Technology Integration

In 2020 we experience firsthand, how technology is essential. With the need to stay home, classes that were not adapt to an online environment had to quickly learn it. Technology integration is using technology to enhance the classroom. Technology integration in art education revolutionizes the learning process. It is important and essential for students to be exposed to technology.

When it comes to teachers technology can enhance teaching strategies. I have spoken about my preferred method, flipped learning. (Flipped learning refers to having classes that are online and in-person (face-to-face). Students in this method have online home lessons, which prepare them for their in-person (face-to-face) interaction with their teacher and classmates.) It can help teachers present information more effectively and track students’ progress (in the case of online lessons). An example would be using iPad, projectors, audio-books, or ebooks, and even taking students on virtual museum tours.

When it comes to students technology can enhance their learning and skills. Students can be more interested, engaged, and collaborative in a classroom with more interactive content. Researching becomes a breeze with the help of technology. My favorite part of technology integration is opening a world of creative possibilities for students. Using a camera, Wacom tablet, Adobe Photoshop, creating videos, animation, and much more.

My first endeavors in using technology as an art teacher are below. I created a series of videos explaining what is Cutout Animation (Paper stop motion), and how to make one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgCMn3sEnJo

References

LIN, CHING-CHIU. “A Learning Ecology Perspective: School Systems Sustaining Art Teaching with Technology.” Art Education, vol. 64, no. 4, 2011, pp. 12–17. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23034015. Accessed 13 Dec. 2020.