http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2008/01/art-attack/ Supporting the use of technology in the classroom Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2008/01/art-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-9 NGAkids Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:08:00 +0000 http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/blog/?p=24#comment-9 Thanks for mentioning Brushster! These interactives originally were designed for individual users, but recently more teachers have started using NGAkids Art Zone activities with Smart Boards. That's great - it'll be interesting to see how these applications scale up. I'm also wondering if anyone has been working collaboratively -- for example, a few kids could work together to create a single work of art, assuming they had simultaneous input devices. Brushster is the obvious choice because it's abstract, but a more representational piece (like the Dutch Dollhouse ?) might be fun for groups, as well. I'm not sure if white boards can be set up that way, but if you are using our interactive programs in your classroom, we'd love to hear about it (via the form on our NGAkids web site). Thanks! Donna Thanks for mentioning Brushster! These interactives originally were designed for individual users, but recently more teachers have started using NGAkids Art Zone activities with Smart Boards. That’s great – it’ll be interesting to see how these applications scale up. I’m also wondering if anyone has been working collaboratively — for example, a few kids could work together to create a single work of art, assuming they had simultaneous input devices. Brushster is the obvious choice because it’s abstract, but a more representational piece (like the Dutch Dollhouse ?) might be fun for groups, as well. I’m not sure if white boards can be set up that way, but if you are using our interactive programs in your classroom, we’d love to hear about it (via the form on our NGAkids web site). Thanks! Donna

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