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=** Welcome to ARTE 580........ TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION IN ART EDUCATION **=
 * This is a hybrid Art Education and technology course offered specifically for Art Education students and RI Art Educators. As a hybrid course, participants will meet only once a week on campus and additionally connect online for continued instruction and virtual interaction with peers. The course offers ideas, inspiration, and assistance for incorporating a variety of technology innovations in current or future art teaching. The course may be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit and is open to art educators of all technology skill levels. **

Specifically this course will: **A variety of technology tools** and art education resources will be investigated and available to assist with integrating and implementing technology and new media in elementary and secondary level art education. Use of an online discussion forum, website creation, an online digital Classroom Wiki, a professional learning community on Twitter, online cloud digital file storage & sharing services, Internet resources, Apps and online art curriculum & instructional materials will all be explored.
 * ARTE 480/580 ** Technology Integration in Art Education is designed to assist art educators toward the goal of learning how to further engage their students as active participants in the use and engagement of online tools, websites, and digital collaboration. Participants will embrace and appropriately integrate technology tools effectively with curriculum and student instruction, as well as incorporate best practices in teaching, learning, and technology tools to enhance student art programs.
 * Develop professional learning networks through collaborative online communities/ blogs, Wikis, chat,twitter, discussion forums, and emerging internet based technologies.
 * Develop units of study that support, integrate and embed technology within the Art Classroom
 * Explore, create and curate using new web technologies that will support best practice, student centered classroom activities, curriculum, projects, learning and assessments.

Available computer to use at home with an updated and current Browser; Chrome, IE, Safari, Firefox Internet connection (DSL, LAN, or cable connection desirable) Flash drive or portable hard drive [|Gmail]&[|Google Drive] account [|Dropbox] account [|Edmodo] account [|Twitter] account **On-campus class sessions** are held in a computer lab as to facilitate hands-on technology explorations and investigations as core class activities. The class format will center on these digital engagements and also include digital instructor presentations and instructor-led and student-led class discussions and peer dialogues. **Also, as a hybrid course**, additional key engagements include **off-campus, online explorations**, interactive activities, and virtual dialogues with peers, the instructor, and other art educators. Peer presentations will additionally be part of both the in-class and online engagements. =** Course Syllabus. **= =** Instructor Email: ssuprock@gmail.com **= =** Discussion board: Edmodo.......Click [|here] **=
 * TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS **

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