Today the lovely Mrs. Ryder introduced me to what might be my new favorite app. Its called CoLAR Mix and it has been blowing my mind all day! I couldn't wait to try it out with some of my 7/8 graders and today was the perfect opportunity. First, students download the app and choose a (free) coloring page. Then, they color it in with colored pencil, marker, or crayon. When they're done, they hold their iPad over their drawing and (...wait for it...) THEIR DRAWING APPEARS IN 3D ON THEIR SCREEN AND BECOMES INTERACTIVE! It is insane. Here are a couple more: The pictures don't really do it justice. If you have a printer and a tablet or mobile device, I highly recommend you give it a try!
Thank you Mrs. Ryder!
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Grades 7 and 8 are currently working on an advanced printmaking technique called Reduction Prints. This is an upper-level project, so they should be very proud about the work they have created! It all starts with these tools: And it ends with this awesomeness: Of course, there are a ton of steps in between which include designing our print, transferring the image onto our printing block, carving it out, printing with one color, carving some more, printing with a second color, carving some more, printing with a third color, and so on. Students came up with some pretty great designs AND, they had to be able to draw them backwards because printing this way creates a mirror image.
They should be proud. I know I am! |
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October 2015
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