Visual+Arts

**Digital Photography I & II**

 * Hardware used in these courses includes:**
 * //Apple// computers
 * //Nikon// D100 (digital SLR camera), //Canon// Rebel (digital SLR camera), other digital cameras, pinhole cameras
 * //Epson// Expression 10000xl large format scanner
 * //Epson// Stylus Pro 4000 printer, //Epson// Stylus Photo 2200 printer, other consumer grade printers
 * //Viewsonic// LCD projector
 * //Koss// Headphones, //Logitech// headset with microphone
 * //Novatron// studio lighting equipment
 * 60g //Apple// Ipod
 * //Wacom// stylus graphics tablet
 * Computer speaker system


 * Software applications used in these courses:**
 * Adobe Photoshop CS3
 * Adobe Bridge CS3
 * Adobe Illustrator CS3
 * Mac OSX Tiger operating system
 * Itunes
 * Mozilla Firefox browser
 * TextEdit (typing application)
 * Ical (calender application)
 * IshowU (screen capture application)
 * Remote desktop (administrator over site application)
 * Skype
 * Dreamweaver


 * Online service used in these courses:**
 * Quia.com (study guides, internet scavenger hunts, test builders, test administration, test data aggrigator
 * SPHS art department website
 * Wikispaces (class info site)
 * Bloglines (blogs)
 * pageflakes (RSS feed aggregator)
 * sxc.hu, Imageafter.com and everystockphoto.com (stock photography sites)
 * del.icio.us (online bookmarks)
 * Photosig (photography forum)
 * Sitemeter.com
 * Flickr.com
 * putfile.com
 * fotix.net (blog)
 * Dropload.com
 * Alta vista and google
 * other photography information sites
 * PhotoshopTV (podcast)
 * Online Photoshop tutorials


 * Unique or innovative ways we use this technology:**
 * Wikis**
 * I use a wiki to communicate daily information about what is happening in class and provide links to assignments
 * My students are creating artists reports on the wiki that I will use later to help introduce artists to my classes
 * I have used a wiki to collaborate with schools in different states, giving the students at both schools information about the assignment.
 * I use online wikis like wikipedia and wikihow to find information on a variety of topics
 * Blogs**
 * I showcase my students work on a daily photography [|blog]. This blog is networked with several others from other states. The students leave each other feedback on the work through the comments portion of the blog.
 * I set up a [|blog] for my students and students in Ohio to collaborate and share work created.
 * I use several online blogs to find out new inovations and current information about the field of digital photography
 * I have a [|blog] that I use to showcase the winning work for the two SPHS art shows.


 * Other Online Applications**
 * I use [|Quia.com] for internet assignments, study guides and all tests and exams
 * I have created a group on Facebook for the 140 students who signed up for the Photography Club
 * I keep galleries of student work on our [|Fine Arts website]

=Ceramics I & II=
 * Hardware**
 * computer and one printer
 * VHS and DVD player
 * LCD
 * ELMO projector
 * Uses**

> use the Elmo routinely to project images from books, worksheets, and similar references
 * LCD for power point presentations and on occasion have shown streaming video

Art I Mixed Media, Art 4 and AP - Childers

 * Hardware**
 * **I have two student computers**
 * **a scanner**
 * **a camera (Canon Rebel)**
 * **a black & white and a color laser printer**
 * **slide projector**
 * **LCD & Document Camera**
 * **and the new items being added this year**
 * Software**
 * Word
 * Photoshop
 * CoreFX
 * new textbook programs for creating tests and puzzles