplies needed, it came to a grand total of $899.04!

Adhesive Foam Squares

 

Frames

Mat board

Mat Cutter

After a few weeks, I had nothing.  No one had donated a single cent.  Then Dick Blick Art Materials sent me an email - I was going to be the "featured Art Room Aid Program" at their Columbus store for one weekend in May.  I sent emails to many friends and coworkers, hoping that some would go to the store and donate money to my request.

Blick Art & Craft Store in Columbus

After another week, I received an email from Dick Blick.  They were adding $595.34 from the weekend's incentive program at their Columbus store.  Amazing!  I never dreamed that we would receive so many donations.

I still need to raise $303.70 to finish the program.  Although, I'm just grateful to have $595.34 to spend.  This will definitely make a difference!  I can't wait to order the mat cutter, mats and adhesives.  This will be a great start.  If all money is donated, then I plan to order the frames.
Please pass along my request.  Help our school!

Look for an update in September.  I plan to post pictures from the art show.

 You can see my Blick Art Room Aid Request Here:
 http://www.dickblick.com/ara/lists/1695/home

Ohio Artists

I am not from Ohio.  So, when I read the Ohio Visual Arts Standards (what we need to teach the kids), one of the items was to teach about an Ohio artist.  All that I could think of was quilt makers and Amish artists.  I knew that there had to be much more to Ohio than that!
I contacted fellow Ohio art teachers - a few led me to Aminah Robinson.  Then I contacted the Columbus Museum of Art.  They also let me to Aminah Robinson.  After much research, I settled on the following lessons for your youngsters!  I love when I learn as much as the kids.

 

Kindergarten - Jim Dine One Heart

Here are a few examples.  You can see more artwork at our Artsonia exhibit here:
http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=516651&index=0

Student Artwork

Jim Dine Artwork

Student Artwork

 

 

1st Grade - Jim Dine, 4 Hearts with Warm and Cold Colors

Here are a few.  You can see more artwork at our Artsonia exhibit here:
http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=524980&index=0

Jim Dine Artwork

Student Artwork

Student Artwork

 

 

2nd Grade - Roy Lichtenstein Action Words

Here are a few examples or Student Artwork.  You can see more at our Artsonia exhibit here:
http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=519059&index=0

Lichtenstein Artwork

Student Artwork

Student Artwork

 

 

3rd Grade - Aminah Robinson Love Letters

For this lesson, I created a webquest.  Check it out here:
http://questgarden.com/142/06/5/120405141330/index.htm
Here are a few examples.  You can see more at our Artsonia exhibit here: 

http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=520129&index=0

 

 

4th Grade - Aminah Robinson Music Box

Here are a few examples.  You can see more at our Artsonia Exhibit here:
http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=522888

Visual Arts Community Unit

As I continue to take more college courses, I continue to gain more knowledge to use in the classroom with my kiddos!
Check out the Wiki that I created for my current college class.  This Wiki discusses my Visual Art Community Unit.  It's a unit that I've taught many times, but I've added a 21st Century teacher spin on it.
The Wiki can be found here:
http://m4ney.pbworks.com/w/page/54017604/Visual%20Arts%20Community%20Unit


A You Tube video discussing the Wiki can be found here: