Technology+In+Art

= **Using Technology In the Arts Classroom** =
 * Tuesday September 6**

**10:00 - 12:00**
A 21st Century Look at Art Instruction

Image Creation and Editing > @http://www.slimber.com
 * www.sumopaint.com
 * @http://www.picnik.com/app
 * Picasa
 * @http://pixlr.com/
 * @http://bomomo.com/
 * @http://www.picassohead.com/
 * @http://jacksonpollock.org/

Art Museum virtual Tours Google Art Project

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 * SMARTBoard
 * Wacom Tablet
 * Document Camera
 * LiveScribe Pen

Other Resources 50 Awesome & Inspiring Blogs for Art Teachers Google Sites Creating Portfolios with Google Sites

The Art Teachers Guide to the internet http://artjunction.org/blog/

Art Education in the 21st Century http://arted20.ning.com/

Incredible Art Thousands of art related links http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/links/artstuff.html

Manipulating digital images http://digitalpictures.wikispaces.com/

Editing digital images http://esu3pics.wikispaces.com/

State of Nebraska Arts educations Professional Organization http://www.NebraskaArtEducators.org/

Fine Arts Resources ESU#10 in Kearney http://finearts.esu10.org/ArticleList.aspx

Arts in Education Wiki with tons of great info! http://artseducator20.wikispaces.com/

Comprehensive list of Art 2.0 classroom tools []

Create Beautiful pictures with Artpad []

Online Comic Book Creation programs Make Beliefs Comix [] BitStrips: http://www.bitstrips.com (my favorite) Pixton http://pixton.com/ Comiqs: http://comiqs.com/index.html

Art Education and ArtEdventures : create art, study art, play art games, lesson plans, newsletter ArtPad : free, online drawing program [|Artsonia Kids Art Museum — The Largest Student Art Gallery on the Web!] ArtLex is an art dictionary with definitions of more than 3,300 terms plus thousands of images, pronunciation notes, and links. ArtsConnectEd Classroom : The result of a partnership between The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Walker Art Center, and MCI, ArtsConnectEd's goal "is to make arts education timely, engaging, interactive, and pertinent for both teachers and students of all ages." The educational database is searchable by selecting any or all of several parameters or by clicking on "Search Wizard." It is also browseable, and there's even a downloadable Teachers' Guide in PDF format. Arts Connect Ed created by teachers, is linked to our two major art museums. The site has an art gallery, library and archives, curriculum to use, and a "playground" site for your students to access. Conservator's Studio (Seattle Art Museum) interactively explore four paintings from the Mexican Modernism exhibition through the eyes of a conservator. You'll have a new perspective on the paintings as well as how they are handled and prepared for display. Includes information about conservator's tools and a glossary.

==**[|45 Websites For Students To Create Original Artwork Online] ** ==  JUL 06 More and more websites are coming online to give students the ability to unleash their creativity in new and innovative ways. From abstract art to pointillism, students now can click and draw their way into original works of art, and today’s freebie gives you a great list of places to begin.  The sites are labeled by grade level to help guide you to those that best suit your students. In addition, I’ve added ratings to give teachers and students an idea of how much interactivity is available at each site. Some allow students to create from beginning to end, while others simply generate the final product with minimal effort. What you will not find here are basic virtual coloring sheets. I tried to find sites that would give students a chance to generate their own original works of art. What could be better?

[|3D Snowflake Creator_] (Grades 2-12) A basic kaleidoscope tool that generates an animated snowflake. Unfortunately, the animation cannot be saved. « « «   [|Architect Studio 3D, From the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust_]  (Grades 9-12) Open the world of architecture and design to your students as they can create their own home through this interactive. « « « « «     Art Kids Rule!_ (Grades 3-6) This basic online paint tool isn’t flashy, but does give students a chance to create original art easily. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">Art.com art Pad_ <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Grades 3-12) This virtual canvas allows the artist to change brushes and even frame the painting. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Artisancam_] (Grades 4-12) Amazing site with multiple art interactives covering pop art, print making, comic creations, ceramic painting, and digital photo art projects. It’s a great site to explore. « « « « «     <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Aviary_]  (Grades 7-12) This site offers free software tools as a Photoshop alternative. Here students can explore fun photo filters and cloning tools. « « « « «     <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">Bomomo Interactive Art Creator_  (Grades 4-12) Talk about cool! This site allows students to create abstract digital art easily and with great tools. Completed images can be downloaded for student portfolios. « « « « «     <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Build Your Wild Self_]  (Grades 2-6) This is a fun website where students can create a digital human and add animal characteristics. The creativity factor is limiting, but students studying animal biomes could use this as a prewriting tool. « « « «    <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Dreezle: Paint, Draw and Stamp Online!_]  (Grades K-5) This is basically a free online alternative to KidPix. Images can be printed. « « « «    <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Interactive Art at the Chicago Institute of Art_]  (Grades K-3) This interactive site allows primary students to create their own mask online. « « «   <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Jackson Pollock by Miltos Manetas_]  (Grades K-12) Now students can create their own Jackson Pollack painting by simply using their mouse. Each click changes the color. To save, students will need to do a print screen. As an additional activity, I like the idea of students creating their abstract masterpiece and then writing a summary paragraph interpreting their work. « « « « «     <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Kari Traa_] <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Grades 8-12) Be sure to click on the “Inspirational Side” to begin. Here students use virtual brushes and color tools to create digital art inspired by the artist Kari Traa. It definitely has a coolness factor here. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Kerpoof Studio_] (Grades K-8) This is a great, educational site, that allows students to create animated stories. They even have wonderful <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|__lesson plans__] to support the use of this cool art tool. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Labuat_] (Grades 7-12) I’ve never seen a site like this one, and I have to say the coolness factor is truly high on this site. A musical track plays, and students use a computer mouse to animate the song. This would be a great site for an interactive white board. « « « « «       __Make Beliefs Comix!__ (Grades 4-12) This is a fun and easy comic creation tool that allows students to change character emotions and reactions. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|__Lesson ideas__] are also available. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Make-A-Flake - A Snowflake Maker] <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Grades K-4) An easy and fun tool that allows students to create their own snowflake online, add it to a gallery, or download as a jpeg. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">Mondrimat <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Grades 4-12) This one took me a minute to figure out, but once I was rolling, I was completely sucked in for nearly an hour. Here students create block art online and can click away to their hearts’ content. This would be a great tool for indoor recess, too. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|MrPicasso Head_] <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> (Grades 2-12) Take on the challenge of cubism and create a portrait in the style of Picasso. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Mutapic_] (Grades 8-12) Not the easiest tool, but definitely interesting. This site takes a bit to figure out, but with a few clicks, students will be creating graphic art designs. « « «   <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|National Gallery of Art Ngakids Art Zone_]  (Grades K-12) Many opportunities to create and interact with art here. From abstracts to collages, students will definitely find ways to unleash their creativity. « « « «    <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Neave Imagination] <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Grades 6-12) Neave offers cool interactive art tools that not only utilize the computer mouse, but your voice, too. With the use of a microphone, students can interact with the site just by speaking. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">Online Kaleidoscope animated Generator_ (Grades 2-12) A great tool if you are teaching symmetry is found here. Simply draw on the virtual radar and see your animated kaleidoscope come to life. « «  <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Paint - Wiiplayable_]  (Grades K-12) This virtual sketch pad can actually be used with the Wii remote if you have an internet connection with a Wii console or you can use a computer mouse. Simply draw and click the play button to see your drawing replayed back to you. « « «   <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Paper Critters_]  (Grades 3-12) Be sure to click on the Toy Creator to get started. Here you can create your own paper critter that can be printed and folded into a 3-D origami like papercraft. This could be a good resource for claymation projects, as students could create several paper critters with different emotions for an animated short. « « « «    <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Photo Op Interactive_]  (Grades 5-12) This is an interesting site that not only lets students practice digital photography online, but gives them filters to customize their virtual photos. After a photo is taken, double click on it to open the filters. Images can be printed. « « « «    <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Pointillism Practice Page_]  (Grades 5-12) This interactive tool allows you to experiment with pointillism. It’s not a flashy tool, but it could be a good experimentation of what pointillism is before students create their own tangible artwork. « «  <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Psykopaint]  (Grades 6-12) Now your students can take on the role of an Impressionist through the use of the digital photography painting tool. Simply choose your brush and paint right over the image to see the colors blend and become more artistic. It’s a little tricky to figure out, but great once you get going. « « « « «     <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">Repper - create your own patterns__  (Grades 4-12) Here is an interesting site for demonstrating symmetry. Simply use one of the preloaded images or upload one of your own to create a symmetrical pattern. The final pattern can be downloaded as a tile and then used in PowerPoint as a new background template or the CSS code can be used in any webpage authoring software. « « «   <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">S C R I B B L E R__  (Grades 5-12) This is one of my favorite art tools on the web and takes doodling to an entirely new level. Simply scribble on the page, choose done drawing, and then start scribbling. You can add to the drawing as the scribbling process continues making this a lot of fun for interactive white boards. « « « « «     <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Sheffield’s Portraits] <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Grades K-5) This is a basic portrait maker where students choose eyes, nose, hair, etc. What I like about it is the ability to print the final portrait which comes with a place for students to write about the character they created. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Splashup_] (Grades 7-12) This is another free PhotoShop alternative that is simplistic in design, but some knowledge of how to use PhotoShop would be beneficial. « « « «    <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|SUMO Paint Online Image Editor_] <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Grades 7-12) SumoPaint is the most advanced PhotoShop and Corel alternative on the web. This online paint tool gives students and open door to creativity. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Tate Kids Games_] <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Grades 2-12) Two great interactives are available here for student creativity. The Street Art graffiti creator allows students to paint right on the virtual wall while the Tate Paint is a virtual easel. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Tessellation Tool_] <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Grades 3-7) Students can create their own tessellation artwork. Though the site isn’t everything it could be, it does allow the freedom to customize the shape before generating the final tessellated image. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">The Graffiti Creator_ (Grades 9-12) This is a graffiti text paint tool where students can type in a name or phrase and create unique logos and images. Unfortunately, ads are a small problem, but the tool offers many choices for student creativity. « « « «    <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|This Is Sand_] <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Grades 4-12) This site is another one that can draw you in for several minutes. Here you can change the color of the falling sand in order to create interesting sand art. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Tuxpi_] <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Grades 5-12) Great photo effects and projects can be created here with just a quick photo upload. Students can create wanted posters, filtered images, and more. It is a nice alternative to Big Huge Labs. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">TypoGenerator_ (Grades 5-12) Words become art here, but with less control than Wordle. It seems to work best with just a short word or phrase, but with a few clicks of a generate button, a cool image can be created. « «  <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">Ultimate Flash Face_   (Grades 5-12) This is a portrait creation tool that does allow students to control the width and height of each facial feature. I’m not sure I would encourage students to save the image on the website, but it could be printed easily. Consider using this as a tool as a Language Arts tool for character analysis. Students could create a portrait of what they believe a character would look like, print it, and then write the analysis. « « « «    <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Virtual Lite-Brite_]  (Grades K-12) Bring back those days of yesteryear and create your own virtual Lite-Brite mosaic. A print screen will be required to save the image. « « «   <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">Viscosity   (Grades 5-12) Here is another cool abstract art tool. Time seems to slip away as students delve deeper into this tool and create amazing works of art. Completed pieces can be downloaded easily or consider having it virtually framed with <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Picnik_]. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">Wordle_ <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Grades 3-12) Word art at its finest is created here. I really prefer the flexibility of this program over other word art tools, but it desperately needs an option to download the completed products rather than doing a screen shot. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « « <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Yourstudio] <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Grades K-12) This is another virtual canvas, but it does offer some unique features. Here you can paint on wood or stone and use an ice cream cone as your brush. How fun is that? <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">« « « <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0070c0; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Zoopz] (Grades K-5) There are a couple of art tools available here including one that creates mosaics. They are fairly basic, but would be good for younger students. « « «