Resources in the Classroom

When working with Adobe within the classroom I would have my students use the photoshop and elements and premier elements program. By using this as a creative tool students could create a group video project after visiting a museum. A slide show could be made, or a inteactive video slide show that could show case what was viewed at a visited art museum. This could also be beneficial for museums students or the teacher visits not in the area, to portray what is held within the museums at the time (of video taping is allowed) then this could be used as a learning resource. I think students could make great short skit movies to teach about a artist or art movement to the class using the Photoshop elements&Premier elements program.Through using this program students will have abetter understanding of the 21st Century Skills that will allow them to be prepared for the workplace, by collaborating with other students, sharing ideas and working on problem solving skills this is a technological innovative way for students to learn.
http://www.adobe.com/education/solutions/k12/crosscurricular/

Using a mac students could use the i life program to review a lesson that was taught that day, that a student could have been absent from. By creating an audio tape of the lesson the student could get caught up. Teachers could also use this as a resource to hold a video conference with other classes from around the country, and to do a collaborarive learning experience with these other students. There are almost no limits to using the mac, so teachers are able to better reach their students and teach them in a way that they are used to.
http://www.apple.com/education/teachers-professors/


Looking through the edutopia websites under core concepts I discovered the social and emotional learning component of what should be part of an education. I definitely would focus on this issue during a middle school or high school lesson, placing students in groups to create a symbolic art work of a current issue within the school or community, where students will have to come up with a possible solution to the problem, and demonmstrate this in a video project piece. In order to allow students to learn it is important that how to deal with issues they are faced with and how to solve problems in a non violent way can be a successful start to a well rounded student, and prepares one for a successful and strong future as an adult. By allowing students to work in groups to break up stereotypical cliques within the school, through a collaborative artwork where all students must contribute to is a start to breaking down the barriers students place amongst others.
http://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning