I was recently doing research for an article and ran across this fabulous public art installation. Wouldn’t this be cool to adapt for a classroom? I don’t think that I can legally post any of the pics on my blog, but definitely check out the ones here, and comment below if you have ideas for … Read more
One app that I use for digital curation is Flipboard. This app allows me to create my own digital magazines where I can collect links on various themes. My “Fun Friday” magazine, for example, is where I add anything that looks cool, but isn’t especially educational. As I was going through “Fun Friday” this week, I noticed … Read more
Happy New Year! I’m going to start off 2016 with a Fun Friday post about bubble wrap. Although it’s not used quite as often to cushion packages, you might have acquired some during recent gift exchanges. Here are some alternatives to adding it to the landfills. Michael Fischler demonstrates his artistic process of creating bubble … Read more
One of the apps that I recommend frequently is Hopscotch. This free iOS app has been one of my all-time favorite creation tools ever since we tried it a few years ago during Hour of Code. Using block programming that is similar to Scratch, Hopscotch allows users to create works of art, games, and even … Read more
UPDATE 11/2/2020: Here is a link to over 45 Thanksgiving activities you can use in your classroom. Last year, Colossal did a story on artist Hannah Rothstein’s “Thanksgiving Special” series. Rothstein imagined the Thanksgiving plates of 10 famous artists. It would be fun to show students one or two examples, and then have them choose an … Read more
String art fascinated me as a child. Creating circles out of straight lines of thread seemed so delightfully oxymoronic that I would mesmerize myself for hours doing it over and over again. Since the only string art projects I did came from kits bought at the local hobby store, there wasn’t a lot of creativity … Read more