using mobile devices in art instruction!
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Using Mobile Devices in Art
Instruction!Heather B. Askea
Instructional Technology CoordinatorUVAWISE’s Center for Teaching Excellence
Why Go Mobile in Art Class?
• The World is mobile• Digital arts vs. Traditional arts debate
Types of Apps for Art Instruction
• Learning about Art• Art Instruction/Tutorials• Digital arts apps
Learning About Art
•National Gallery of London•Art Lite Game•Art2Go•Public Art PDX
Art Tutorial Apps
There are thousands of fun, cool, even
useful art apps, the key is to focus on the skills they foster and
not the particular tool.
ArtRage for iPad
• It’s ok, you can get excited!
• Most realistic art tool I’ve ever seen.
• Available in several additions other than mobile version.
Features of ArtRage for iPad
• Has many key features of other versions• Exports to email & Photo Gallery• Gestures for brush sizing and undo.• Quick access tool and color selection• Built in quick references and basic help files• Share files with desktop versions of ArtRage
via iTunes.
Other Art Instructional Apps
• Walter Foster App (iPad)• Small ARTtools (Android Market)• Art Apps Showcase (iPad, Galaxy)
Digital Art Apps
•Photoshop Express for iPad•Instagram•Hipstamatic•Picplz•Shutterfly
Digital Art Communities
1. Art Education 2.0 – Connect with art educators around the globe.2. Art Snacks – Help for aspiring young artists3. Arteducators.org – National Art Education Association4. Asia Region Art Educators – Art educators living, working or interested in Asia
Resources for this presentation are found at:
www.learningdifferently.wikispaces.com