McLuhan's+Tetrad-Diane

This week's assignment was difficult for me as an artist. I consider myself to be a child of the 60's, a time when life was simpler and technology was something to consider for the future. The future is now and technology is here to stay. When considering McLuhan's Tetrad, I tried to think of a technology used in art that may change the way an artist creates an artwork. I chose to use the website: []. I felt the technology used in this site replaced on of my favorite toys of the 60's, the Etch-a-Sketch. It could also replace the pencil. At the same time, the technolgy of this site could retrieve a need for those of us with a right brain mentallity to bring out a stick and start drawing in the dirt and sand, or start painting on the walls of caves. If technology continnnues to grow at a rapid pace, the reversal could be a drawing style in which a mouse would no longer be needed and the operator could control the drawing movents through brain waves. The whole idea is a fantasy that could become a reality for a child of the 60's like me.

DIane Liebl

Diane,

Incorporating technology into the classroom can be frustrating sometimes. However, it can also be a great assest to both yourself and to your students. I like the program, sketchup, you chose. It reminds me when I took autodrafting in high school. If I had this new technology available to me when I was in high school, I probably would of taken more drafting classes. I believe this program would be beneficial to all teachers. I could see myself using this in social studies. My students could make colonial houses or replicas of old buildings.

-Matt

Diane,

I have never heard of Google Sketch but is seems to be a wonderful tool for anyone to use. It really is amazing to see how Google is incorporating so much into their brand to change the way we interact, think, and create. I would love to try to find ways to use this tool in my own classroom as I too consider myself to pretty artsy! Have you used it in your classroom in any way? If so, how? Was it successfull? I will also pass this along to my father who teaches art at the high school level. Great find!

Ryan Petraitis

Ryan, I have used the program with my drawing classes in designing buildings. Some students like it more than others. I think it really depends on the students learning style and the way that they choose to do hands on activities.

Diane