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Photography is a visual medium, so it makes sense to use a visual resource to explain the tools of the trade.  This great infographic (originally posted on the totallyrad.com blog) gives clarity to some potentially confusing terms and settings for students using cameras on manual...

One of the benefits of living in an increasingly connected world is the unprecedented access to resources and information we now enjoy.  In the arts, we can make use of the incredible websites and apps in our classrooms to show students a work that hangs on the wall in a gallery...

A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again.  The collection of figures on the plane have no gaps and no overlaps.  Patterns created this way have an incredible mathematical rhythm.  Not only are tessellations fun to create, they can teach students...

Creating mandalas can be an engaging way for students to explore radial designs, symmetry and patterns in visual art.  The effect of colour on design and the influence of line are made explicit.  Connections can be made to the process of abstraction – this is an easy way to...

Enjoy this ever-growing collection of photography where raw images and the app-ified works exhibited alongside each other.  These ‘before and after’ shots give insight into the powerful tools for manipulation the iPad can provide.

Where do you begin the search for art apps for the classroom?  Many websites have some excellent lists and we’ve put some of the best all in once place.   Apps for Art Creative Bloq’s 15 Best iPad apps for sketching and painting App Advice: Apps for the iPhone...

“Explore the surprising side of color with Color Uncovered, an interactive book that features fascinating illusions, articles, and videos developed by the Exploratorium.  How is Monet like a honeybee? What color is a whisper? Why is it so hard to find your car in a lamp-lit...

Kronopedia This powerful timeline app allows students and teachers to visually navigate through art periods, dates and movements with ease.  Artists names are also arranged on a second timeline, with links to a beautifully presented selection of resources including images and...

As a teacher in a 1:1 classroom, I have learnt a few things about the iPad in the art room. 1. Apps don’t do the teaching or the learning. Good teachers cannot be replaced by good technology to enhance learning.  The old saying, ‘Teachers teach’ has never been...

The iPad provides us with endless possibilities for innovative teaching and profound potential for learning.  However, the iPad is such a poweful tool that introducing apps and workflows into units requires art teachers to see beyond what the iPad can do, beware of the ‘wow...