Learning in the Lou

The purpose of this post is to serve as a guide for our summer class Making Beautiful Art. If you did not attend, no worries! You can read the post and gain some new skills to help your punch up the images you take on your mobile device. By the end of this course you will be able to: Use the Rule of Thirds when you take a picture. Edit images on your laptop. Edit images using a variety of apps on your mobile device. Prerequisites Download, install and set up Google Photos  on your mobile device. ( iOS / Android ). Download and install PicMonkey ( iOS / Android ) Download and install Snapseed ( iOS / Android ) Task 1 Take a picture of that. We started the session by taking a picture of a random table. The table was littered with assorted things just to make it a little interesting. The big idea is to start with a common object we all take a picture of. We will come back to the table and apply new skills to see how we develop throughout the session. Evaluatio...

So I was using the PhotoScan app to digitize some old Marine Corps photos and saw some artwork Aidan brought home. I thought that if the app worked on photos it would most likely work for paper things. Check out these results. Before. Just a regular camera shot of the art. After. Not too bad! The app copped it exactly to the edges, a perfect shot! This solves that age old problem, do I save these projects or sneak them into the trash while no one is looking. (I'm sure I'm not the only one who does that!)

Be sure to check out this virtual exhibit that tells the stories of our diverse cultural heritage.  There are TONS of different ways to utilize this in the classroom. Teach art?  Check out these collections from various art galleries from around the world. Amazing World Wonders   Click here for a virtual journey of historic sites, palaces, castles, parks, gardens, archaeological sites, and monuments from around the world.

Mr. George took QR codes to an whole new level.  Scan to see where it takes you...