1) State your credentials: you must inform your audience of your qualifications or lack of.
2) Write what you know: when you write about content area that you have in-depth knowledge about, your feedback is richer and more meaningful than when writing about a topic requiring extensive research.
3) Use credible outside sources: I believe "you are judged by the company you keep" also applies to writing. Make sure your sources are worth defending and not just convenient.
4) Write with authority and accuracy: It's important to show confidence in your writing and how you write is just as important too. Information with spelling and typographical errors will be thought of as not credible by readers.
5) Respond to comments: Interactivity is a key element of all online communication. Make sure you show willingness to engage in further conversation with your readers.
After reading I've learned how valuable this blog is for art educators. This blog provides insight into the minds of other mature students preparing to become teachers. This blog is both educational and provides credible outside sources to encourage learning in the classroom. Many of the blog posts speak about teaching philosophies, lesson plans, and the importance of advocacy for the arts. This blog provides a link to a monthly magazine (SchoolArts). This literacy tool would be a great asset in my future classroom! Lastly, on blog post that stood out from the rest was titled, "Beginning with Bloom's". "Bloom's revised Taxonomy put into words what art teachers have known for years: It is much more difficult to create something new rather that to apply to evaluation." The idea of creating a poster with each level of Bloom's Taxonomy and having this in my classroom would serve as a fantastic reference tool.
I would use Wordle in my classroom as a tool to help my students remember key vocabulary, artists, and techniques and tools used in the art-room. An example would be my students will take a well-know work, such as Starry Night by Van Gogh and use Wordle to create a word cloud to describe what they see?, how it makes them feel?, what was the artists intentions?, where might this scene be located? This tool would work well with Object Based Teaching. Furthermore, I would begin a lesson and allow my students time to absorb and think intuitively about the artist and his/her piece.
Prior to this assignment I had used Wordle in several different classroom discussions. I think when used properly Wordle can excite students and give them exposure to a different type of literacy tool. When searching different blogs I noticed the different ways to incorporate short video clips into an art lesson. The video could be taken with a simple Flip Video camera and then uploaded onto a computer and shown with Quicktime or any video compatible software. A great example of this tool is have your students help during a demonstration on "How to make clay". The next day during an introduction replay the short video clip of them preparing the clay and follow directions. This will get everyone attention and at the same time allow them remember what you taught in the previous class. I think this would be a great technology tool for the classroom!
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