Sunday, March 13, 2011

CAMIO

Paul Revere made a tea urn for Mrs. Hannah Rowe.  It is said to be the largest of three tea or coffee urns made by Paul Revere.
After searching "Sioux," I was given results of many paintings and photographs of people from the Sioux Tribe.  Items of clothing and items of use by the Sioux Tribe were also displayed in the search results - ex. a buckskin coat and carved pipes.  There were some photos of Sioux Springs near Humbodlt Salt March, Nevada.  John-Charles Sioux from France helped create a writing table which was displayed in the search results.
Georges Seurat has paintings and drawings in museums all over the United States.  He used many different sizes of canvas, paper, and wood as a base for his art.  He developed a new technique sometimes called pointillism.  I've used this as a teaching tool in my classroom.  My students enjoy using watercolors and ear swabs to create pictures.
I think most obvious is the use of CAMIO in Art classes.  It could be used for studying a certain artist, studying a certain technique, or comparing artists.  It would also be beneficial to study art from the same time period and/or country.  You can learn a lot about history of a country through art, so CAMIO could be used in American or World History classes, as well.  There is so many things that could be studied and researched through art!
I think the Favorites is a great feature.  It allows for so many possibilities for teachers - especially in art.  There is a compare feature that allows you to look at 2 paintings at the same time.  I can see this being used on Smart Boards.  I could even use this with my first graders.  I could show 2 pictures and ask them what they notice that is the same or different.  This helps with higher level thinking skills which overflow to other subject areas like science and reading - comparing to objects physical or chemical makeup or comparing 2 different texts or characters.

1 comment:

  1. Hi, Pam, I love your teaching idea with first graders! And thanks for mentioning the history application. The art applications are obvious, and the whole site is a lot of fun! Thanks for your comments.

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