Author Archives: Cynthia

Animation TAB Chat Links

I collected some of the great links from the 2/22/15 #TABChat on animation and film making. http://www.makayama.com/moviemount.html http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ http://mypaperheroes.blogspot.com/ http://www.animationchefs.com/ http://checkthis.com/307w Other movie and animation posts here on Artechtivity http://www.artechtivity.com/door-movie-teacher-resources/ http://www.artechtivity.com/claymation-2006/ Student Examples: Clay example middle school http://bit.ly/rfSPKD Paper example … read more

February 22, 2015 CynthiaTeacher ResourcesTechnology

Toy Shop Day

As a culminating event for the toy production unit we had a toy shop day with students peer reviewing in “Amazon Review” style. The day before I collected all the finished toys. Only about 60% of the kids are done … read more

February 7, 2015 CynthiaStudent Work • Teacher Resources

Packaging for the Toys

Part of the Toy Production unit was making packages that would “sell” the toy. To prepare for this, I bought some toys in the type of packages I wanted my students to mimic. We spent a period examining the toys, listing … read more

February 7, 2015 CynthiaStudent Work • Teacher Resources

Adventures in 3-D Printing

It has been a manufacturing frenzy in the art room with our toy production unit. About 3-4 students per class chose 3-D printing for their toy. Â I am on a learning curve of how to use the printer and how … read more

February 6, 2015 CynthiaArticlesTechnology

Art of Ed Blog Awards

While I did not make it to the voting round to earn a possible 1st place prize… I did recieve an honorable mention in the blog post that announced the winners.Â http://www.theartofed.com/2015/01/25/2014-art-ed-blog-of-the-year-results-announced/ “If youâ€™re looking for even more fantastic blogs, here … read more

January 26, 2015 CynthiaTeacher Resources