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ICT and Secondary Art - Using Generic ICT Resources for Research, Communication, Publication and Presentation
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The World Wide Web is a rich visual and information source. Most of the major galleries in the world have an Internet presence and provide information about permanent collections and current exhibitions. CD-ROMs similarly provide us with information on individual artists, art movements, private collections and galleries. The immediacy of such resources can in itself be motivating for both teachers and pupils, allowing access to visual and contextual information which can be used to support classroom teaching and individual project work.
Through e-mail, pupils and teachers can communicate locally, nationally and internationally with their peers to share and develop ideas. Video conferencing, although not that widespread in schools to date, will in the future be used more widely to communicate on-line with artists and other pupils on different themes, developing communication skills and, in the right context, cultural understanding.
The potential of computers, e-mail and the Internet is enormous. In art, the technology is already being used by artists to collaborate on the development of ideas and artworks that explore personal and global issues. Click on the Digital Collaborations site for more ideas.
As an aid to teaching In the art room, ICT can be a powerful tool to communicate and present ideas to students. In this sense the computer sits alongside other technologies such as OHPs, slides, video, tape recorders, photocopiers etc. Using presentation software enables the creation of electronic screens of information equivalent in many ways to using OHPs. The advantage of using this kind of software is its flexibility. Text, video and sound can be combined to create stimulating presentations on different themes. This type of presentation can be projected onto a large screen from the computer for the whole class, or be viewed by small groups of students as necessary as a project progresses.
Click on the Microsoft site for information about PowerPoint presentation software.
The World Wide Web is an ideal place to display pupils' artwork. No longer do you have to be a famous artist; each pupil can have their own exhibition on the web, or you could set up a project where students design a web site to display the work of the art department. Multimedia software also offers opportunities for pupils to combine images, text, sound and video in an interactive presentation.
Microsoft Front Page - simple but effective web design software links with Microsoft 'Word"
Dreamweaver - professional web design software.
HyperStudio - multi-platform multimedia authoring software
Opus ( PC only) - powerful, easy-to-use multimedia authoring software.
Task 4
- Evaluate two web sites and assess their usefulness for incorporation in to a key stage 3 or 4 art project. For further guidance, look at the guidelines for Evaluating ICT Resources in Module 3 of the Primary Core
- Develop a simple web page to promote the work of the art department to display on the Talent site, and on your school web page. You might want to collaborate with your ICT co-ordinator for this Activity.
- Create a PowerPoint (or similar) presentation that could be used to introduce a key stage 3 or 4 art project.
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