WSR iPad lessons

Check out the WSR Middle School art website: http://wsrart.weebly.com/ipad-uni-lesson.html
Your lessons are here.

If you have never used VoiceThread before, please explore the website. http://voicethread.com/

 If you are new to VoiceThread your password is miller and your UNI email will get you in. If you already had an account, then you will need to remember your password or reset it.

When you are ready to create your VoiceThread, read this over:
http://voicethread.com/media/custom/site/docs/CreatingaVoiceThread.pdf

Once the VoiceThread is put together, (I will get a list of all students who created work for your lesson) you will then email the VoiceThread to Chelsie chelsie.meyer@wsr.k12.ia.us

Here are directions on how to share: http://voicethread.com/media/misc/sharing_voicethreads.pdf

Students will record their answers/reflections/artist statements (whatever you have designed) on the VoiceThread and then it will be sent back to the UNI group leader. You will share it with your group mates.  You will respond to the students' work giving them feedback, as if it was a critique in class. This is a virtual critique.  Here is help on how to comment and view:
http://voicethread.com/media/custom/site/docs/ViewingandCommenting.pdf

Things to remember for the critique:

Middle school students can be very insecure. Make sure your comments are positive and helpful. It is ok to give constructive feedback but make sure it is not seen as negative. Please focus on their strength areas, places they excelled and when they took risks and were very creative.  You can draw right on the slide with your finger on your iPad to highlight areas that you are discussing in particular.  When you record your voice, it will play back and ask you if you want to save it.  You can record several times, until you feel comfortable saving it.  Be thoughtful and personal.  Every student should have feedback ( in groups of three, they should have 2 comments).

Assessment:

Group leaders have been sent a Google doc from Chelsie titled "iPad lesson Grades"  As a group, you will decide the standards that you were working to meet with the students based on the 6 National Art Standards. 

Here are the standards:
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/standards/full-text/5-8-standards.aspx#Visual%20Arts 

You will give the student a number on the spreadsheet as a group. 

1= does not demonstrate meeting the standard

2=working towards meeting the standard (  demonstrates through some strength areas , but other areas need improvement)

3= demonstrates that the student clearly meets the standard.

I am so excited to see the work created from your lessons!