A cake is a form of food, usually a sweet, baked dessert. Simple as that. This Picasa image collection holds a handful of cake images - from childhood memories, to favorites around town.
I have been meaning to move my photos from iphoto on my computer to Picasa for awhile now. After compiling these few images for this assignment, I’m convinced Picasa is a great place to store and share photos with others. Also, organizing photos by album and editing captions are both very user-friendly in this program. I need to move my photos soon!
I appreciated the assigned theme for this project. It allowed me to focus on a single topic that I enjoy instead of being overwhelmed. A theme still allowed for freedom of choice, but also provided enough guidance to know which direction to head. I chose CAKE as my theme because it is a fun topic. Who doesn’t love cake? Also, I will use my collection in the future with my students. In the art classroom, I think drawing or painting a favorite food is an interesting project for students. I also would plan to present the work of Wayne Thiebaud – especially his beautiful images of desserts.
Nicely done, Genevieve. Terrific reflection on your thought process. I like how you positioned your slideshow next to the Wayne Thiebaud's representation of cake.
ReplyDeleteWhat are your thoughts on Picasa as a way to showcase student art? Could Picasa function as a quick-and-dirty form of ePortfolio? As a practicing artist, your opinion is valuable to me, especially if I encounter other artEd teachers in TPTE486.
I have never been to magpies, but I have heard so many folks talk about it. I guess I need to jump on the bandwagon and go. I have a major sweet tooth now. I think I might go bake a cake.
ReplyDeleteI think Picasa could be a successful way to document student work. I would never want it to replace a traditional portfolio of work, but it would be a nice supplement. Many times students keep their art creations in the classroom until the end of the year. Many parents do not see all of their child's work until the school year is over. Picasa would allow parents to see work throughout the year. If each student had a web album, they could easily see their own work collected in one place. Other students could also view the work of their peers in an easy to view space. One thing that can't be overlooked is the amount of time it would take to scan, resize, and post all of the students' work. Perhaps older students could manage their own portfolios. The age and number of students in the school would greatly determine the success of this process.
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