Supporting Instruction With Technology

I chose my lesson plan  because it used Photoshop for a lesson on Mandalas which is usually taught using the mediums pencils and paint or paper collage.  I saw it as a progressive lesson, one that moved forward with technology and not against it. Photoshop is great for a variety of art lessons and activities, for instance color theory. The lesson plan lacked instruction and had little description on the goals and steps for completing the lesson (from what I'm being taught which is a very long and descriptive lesson plan). While the lesson used Photoshop I found myself adding more and more technologies that could be used for lecture and class presentation. I used Emodo for class quizzes, critiques, and the sharing of what they learned from the lesson. I also used YouTube for examples, using sketchbook applications to show and draw their ideas, using smart boards to visually show the students the process of creating mandalas on photoshop, and using Powtoon for some quick facts on artists and a short history on mandalas. The visual arts standards incorporate many things that focus around creation, presentation, responding, and connecting. I believe that Coggle would be useful in an art classroom. As artists we need visuals even when it comes down to writing out ideas and jotting important notes. Applying that visual need to Coggle and its web creating ways, can be beneficial. Coggle would be appropriate for students to make a timeline of an artist or art movement, skills/process needed to create an artwork using any variety of media, or webbing out ideas for an artwork they want to create. 

My Coggle