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Welcome to Your New Art Resource Page for Teachers! The title for this Wiki came from the idea of having a central place to access theoretical and practical resources for your art classrooms. The title, itself, stands for "Portage Art Teachers' Resources". The 'la' makes it specific to Portage LA Prairie.

As your host, I hope to provide you with practical lesson ideas and tips for your art program. I plan to include information on coming art events and opportunities for you and your students. Check back here regularily as I will be constantly updating and changing the content of this Wiki. I hope to offer feature ideas BRUSHES APP, SMCLENEHAN on this page regularly and hope you will adapt them to your needs. I also welcome all educators to join this wiki and offer your ideas.

SHERREE McLENEHAN, Organizer and Creator (I reserve the right to manage all content on this wiki.)

Click on any of the pages to the left for ideas. **Check out the new page on 'Wikis and Widgets and Blogs', created from our BYTE Conference. Thanks to contributors!**


 * New art wiki from BYTE.**

**COLLECTION OF SITES FOR ARTISTIC PURSUITS**
**Websites:** ||< **Example** || Best choice: • **Scratch** - MIT's free download to teach programing and create animations • **Storytelling Alice** **• Animation-ish $** Easy animation program - learn animation, flipbook. ||< **Animation websites in Live Binder:** ** [] #**
 * < **What do you want to do?** ||< **Software Downloads:** ||<
 * < Animation ||< Downloads:

• [] • [|http://zimmertwins.com] • @http://www.doink.com/ [|•http://goanimate.com/] • [] comic animations ||< Thomas Edison animation: [] ||
 * < Book Report - also see Digital Storytelling ||< •Museum Box
 * < Book Report - also see Digital Storytelling ||< •Museum Box

•Glogster •Photostory-Microsoft *Microsoft MovieMaker •iMovie-Apple ||< • [|http://voicethread.com/#home] create book report, peer review/assessment • [] six sided cube, each side can contain text, graphics, video, audio • [] Poster with audio, video, graphics ||< [|The Things They Carried] Language Arts [|Lesson Plan Glogster] []

Teacher uses blog, wiki, voicethread, photostory, glogster as the themes and important information from the book are discussed. || • edistorm Also See Graphic Organizers ||< [|•http://www.creaza.com/] graphic organizer, cartoon strip, video & audiovideo. [|•http://www.wallwisher.com/build] • Popplet stickies and drawing tools to connect to stickies, videos etc. [|•http://www.edistorm.com] business and education applications. Post problem, and all add their ideas/solutions to solve. Use for group projects. Group votes on ideas they like best, and volunteer for their role in project. • ||< [] _ || • [] graphic organizer, cartoon strip, video & audio • [] • [] •h [|ttp://www.toondoo.com/] - create comic books with multiple pages to tell a story ∙ • [] [|•Witty Comics] [|•] [|Write Comics] [|•] [] -- • [] - change pictures into comics
 * < Brainstorming ||< • wallwisher
 * < Comics ||< Create a comic strip for writing or reading understanding. ||< **Comics links in LiveBinder: **
 * [] ** Comic Links: • [] with ability to position characters and other unique features
 * [] ** Comic Links: • [] with ability to position characters and other unique features

• [|http://comeeko.com] - Change pictures into comics ||< Voicethread of comics created by students with peer review for Wisdom Tales Comic Adaptations: [|http://voicethread.com/#q+language+arts.b781399.i4146884] Toondoo allows multiple page books to be created. This one is about Leonardo DaVinci. [] || •Who should be on a Stamp
 * < create Dice, Bingo Cards, Board Games ||< Print Dice for cubing, ||< ** [] ** ||<   ||
 * < Digital Storytelling ||< Use Movie Maker, iMovie, ||< ** [|∙] http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/50+Ways ** ||< •Cost of Chocolate
 * < Digital Storytelling ||< Use Movie Maker, iMovie, ||< ** [|∙] http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/50+Ways ** ||< •Cost of Chocolate

(See student samples for lesson plan, and other guides) || Multiple levels, 6 sides that allow text, graphics, multimedia, audio ||< [|Holocaust] Museum Box || Kid Pix($) ||< [|•http://sketchfu.com/] - able to download your drawings [] ||<   || **Create multimedia ePub:** [|*•] **bookbin** (mac or pc) [] [|•] **Calibre [] ** [|•] **Pages** (mac purchase) ||< **Open Standard ePub** **Convert to epub format, download** [|•] [|http://2epub.com] - convert word, pdf to epub format (images, text, hyperlink) **Create, read, download, share with group:** • [|http://edu.epubbud.com] - convert word, pdf or create (images, audio, video, text, hyperlinks) **Upload & Read ePub online** [|•] [] ||<   || [] [] graphic organizer with ability to use pictures [] global collaborative site - try this one [] [] graphic organizer, cartoon strip, video & audiovideo.
 * < Diorama/Shadow Box ||<  ||<  [|•http://museumbox.e2bn.org/]
 * < Drawing ||< Tux Paint(Free Download),
 * < eBook ||< [|•] **Calibre [] ** ||< Create eBook - to be read on eReader devices or online. Download multiple formats. ||<  ||
 * < eBook .ePub format ||< **Open standard for most eReaders**
 * < Graphic Organizer & Brainstorming ||< Inspiration ||<  [|•] [|www.classtools.net] - timeline, fishbone diagram, venn diagram, jigsaw pieces for sequence or process or timeline, and much more.
 * < Graphic Organizer & Brainstorming ||< Inspiration ||<  [|•] [|www.classtools.net] - timeline, fishbone diagram, venn diagram, jigsaw pieces for sequence or process or timeline, and much more.

[|http://www.text2mindmap.com] Outline to graphic organizer

[|http://www.wisemapping.com] [|http://www.mindomo.com]

@http://mywebspiration.com/ [] http://wallwisher.com - post what you know on the wall - pre (as they walk in the room) & post test (as they leave the room) [|http://livebinder.com] - tabs on one page gives you all the online resources you want teachers or students to use. ||< The best classroom organizer that accomodates higher level thinking skills is www. exploratree.org.uk - check this one out. || [] Social Network for Schools [] - High school/Adults ||< Use Edmodo to discuss books by setting up chapters and allowing everyone to write and comment. || [] [] ||<   || [] ||<   || Adobe Photoshop Elements($) Blabberize & smashmash - make your pictures move and talk ||< [] [] @http://fotoflexer.com/ [] __ [] __ [|http://comeeko.com] [] Make your pictures talk [] (free download) Make your pictures talk and move fotobabble create talking photos from your existing photos [] add **text and scribble** and/or poster border to your pictures ||< Use befunky to create artistic rendering of photos or comeeko to convert pictures to cartoons || Morgue: []
 * < Literature Circle ||< Social Network ||< [|www.edmodo.com] - Middle School/High School
 * < Magazine ||<  ||<  [] Create your own magazine and share or keep private ||<   ||
 * < Music ||< Music Royalty free download ||< []
 * < Music ||< Music Royalty free download ||< []
 * < Music ||< Create Music ||< []
 * < Newsletter ||< create newsletter, photojournal, travel journal ||< [] ||<  ||
 * < Newspaper ||< Read the newspaper ||< [] ||< graphic organizer of a variety of newspapers based on subject or topic placed in search box ||
 * < Photo Editing ||< GIMP(Free Download)
 * < Photo Editing ||< GIMP(Free Download)
 * < Photos free to use ||< Photos to use in projects ||< [|FreeFoto:] []

[|Pics4Learning:] []

[|Public Domain Photo Database Photo:] []

[|Public Domain Photos:] []

[|Flickr Free Use Group:] [] []  ||<   || @http://www.buzzsprout.com/
 * < Podcast ||< Audacity with lame.dll ||< []
 * < Podcast ||< Audacity with lame.dll ||< []

[] [] ||<   ||
 * < Poster/Collage ||< Glogster.com ||< [] - create a multimedia
 * < Poster/Collage ||< Glogster.com ||< [] - create a multimedia

poster or collage []

[] [] ||<  [|frogs (kmz)] Glogster & Google Earth

[|Diamonte Wordle Glogster.pdf] Glogster & Wordle [|War of Independence Timeline] Glogster with references [|Civil Rights, 9-11 Glogster] Products [|Pythagorean Theorem] Process || bighugelabs.com ||< [] ||<  || epubbud online for mac or pc ||< Create instructional guides, textbooks or student written work and create an eBook in ePub format. ePub can be read online, or on eReader devices such as iPhone, iPod, iPad, Nook, Sony and other eReaders. Take student written work and convert it to ePub so family and students can read their work on eReaders. Look at student examples at: http://2epub.wikispaces.com ||< 2epub - convert pdf to epub format: __[|2epub Instructions.pdf] __ iBook Pages (mac) Instructions: __[|Using_Pages_to_Create_ePub_Files.pdf] __ epubbud online instructions: __[|Epubbud_InstructionsF-4-2011.pdf] __ student and content examples: http://2epub.wikispaces.com || Livebinder, Postero,Wikispaces, PBworks, Wikiped, World66,Slideshow, Glogster,ipadio,Storybird, Toondo,SchoolTube, Extranormal ||<  || [|WordSearchSetupForm.asp] ||<  || Picasa3 or Jing with document camera, PC or MAC: Premiere Elements ($), Premiere ($$$), Final Cut($$$) MAC: ||< [] with narration, peer commenting [] , Edit, create video online using video clips, graphics, text, transitions. Create narration using Audacity, and Save as flash, avi, or mov. Download link is sent to your email. [] graphic organizer, cartoon strip, video & audiovideo. ||<  ||  1. A paper slide video on how to create paper slide videos [|Paper Slide show instructions]
 * < Post Card ||< Publisher -Microsoft
 * < Presentations ||< Presentation using online shadow box ||< [] ||< Student Example: Roaring 20's [] ||
 * < Publish writings as eBook in ePub format ||< iBook Pages for mac
 * < Publish writings as eBook in ePub format ||< iBook Pages for mac
 * < Publish Student Work ||< Use web 2.0 and publish in a variety of ways ||< []
 * < Puzzle Maker ||< Discovery Puzzle Maker ||< [|http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/]
 * < Puzzle Maker ||< Discovery Puzzle Maker ||< [|http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/]
 * < Shadow Box/Diorama ||<  ||< [] ||< [|Holocaust] Museum Box ||
 * < Video ||< Movie Maker, iMovie, Photostory,
 * < Video ||< Movie Maker, iMovie, Photostory,
 * < Video ||< Movie Maker, iMovie, Photostory,
 * < [|Video - paper slide video] ||< camera, Movie Maker, iMovie, document camera ||< Use equipment is available to you. Use document camera with Microsoft Movie maker or Google Picasa 3 to capture video and record audio. Use a video camera, or flip camera, or cell phone.

Student written and illustrated story [|Natalie's Book.wmv]

Teacher created - reading a story [|The Mitten_mpeg4.mp4]

PBIS [|Click here videos embedded for you to]  ||<   ||
 *  [|Respectufl_mpeg4.mp4]
 * < Video, Screen capture Instructional ||< Microsoft Community Clips(Free add in)Camtasia ($)

Camstudio (free download) Jing(free download) Screen Cast o matic - online Screen Toaster ||< [] download Jing (6 minutes of screen capture) [] (15 minutes) Includes audio(may require computer settings for audio) []

[] Instructions for taking a [|picture of screen] ||<   || Imagination Cubed [] Scribblar @http://scribblar.com/ 800 board [] [] - Tools for drawing on any document/window on your computer. Useful for projector displays and marking the document. Linktivity has a camera to take a picture of what you have marked up. -LinktivityPresenter [] colored pens, highlighter, eraser, camera -ScreenMarker colored lines, with thicknesses, shapes, eraser ||
 * < Whiteboard ||< Collaborative Whiteboard with the ability to use images as background. ||< cosketch []
 * < Whiteboard ||< Collaborative Whiteboard with the ability to use images as background. ||< cosketch []

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