Color Wheel Flip Chart
Color is one of the most important elements taught in the art classroom. You will often refer to the same color charts throughout a students advancement in grade level. It can sometimes be difficult to explain all of the combinations of colors artists may use to gain certain effects without large color examples with corresponding terms. For that reason i have chosen the Promethean Planet flip chart explaining color. A flipchart of this type would best be displayed on larger screen. This type of Hardware/Software combination would come from an imaging technology such as a projector. Students could also use a clicker to answer questions about color groups through a "drill and practice" type instructional activity (Roblyer & Doering, 2013).
With the discussion of preparing students for learning in the 21st century technology has emphasized the role of imagery. "A picture is worth a thousand words" is an expression i have always recollect. As a visual learner i often found that studying imagery helped me for creative ideas. As Roblyer and Doering point out (p.26) "images are increasingly replacing text as communication media"(2013) This visual type of literacy will be based in elements and principles common in the art classroom. This Essential Condition for Technology Integration will further student/parent appreciation for the importance of Art Education in our Public School Systems. Color, being one of the essential elements of design, will be reinforce through opportunities to study digital imagery with opportunities to discuss its contexts.
With these frameworks of color introduction and reinforcement the instructor can implement Technology use based on Problem Solving. With the opportunity to offer input into discussion while using projected visual aids students engage with technology in a way that helps them learn. This idea follows along with the idea that "it is critical to situate technology skills in content area curriculum in ways that support both the subject area content and the technology skills" (Roblyer & Doering, p.66, 2013)
Several software support tools are available to teachers though graphic tools may be the most beneficial to art instructors. With the ability to manipulate images and change color patterns students who are studying color would be able to see and change their creations almost instantaneously. Further hardware integration would allow for research and reference tools to aid students quick discovery of certain color combinations used in famous artist's works (Roblyer & Doering, 2013).
