iPads in the Art Room
Easy-to-use Apps that have a BIG impact on learning
The excitement builds...
Students love to work on the iPads...and who can blame them? There is an art to using them in the art room, and I am here to share what I have learned with you. Whether you're using them for projects, practice, pre-assessment, or just plain fun, the possibilities of learning with tablet technology are limitless!
Some of our favorite apps:
Pottery
Jigsaw Puzzles
My Mosaic
Sketches
This app can be used several ways in the classroom. Students can follow the teacher in a "draw with me" exercise (this works great for drawing practice). Another option is to use this app in guided group drawing. Students each get a turn to draw something on another students iPad and then pass it in circle at their table. By the time the iPad gets back to the original drawer, it is a completed collaborative piece. Sketches is also a favorite for "free draw" time.
Learning about famous works of art...
Van Gogh
Impressionism HD
Gain access to the best work of impressionist artists and read about their lives with this unique app.
Starry Night
Haiku Deck
Haiku Deck makes it a snap to create beautiful presentations that will wow your audience – whether you’re pitching an idea, teaching a lesson, telling a story, or igniting a movement
Here the link to a project example, which can double as project directions.
Drawing, Doodles, & Painting
Kaleidoscope Drawing Pad
Kids Doodle
Draw with me
Whiteboard
Let's Learn How to Draw
Learning to Draw is Fun
If you're not, iPastels will keep you entertained until you become one through practice and experience!
Simulating soft (chalk) pastels, oil pastels and color blending, the iPastels app aspires to be as realistic as possible.
Amy's Coloring Book
Movidoodle
Bord
Sculpture!
123D Create
The app has many extended and advanced capabilities, including being able to send the design to a 3D printer.