Tumblr

This is a blog site that my seniors put me onto. I personally prefer Blogger but my students are happier with Tumblr. We are currently using it as a virtual visual arts process diary. I know some people will sneer at this, but it is the only way that we can get boys to really reflect on images, artworks and their own process. I have got more from my current Yr 11s in the last 5 weeks than I got from my Yr 12s all year.

The students seems to enjoy the fact that we are using blogging tools as opposed to pencil and paper. They are still drawing but are now photographing their work and then posting it along with reflections on their tumblr. They are all following each other and are starting to comment on each other ideas and work - offering suggestion, other websites, artists and resources that they think would be of assistance.

http://www.tumblr.com

QR Codes

A QR Code is a matrix code readable by smartphones, iPods and iPads. The code consists of black modular pattern in the form of a square tile on a white background. The information that can be encoded includes text, URLs or even pictures. This makes them an excellent too to use with your students. Leave them clues, hints or suggestins in their worksheets of assignments. QR is an acronym for Quick Response, as the creators intended the code to allows ts contents to be decoded at high speed.

You can create your own QR codes with a QR Generator. Embed pictures, website links and even video in your own blogs or documents. This a fun way for students to decode information.

http://qrcode.kaywa.com/