My+Dream+Classroom

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 * 1) Dream and decide:
 * 2) What you want your classroom to become? I want my classroom to be a place where both the traditional arts and the modern uses of arts and technology can both be accessed.
 * 3) What kind of access to information you need, in order to facilitate learning? I need access to the internet including websites that are currently blocked becuase of social networking and videos. I need access to more software. I need access to more hardware.
 * 4) What kind of access to information does your classroom need for relevant learning to happen? I need my students to have access to computers with internet and software programs that apply to the arts and other software that applies to cross-curricular lessons. My students need access to hardware like cameras.
 * 5) What kind of access to information do your learners personally need to drive their own learning? Students need a local place to access computers and the internet outside of the school day. It would be ideal to open the computer labs to the community after hours.
 * 6) Answer the questions,
 * 7) “What will your community’s children be able to learn in this classroom?” My students would be able to learn about art in the past and art today and what connects them. They would be able to create art that expresses themselves using both traditional methods and the technology of today.
 * 8) “What kind of relevant and compelling learning experiences might your community’s children enjoy?” The children of the community would love to see the connection that art has in thier lives and how both art and technology bridges different cultures.
 * 9) Reject any technologies from item 1 that do not directly contribute to item 2.
 * 10) Take the answers to item 2 and turn them into a story.
 * 11) “Here is the classroom that is possible.” A classroom with both studio areas and areas where all students can access computers and other hardware with software programs like photoshop, movie maker, and access to the internet.
 * 12) “Here is what your children will learn in this classroom.” In this classroom I can teach your children about traditional art and how technology and art relate in today's world. They will learn to communicate ideas, express opinions and connect with others.
 * 13) “Here is how they will learn and what they will do with what they learn.” They will learn both collaboratively and individually with a hands on approach. They will learn traditional methods and modern technolgy. They will be encouraged to find new ways and be creative with thier art.
 * 14) “Here is the classroom I want, the classroom your children deserve, the classroom that our future requires.”