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December 15, 2009Technology a Tool for Rural Art Teacher by Erin Rhoda
David Leaming/Morning Sentinel
Art teacher, Katie Sweet-Shibles is utilizing technology with every unit in her art classes at Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School in Bingham. Katie is utilizing the technology tools in a variety of ways including the obvious of researching artists on their laptops and also with her classroom facebook page. She uploads the student creations and they can share them with family and friends there. Read the article in its entirety by clicking here.
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I had email coming in all day as a result of this wonderful FRONT PAGE article!
Not only did this great story create conversation about the arts, but it also proved to be a catalyst for discussion concerning bans my district has on “social networking” sites (SKYPE, Facebook, etc,)
Katie has had these opportunities and, more importantly, has taken advantage of them in improving teaching and learning for her students’ benefit.
Play, create, explore and innovate – it all starts with Play – an opportunity – and transcends to innovation – a gift with results that are exponential.
Thanks Suzanne for your comments! We have a great opportunity to learn with our students through technology. We are finding that education at the adult level is much greater in some cases… another great opportunity. Isn’t that what a life long learner is all about?