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ContentsContents 03 Introduction

05 Digital learning with museums,heritage and cultural venues

11 Animation

18 Digital storytelling

26 Digital, visual journeyswith collage

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The digital projects in this learning resource pack have all been tried and tested withschools by authorsDarren Latham,Lisa Heledd Jones, NaseemSyed andDanielleCowell. They are designed to be fun, engaging, relevant and in linewith theWelshGovernmentDigital Competence Framework, while exploringpupil’s individualcreativity through the Expressive Arts curriculum.

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The projects will develop pupils’ skills and confidence in art, design technology,music and drama and can be adapted or developed further to suit your needs.All of the projects support learning within the classroom, and explore how digitalcan be used to support projects with other learning environments such asmuseums, heritage sites, galleries, theatres, collectionsand outdoors.This resource has been developed with National Museum of Wales and a teamof creative practitioners to support learning in partnership with artists, culturalorganisations and schools.

Each project comes with curriculum guidance, ideas to adapt and vary theproject, as well as ways to introduce cross-curricular links including literacyand/or numeracy.

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This resource was created for the Arts and EducationNetwork: South EastWalesby Darren Latham, Lisa Heledd Jones, NaseemSyed andDanielle Cowell.All contributers are based inWales and have vast experience of delivering high-qualityeducational programmes through arts and culture. They all work locally, nationallyand internationally, and in a broad rangeof learningenvironments.

About the authorsAbout the authors

Daneille Cowell is Learning,Participation & InterpretationManager at the National RomanLegion Museum, part of theNational Museum of Wales.www.museum.wales

Darren Latham has over 20 yearsexperience as a secondary schoolart teacher and an advocate for thecreative use of animation and digitalmedia in education. Now teachingpart time, he shares his passion andskills in animation with schools acrossSouth Wales as an artist educatorand offering training and mentoring toteachers . Darren is an Arts Championfor the Arts and Education Network;South East Wales and a CreativePractitioner for the Lead CreativeSchools Scheme.www.bluemonkeyanimation.co.uk

Lisa Heledd Jonesworks withpersonal narratives to create soundand story experiences that bringpeople, heritage and landscapestogether using digital tools. Lisa’scareer began on the award winningBBC Capture Wales project, travellingaround Wales for nearly a decaderunning digital storytelling workshopsin miners’ institutes, villagehalls,arts centres and schools. Lisa nowruns her own company, Storyworks,from her home in North Wales.www.storyworksuk.com

Naseem Syed is a Welsh-Iranianartist, designer and qualified teacherin design and technology, with aspecialist interest in textiles andcraft practice. She has over20 years experience in communityand education settings, is an ArtsAward adviser, tutor at LlantarnamGrange Art Centre, and facilitatorfor the Arts Council of Wales’Night Out project.


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Digital learning withDigital learning withmuseums, heritagemuseums, heritageand cultural venues.and cultural venues.Danielle Cowell, Learning, Participation & InterpretationManager -National Roman LegionMuseum

Augmented Digital Charactercreated with simple Apps

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With the new curriculummoving awayfrom prescribing content to focusingon the purpose of learning, teachersare free to choose their own contentand context.

At the same time teachers need to findtheWelsh perspective and develop acurriculum that is made inWales forWales, and enable pupils to becomecreators rather than consumers ofdigital content.

Transforming from one style ofcurriculum to another is a verydifficult time –museums and culturalorganisations are here to help! Theyhave lots of content and are keen forpupils to use it creatively to developtheir digital competence skills.

Museums, heritage and culturalvenues are really passionate aboutworking with contemporary contentas well as historical collections andsubjects. They have a role to representand collect the current world, not onlythe past. Exploring digital processfor learning with schools and youngpeople enables learners to engage withcollections, exhibitions and sites suchaslandscapes, buildings andmonuments,through an engaging and relevantdiscipline.

Creating digital content also createsan opportunity for children and youngpeople to share their interpretationsof stories and interests. Developing aninterest in historic and contemporaryculture in our young people ensuresthat there will be a generation to take onresponsibility for creating, funding andsafeguarding it in the future.

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Providing content forProviding content fordigital creations!digital creations!

Pupils from Lodge Hill Primary Schoolcreating a short film.


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The possibilities are endless when itcomes to working with museums&generating creative digital projects.Here are a few simple ideas.

Before a visit: On-line digital resourcescan be used to research & plan a project.

During a visit: Learners can capture andgather information & speak to staff.

After a visit: Learners can use digitalresources and on-line collections tocreate their own digital content andinterpretation.

Simple activity ideas:Using faces to create digital characters.There aremany faces that can bephotographed during a visit or takenfrom on-line collections to createdigital stories & trails.

Use theMorpho App to create acontemporary story or your owninterpretationof history.

Edit the face and add narrative.

Then use HP reveal to augment thestory to a real statue or object orphotograph in school or your locality.

Many faces can also be found in on-linecollections like such as CollectionsOnline, ArtUK and People’s CollectionWales.

Create and script a filmLodge Hill Primary School created ashort film to tell the story of how schoolwere in Roman times when girls were notallowed to attend school. It was filmedusing an iPad and a low cost tripod thenedited using iMovie. The project wasdone as part of Museums Take-OverDay. A script outlinewas used to helpthe group create the script then film andperform the charactersand story.

Minecraft &MuseumsYsgol Treganna visited theNationalRoman LegionMuseum to work onplans for their Minecraft re-creationof the Roman Barracks at Caerleon.They askedMuseum staff questionsduring their visit and afterwards throughe-mail and Skype. They used detaileddrawings and plans to help them. Theythen created a film showing the wholeresearch, development andmakingprocess, plus a fly through of theirMinecraft creation. Their work andthe resources they used are on Hwb(see link below).


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The People’s Collection website is allabout collecting history from everydaypeople. Often themost interestingstories come from finding out whatlife was like for everyday people. Thewebsite gathers images, documentsand recordings from community groups,schools and heritage organisationsacross Wales. It has thousands offascinating images and pupils cansearch the content directly fromHwb.

What’s unique about this website is thatit offers pupils the chance to becomecontemporary collectors and curatetheir own content. Whenundertakinga project about objects or interviewingsomeone in the community, workcreated can be added to the history ofWales. Schools can create their ownaccounts to document events and thehistory of their community. The site alsohas a great Learn section with lotsof resources - such as ‘Copyrightmadeeasy’.

The History of Wales Partnership is Wales’largest cultural organisations, workingtogether to createmore meaningfullearning packages for schools. Thesepartnerships work on themes suchat the First WorldWar and Age of thePrinces. Many of Wales biggest culturalorganisations have been working togetherto createmeaningful learning resources,many of which area available on Hwb.


Add your story to theAdd your story to thehistory of Wales!history of Wales!

Pupils from StWoolos Primary practicingpresenting in front of a camera.

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Working more closely withamuseum, heritage orcultural venueStaff at museums are always happyto discuss ideas for projects and pointlearners towards resources. Someofthe easiest ways to get in touch is to usesocial media but e-mail, phone and faceto face can also be arranged. Video callscan also be arranged in advance to askthe expert any questions youmay haveabout a specific topic. Get the pupilsto think about specific questions thatperhaps they cannot find on-line.For example,whatmaterials were usedto build the barracks at Caerleon?to findmore information for aMinecraft project.

How this work supports a widercurriculum.These projects support oracy, writing,planning, developing a designbrief,expressive arts, making, drama, storycreation, strategy, process basedlearning, focus content on other subject,Digital Competency Framework.

Extend the workContact museums to ask if they areinterested showcasing pupils workonline or in a gallery, or register to takepart inKids in MuseumsTakeover Day.

Who to engage with:Amgueddfa Cymru –National MuseumWales

Local Museums, libraries, galleries

Historic Houses

National Parks

CADW sites

Local built environment orareas of interest

People’s CollectionWales

Kids inMuseums

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StWoolos Primary: gathering evidence for afilm at the National Roman Legion Museum.


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Collections on-linehttps://museum.wales/collections/online/

Art UKhttps://artuk.org/discover/artistscollections

People’s CollectionWaleshttps://www.peoplescollection.wales

Create a Script: Lodge Hill Primaryhttps://www.peoplescollection.wales/learn/what-was-school-roman-times-case-study

Museums andMinecraft:Ysgol Tregannahttps://hwb.gov.wales/repository/publishers/6817db18-b97b-45b2-90cd-41987b55bdb1

People’s CollectionWales Image Resource,via Hwbhttps://hwb.gov.wales/repository/source/pcw/tree?query=Big%20Pit

People’s CollectionWales, Learn (forteachers and includes resources.https://www.peoplescollection.wales/learn

History of Wales on Hwbhttps://hwb.gov.wales/repository/publishers/7094e2db-f7d9-4181-9788-f917a0f25646.

Amgueddfa Cymru—National MuseumWales resources on Hwb visit:https://hwb.gov.wales/repository/publishers/6817db18-b97b-45b2-90cd-41987b55bdb1


Links:Links:


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AnimationAnimation

Why use animation?Animation is an innovative way toencourage children to communicatestories, ideas and concepts in a creativeand original way. It can be particularlyuseful as a tool to encourage thecreativity of learners who find spellingand grammar a challenge or who benefitfrom process-based learning. Workingin this way liberates children fromdesk-based learning and enablesthem to concentrate on the storyand process of making instead.

Creating animations lends itself to groupworking, providing opportunities forcollaboration. Working together acrossabilities and peer groups helps to breakdown social and academic barriers.The making process involves sharingcreations with their peers and puttingcompleted work online. Animationalso provides an exciting and dynamicplatform to encourage learners togive interesting and engaging classpresentations, building confidenceand raising aspirations.

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Through this process, learners alsodevelop useful skills for their futureeducation in later key stages andbeyond. With the availability of somanydifferent apps such as Thing Link,Explain Everything and somanymore,pupils and teachers alike will enliven thelearning experience while developingcritical creative skills throughoutthe journey.

What you will need:A goose neck iPad stand(suggested brand is Bestek)

iPad

Apps: I Can Animate and GreenScreen by Do Ink, Chatterpix,iMovie (other stopmotion appsare available but I Can Animate iseasy to use for all Key Stages)

Green screenmaterial / green cardfor the animation background

Good light source (a lamp in a lightcontrolled space is preferable toavoid shadows)

Paper cut characters / designs /3Dmodels to animate

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Animated stories say a lot in a fewminutes and have a lasting impact with learners.It is the process of making an animation where the learning really happens; in theresearch, development, planning and creating that includes a huge amount of cross-curricular activity. A well-chosen theme can come from anywhere in the curriculum,where a hands on approach to subjectmatter engages all abilities and styles of learning.

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2. Cut out the character andplace on thegreen screen. To animate the character,set up your ‘Field of Vision’ and ensureeverything for the shot is positionedcorrectly. Use Blu Tack to secure anythingthat will remain static to avoidmovement.

3. Now animate all the separate partsto create sense of movement.Limbs areindividuallymoved as required. Makecharacters jointedat elbows, kneesanklesand wrists to create realistic movements(depending on the learners abilities).The fewer joints the stiffer the characterwill be.

4. Apply the same principle to theeyesof a character. Use differenteyes, forexample, open, closed, left or right, tocreate expressions. Do the same to makethe character blink by removing eyescompletely from the face every 3-5 shots.Experiment with this until it becomesintuitive.

1. Create a jointed character to animateusing paper or card, adding colour asdesired. This can be simple or complexdepending on your learners and timescale.This project uses a simple app to make itspeak so there is no need to draw amouth!

NOTE:When not using Chatterpix,make three separate mouths thatwill be animated every 3-5 framesgiving the illusion of speaking mouthmovements (see picture opposite).

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Onion Skinning:Onion skinning is the term used in 2Danimation creation for the technique ofbeing able to view a series of frames atonce for editingpurposes. This is a helpfultool to see how muchmovement is beingadded to the characters or object.

It’s normal for two images to be seenin the preview at the same time.I Can Animate supports Onion Skinning.

Use this technique to repositioncharacters, or the device, if eitheris inadvertently moved (which nodoubt will happen).

Experiment with backgrounds:To simplify the process and need for greenscreen backgrounds, animate on top of achosen background. The background isthen stuck downso it cannotmove. UseBlu Tack to secure or alternatively placea clear sheet of Perspex on top to weighit down. Then animate themovingcharacters and parts on top.

Add depth and perspective by raising thePerspex up and away from the backgroundto the desired height. Repeat this in layersto add evenmore depth, butmake sureto keep the iPad screen low enough forpupils to easily view the screen.

Frame by frame

When shooting footage, it may be requiredto delete or copy frames. Do this by placinga finger gently on the frame required on thetimeline. The iconswill be shown in orderfor selection.

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I Can Animate automatically saveseach project as they are created andlists them in the Projects window.

Choose to export the project to the CameraRoll, then use it in iMovie to add sound andeffects, upload to the internet, or exportthe project to your desktop computer.

To do this, tap the Exportbutton to openthe Export Options panel.

Select ExportMovie to save the projectto the camera roll.

Now select file size for exporting fromthemenu that appears. 480dp is largeenough to not take up toomuch spacewithout losingquality.

Now the ‘movie’ is in the camera roll,import it into iMovie and add sound andspecial effects, before publishing.

Animations can be enhanced by usinga variety of other simple apps.

Export the animation Chatterpix

Chatterpix addsmouth and audiowithout the need to animate frameby frame and is really simple to use:

1. Open Chatterpixandselect Take Photo.

2. Take a photo of the image / drawingwith a green screen background.

3. Drag the dotted line to desiredposition of themouth.

4. Press theMicrophone icon torecord voice audio.

5. From here, selectFilters and othereffects with the option to add text.

6. Save the video file to iPhoto Gallery.

7. Now thisfile canbe transferredtoGreen Screen by Do Ink.

The initial animation projectis complete, what next?

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Add backgrounds of your choice usingthe Green Screen, by Do Ink App.

1. Open the App toHome Screenand to see the tutorial.

2. Touch the + iconand thenCreate NewProject.

3. Add images to the time line. The topimage is for aGreen Screen front layerand the bottom layers are for mid andbackgrounds.

4. Choose image or video files fromiPhoto gallery.

5. Select the video file with green screenbackground by pressingUSE.

6. Go to next layer on the time lineand repeat for the next image.

7. On this layer, repositionthe imageby pinching and dragging.

8. Go to the last layer on the time lineand repeat for the next image.

9. The 3 layers will merge and cannow be played.

10. Now preview, export or share.

11. Touch the Share icon to viewthechoices. There aremany optionsto be explored.

12. Select iMovie, enter a new homescreen in the iMovie app

The final stage is to create a final edit iniMovie. Cut and edit film footage together,then add audio, transitions and effects.

1. Select Movie.

2. Tap + to add your media file.

3. Video and Photo gallery is displayed.

4. Select the file from the gallerydisplayed by pressing the + icon.

5. The file will appear in the time lineto edit.Add audiofiles andarrangethe composition of videos and stillimages (A drop down options toaccess saved audio or picture filesis shown for selection).

6. When the final edit is completed,share the film to desired file or App.

Now that the animation project iscomplete, why not share with the school,parents and the wider community?Sharing digital work reaches a wideraudience, involves the communityand celebrates the achievements oflearners / creators.

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In line with the Digital CompetencyFramework, it’s good practice to promotepositive use of the web and responsibledigital citizenship. Skills and valueslearnt through contributing to channelsand social-media, in a formal educationenvironment, will inevitably be used bypupilsat home, and later, for many, inthe work environment.

Facebook and YouTube are obviouschoices for sharing if the school hasan account. Refer to the school policybefore posting. A school or class YouTubechannel is a great investment andbecomes a place to archive work, evidencepupil progress, and also reaches a wideaudience. It can also be used by pupilsfor revision purposes if the contentis relevant.

Instagram is a popular app to promoteand guide audiences to creative digitalprojects. Use this alongside Twitter toshare and celebrate school projects.

Use social media to reach influentialpeople, role models and organisationssuch as politicians, charities, authors,scientists and artists. They may evenrespond to pupils with encouragement.

Learners becomemotivated, inspiredand findmore relevance andmeaningin their work when activities supportreal life actions.

Sharing digital work Course materialsand suppliers

Apps from Apple App Store

iPads andMacbooks generally comesupplied with iMovie andGarage Bandand voiceRecorder.

I Can Animate - £2.99

Squid Ink Green Screen – Free

ChatterPix – Free

iPad holder: Bestek goose neckiPad stand£21-25


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Digital storytellingDigital storytelling

Why use digital storytelling?Every child has a story to tell, and digital media has a powerful role to play inengaging young learners. Digital stories are personal accounts where a recordedvoice over is accompanied by selected images, video, music and sound effects.

Digital storytelling is an effective and creative tool to promote the developmentof emerging literacies, such as digital andmedia literacy, as well as traditionalliteracies, such as reading, writing and oracy alongside skills in self-reflection,collaboration and listening.

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You will need:Hardware:

iPad

iPad compatible clip microphone(preferable, but not essential).

Apps:Photo app for photography andvideo (included as standard)

Hokusai 2 for voice recordingand audio editing.

iMovie for video editing.

Teacher preparation

Choose a topic for the interviewquestions - some optionsmight be‘If I were PrimeMinister…’ ‘A day in thelife of me’ ‘Home’ ‘Play’ or it might berelated to a project the class has beenworking on such as Climate Change.

Articulate themeaningof ‘open’and ‘closed’ questions and give anexample interview that highlightsthe difference.

Put the class in pairs andmix upthe abilities so that lower abilitiesare with higher abilities to supporteach other.

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Interviews

1. In pairs, write six open questionsthat you agree will open up theconversation around the chosen topic.Consider starting questions with‘Tell me about…’ These questionsaresuggestions, and not all the questionsneed to be addressed.

2. Find a quiet spot for the interview.Sit pupils opposite each other,ideally with a table for the iPad.

3. If using themicrophone, attach tothe iPad and clip onto the clothingof the storyteller.

4. Fire up the Hokusai app and clickon theplus symbol top right, thenpress record.

5. The interviewee is asked to start bystating their name and age, then askthe first question.

6. The interviewermust listen to theanswer and try to follow upwith anew question in response - if nothingcomes, another question from thelist is asked.

7. Try to get gooddescriptionsanddetails for the story.

8. When the conversation comes to anend, press Pauseand thenDone.The voice recording then appearsas awaveform on the iPad.

9. Now the pupils swap roles to tell thestory in response to the questions.

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Voice edit

1. Now the recording is seenas a picture -awaveform – select the part ofthe interview that will stay in thefinal story.

2. Listen back to the recording bypressing Play on the top right, andconsider which bits of the recordingare the best for the interviewee’s story.

3. Choose a favourite or most interestingline to start the story off - somethingthat is intriguing and interesting. Thismay appear somewhere in themiddleand will need to bemoved – select thesection by clicking and dragging acrossthe sentence, then tap on it and selectCut. From here go to the start of thewaveform, tap and selectPaste.

4. Pupils will probably want to deleteall of thequestions, in which casedo the same as above but chooseDelete instead of Cut.

5. To makemore spaceor cover over anoise, click and then choose Insert >Silence, then select how longa silence.

6. Continue cutting andmoving untilthe pupils are happy with the story.Does it have an interesting start, agoodmiddle and does it comes to aconclusion? If yes, click away fromthe app – the voice is ready!

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Image capture

1. You knowwhat your story is, so youneed to get images to go alongside thevoice to turn this into a digital storyor short film.

2. Together with your storytellerwritea list of images that you think wouldwork to go with each part of the story.It might include a portrait photo of thestoryteller lookingat the camera, itmight be a photo of a place, object orperson they talk about in their story.

3. Once you have your list that coversevery part of the story, go outwithyour iPad and storyteller to photographall you need.

4. If a photo isn’t possible, this could bea drawing that you then photograph.

5. Some imagesmay be taken from theinternet, but you need to make sureyou have the right copyright.

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Video edit

1. Return to Hokusai and reopen theproject. SelectShare Audio andselect the iMovie app and the editedvoiceover. This will now transferstraight into iMovie ready for editing.

2. FromMedia section select Photos andchoose the photo that will appear firstin the story. This will jump down intothe Timeline below.

3. To reposition or resize a picture-in-picture clip in the viewer: Tap thePosition Control button, then dragto reposition the overlay clip orpinch to resize it.

4. Play what has been chosen. Make thephoto longer or shorter before goingback to the photos and selecting thenext image and so on.

5. Once the photos are in place, click onthe Settings icon and choose variousoptions, such as thememusic orfading to and from black.

5. Once happy with how the digital storylooks, clickDone.

6. Check with the storyteller that they’realso happy with the edit and if theywould like any changes,make sureto do this.

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1. Now export thestory from iMovieand onto the Camera Roll by clickingtheUpload Icon, then Save Video.

2. Choose the file quality(no smaller than 540p).

3. From here, play to the remainderof the class, upload to YouTube orplace on the school website toshare thestory.

Exporting thedigital story

Variations

Pupils could interview parents,grandparents, teachers or otheradults who have stories to tell.

Not all interviews need to bemadeinto films, why not try a podcastorradio show!

The voice over could be a writtenscript that is read out.

Add subtitles to a digital story toensure the story is accessible topeople who are hard of hearing.


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Top tips:

When in iMovie, and unsure what abutton does, click thequestionmark(?) at the top of the screen. This willshow notes relating to each buttonandwhat it does.

Photos will automatically zoom,change this by clicking on the imagein the timeline and click Ken BurnsEnabled, so it will say KenBurnsDisabled.

Adjust the volume of the voice andthe thememusic by selecting it andclicking Volume. Listen a few timesto get the volume right.

Watch out for…

During the interview, listen out forany noises or background soundsthat could ruin your recording.

Let the interviewee finish whatthey are saying, don’t talk over theinterviewee ormake any soundswhile they’re speaking.

A storyteller may wish to changesomething that an interviewer is reallyhappy with, but be sure to listen towhat the storyteller wants – this isthe ethos of digital storytelling –it’s a collaboration,and that wayeveryone is happy.

Check the copyright of images ormusic. There’s lots of free placeson the internet now, so don’t takesomething that belongs to someoneelse, better still,make all the elementsof a digital story with the pupils!



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Digital, visual journeysDigital, visual journeyswith collagewith collage

What is collage?The term collage derives from the French term papiers collés (or decoupage),used to describe techniques of pasting paper cut-outs onto various surfaces.It was first used as an artists’ technique in the early twentieth century.

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Collage is very experimental, and is agreat tool that can be used through outthe creative process, for example, torecord inspiration of an artist’s work,research different cultures and places,drawingmethods or a final piece.Placing or experimenting with imagesof the self within the artwork providesopportunities for pupils to reflect onthemselves, and gives ownership oftheir creation.

The simple nature of collage andaccessible resources required, meansthat this process is easily transferred orextended and good for outside learning.Collage is excellent for group learning.Pupils can also use collaborative collageto document and record their workand thoughts.

Cross-curricular links:Expressive arts

Literacy, languageandcommunication

Digital Competency

Wider key skills: planning,organising, creativity, reflection,evaluation, independenceand confidence.

Collage inspiration artistsPicasso,Matisse,Man Ray, HannahHoch, NjidekaAkunyili Crosby, BenGiles, Kurt Schwitters, Edward Paolozzi

Material sources:Recycle centre

Waste savers

Scrap store

Re-Create

Bootsales

Charity shops and flea markets.

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Collage is similar to drawing or painting with paper, using rips, cuts and sticking tocreate a unique piece of art. This process often frees up the practice and idea creationfor pupils, and challenges perceptions of creating art and visuals using papers, fabricsand recycled materials. Collage can easily be 2D, 3D or incorporate elements of both.It creates a visual puzzle, forming an image and helpsmakers explore on perspective,composition and the imagination.

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A digital aspect to creative work helpsto celebrate and share it with peers,both in the classroom and online. Createa hashtag (#) for the project to shareanimations and images online, then usehandles (@mrbloggs) of rolemodels, localpress, businesses, educational linksand funders will push the creations tobe seen further.

Pinterest is a useful online pin-board forsourcing ideas and inspiration. Createboards documenting the learner’s artwork, adding collaborators and sharingcreative ideas.

Instagram’s Layout feature is useful forcreating photo collages

Boomerang offers similar visuals toInstagram, but for short videos, andcanwork in tandem.

Digital apps help elaborate the learning journey with collage, form a greaterunderstanding of the process ofmaking, enable deeper creative responses,and supports literacy and oracy development. Linking video and voice recordingsallows learners to make their work come alive using animation and photography,thus allowing learners a creative freedom to present and express thoughts andideas through their work.

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Make a collageMake a collageDigital equipment and apps:

iPad

iPadmount stand

Apps: Thinglink (main app),Chatterpix, I Can Animate

Development of artistic skills:Visual art, collage, digital art, animation,line, layers, shape, composition,texture,colour, form, tone, pattern,balance,contrast, typography, proportion,perspective, inspiration,sustainability.

Traditional materialsand equipment:

Inspiration images on chosen theme

Plain card – A4(size depends on the project)

Glue stick

Other glues that work –PVA or Mod Podge

Paper scissors

Washi tape

Recycled magazines,books,old wallpaper books

Different types of paper, tissue paper

Make it mixedmedia by adding oil,chalk pastels, fabric, paint, ink,crayons, felt-tips, colouredpencils,other craft materials.


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Set up theworkspace ensuring the iPadis secured in the stand. The backgroundof theworkmust bewithin the frame.Prepare the collagematerials.

1. Choose a theme for the collage

2. Select a base (paper, card,cardboard for example)

3. Collect images and rip/cut out frommagazines, consider printed photos ofthe pupil to create self portraiture

4. Place images without gluing down todecide on final composition andmovearound you can overlap images andadd layers

5. Fix into placewith glue, startingwith the background – glue stick,mod podge or PVA

6. Add final details with differentmedia – outline, add colour,shading, texture or pattern.

Record the Process:1. Make sure you can see the whole

of the collage background inyour iPad frame

2. Open I Can Animate – click onthe Time Lapse icon (see digitalapps section)

3. Press Record for the time lapse,check settings

4. When the collage is completeStop Recording and save thetime lapse.

Once the collage is complete useApps to reflect and record ideas:1. Take a photo of thework.

2. Open Chatterpix app to adda visual voice recording(see digital apps).

Finally, use themain app to act asa reflection tool and informationboard for your collage:1. Log in to Thinglinkand add a

photo of the final collage fromthe I-Photo gallery

2. Click on the image then addChatterpix and I Can Animateas icons

3. Save the image and once complete,share as desired.

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Thinglink is useful for presentation,reflection and evaluation, giving learnersnumerousways to describe and annotateartwork and present ideas using differentways of communication. By being able toadd in clickable icons to link to photos,animation, film, online links and text.Thinglink turns images into aninteractive graphics.

1. Take a photo of the work, or useone from the iPhoto gallery

2. Now choose an area of thephoto, click and select fromthe upload option

3. Next select a photo or images fromyour gallery. This can include thesaved Chatterpix project or anI Can Animate recording

4. Now add text and online links,such asmusic, then click on yourimage, scroll and select from theupload options

5. Save the chosen image or link byclicking Save. Now an icon will bevisible as a clickable link

6. Add as many different icons asdesired to the piece of work

7. Finally, save your Thinglinkto export and share it.

Chatterpix and I Can Animate – save thefinal versions and upload into Thinglinkas an App. All apps have an introductionanimation to help you with the step-by-step process.

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Useful to document the step-by-stepprocess ofmaking, either by usingstop-motion animation, or using thetime-lapse option (add this intoThinglink as an icon later).

For time lapse:1. Click on the I Can Animate icon to open

1. Click the + symbolat the topright corner

3. Click on the setting cog icon (top right)to name the film project

4. Now click the clock logo at thebottom left hand corner

5. Using the slider, choose the appropriatetime unit to capture the film. 11 to 24frames permin same aswith normalanimation (adjust this after filming)

6. When ready to film, click on the redStart button to begin the time lapse.

7. Oncefinished,clickStop

8. Now review the film and change theplayback speed, if needed

9. Save to the iPhoto gallery (add thisinto Thinglink as an icon later).

I Can Animate

Use this app to record shortmessagesand to animate amouth on an object,image or person. Inject some fun into classpresentations and add simple statements.

1. Click on the Chatterpix iconto open

2. Use a photo from the gallery ortake a photo and select it

3. Draw a line on themouth of thecollage face or the photo

4. Press themicrophone audio torecord amessage

5. Add filters, frames and stickersto decorate the image

6. Save in the iPhoto gallery (add thisinto Thinglink as an icon later).

Chatterpix


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