How can social media be successfully incorporated in an art classroom?
Approach: Delve into how social media, particularly Instagram and Pinterest, can be utilized as resources for artistic inspiration, spaces for critique and collaboration, and showcase art in a visual timeline/archive format.
Experts and collaborators:
– Sophia Buddenhagen, my high school art and Painting teacher
– Alexandra Robinson, my Drawing II professor
– Wendy Dooldeniya, Travis High School art and AP Photography teacher
– Gayle Allen, blogger, writer, entrepreneur
Format: The final format will be a comprehensive blog post detailing the information I have gathered. For the interviews, I’ll meet with Ms. Dooldeniya (and her students) and Alex in person. Since Ms. B is in Houston, I will interview her via email.
Timeline:
April 20: Initial interview with Alex
Email Ms. Dooldeniya to set up meeting time
Email Ms. B
April 25: Transcribe interview with Alex
Annotate sources found
Skype call with Gayle
Transcribe interview with Gayle
April 27: Meet with Ms. Dooldeniya at Travis HS
Transcribe interview with Ms. Dooldeniya
April 30: Have all sources annotated
Begin creating blog post
May 7: BLOG POST SHOULD BE FINISHED
May 8: Fix any minor issues with the blog post and prepare for presentation
May 9: Inquiry statement presentations
Sources:
Using Social Media to Teach Visual Literacy in the 21st-Century Classroom
Allyson Sheppard 