Transcript Top Ten Web 2.0 Tools for the Art Classroom Texas Art Education Association Conference November 16, 2012 Dr.

Top Ten Web 2.0 Tools for
the Art Classroom
Texas Art Education Association Conference
November 16, 2012
Dr. Diane C. Gregory
Associate Professor of Art Education
Visual Arts Department
Texas Woman’s University
[email protected]
http://www.twu.edu/visual-arts/dianegregory.asp
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Mindmeister
http://www.mindmeister.com/
Features:
Very Intuitive, Drag & Drop.
Perfect for individual and
group brainstorming sessions
Cloud Based
MindMapping/Brainstorming
Organize Complex Ideas using
text, visuals, notes, links
Invite Collaborators
History View
Available also for iPhone, iPad
& Android
Advantages over paper/pencil
Regroup, reorganize ideas easily,
quickly,
Share ideas with others
Use images, text, files
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Wikispaces
http://www.wikispaces.com/
Features:
Quick & Easy Collaborative web
page development tool
Update/change/transform web
sites easily & quickly
Share work, ideas, pictures &
links, video & media
Discussion Board
Leave Comments
Content Sharing & Collaborative
Project Tool
Update pages anytime,
anywhere
Create rich visually motivating
pages: templates, photos,
artwork, video, calendars,
visitor counters
Discussion Forums
Answer Questions on Pages
Leave Comments
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Animoto
http://animoto.com/
Easy online video
creation tool
Turns photos, video
clips, music into
videos that can be
exported to other
locations
Make artistic &
creative videos
Select from a
Variety of
templates
Create
informative
videos about art
content
Make 30 second
videos for free
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Museum Box
http://museumbox.e2bn.org/
Create online museum boxes
to share & collaborate with
others
Collect text files, images &
videos that can be shared
Create stunning visual
collections of art & artifacts
Collect Images
Arrange
Label with Captions
Organize
Click on first image to
see more image
collections
Add details
Close-ups
Add maps
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Prezi
http://prezi.com/
Non-linear innovative
approach to presentations
that are:
Flexible, creative &
motivating
Facilitates interaction
“Prezi is helping reinvent the art of presentation. Farewell, one-dimensional
thinking. Welcome instead the power of inter-connection, flexibility, and the
unexpected 'Aha!'”
— Chris Anderson, TED Curator
Save on Prezi
Website
Keep Private
Share
Subscription
Software
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Ning
http://www.ning.com/
http://arted20.ning.com/
Collaborative, online
learning & sharing
community built
around a common
interest or project
Dr. Craig Roland
http://arted20.ning.com/
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WordPress
wordpress.com
wordpress.org
Free or
Commercial
Blogging Tool
Open Source
Large Number of
Developers
Arguably the
best blogging
platform
Numerous
Templates
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Create Pages
Create Menus
Insert Links,
Videos, Images,
Text
Calendars
Recent
Favorites
Widgets
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Museum of Modern Art
MOMA
Destination Modern Art
http://www.moma.org/inte
ractives/destination/#
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Museum of Modern Art
MOMA
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Museum of Modern Art
MOMA
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ArtsConnectEd
ArtsConnectEd is a joint project of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts & the Walker Art Center
ArtsConnectEd: http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html
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Explore the Tool
Kit:
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Explore the Tool Kit:
Positive/Negative
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See Artists in Action &
Encyclopedia
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NGA Kids
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