Digital interactive!

This past Thursday we went on a class field trip to AIC to check out the museum and experience their new digital interactives in the European decorative arts.
One thing that really struck me was this intersection between past and present, and how we experienced old ornate things, in a new digital way.
How did the iPads affect our experience with decorative arts? Was it distracting? Or were we able to glean more information from this enhanced experience?

TED Talks - Want a SMART board?

A common perceived barrier with technology is cost. New computers, new software, new equipment, it all costs money! But many creative folks find or develop cheaper solutions that take advantage of technology as a great equalizer at minimal cost.

Here's a great TED talk from a few years ago about using a Wii remote to create a functional SMART board! (for those who don't know, these are interactive white boards, very pricey). What other types of devices and technology could we create if more folks thought this way?

Blog on Tmblr!

Hey Guys!

Since so many of us already have blogs on Tmblr, we decided to make an account as well!
Check us out at http://cyberped.tumblr.com/

Media Center Menu

Just like a delicious dining experience, the SAIC media center(s) have a extensive array of  equipment flavors for your consumption and production.
Check out your options!
Media Center Equipment Menu

Family Portraits in the Digital Age

Photographer John Clang has a great series embodying the phenomenon of globalization and the age of the internet. These projected Skype family portraits really bring into question dimensions of time ideas of time and space, as well the new virtual space.
It's interesting to think about how just a few years ago the cost of long-distance calling made it expensive to keep in contact with family members far away. What modes of technology do you use to communicate with your own loved ones if they are near or so far away? Skype? Messengers of various sorts? Face time? Texting? What's App? Regular old phone conversations? Snail mail? Postcards, perhaps...

Skype Reunion Family Portraits

If you've seen this, it never hurts to give it another viewing. Well-presented. And paradigm shifting.

Check out these decayed frames from the Davide Turconi Project, which is a record of the 35mm nitrate film frame clippings collected by Italian film historian Davide Turconi (1911–2005) from the Josef Joye Collection in Switzerland and from other unidentified sources.

   It's interesting to think about how technology has aged, or can be aged from 100 years ago. These images show advanced ages in nitrate decomposition.

It makes me wonder how our current technologies will have aged in the projected future, and also makes me appreciate the natural process of decomposition. 

How has technology aged from even 10 years ago? Is there any record or proof of this age? 

Prezi example -Technology in Art Education

Here is a great introduction not only to Prezi, but also to technology in Art Education. 

This prezi addresses 21st century learning and teaching in terms of BOLS - or blended online learning systems, which can facilitate learning in a online and face-to-face setting using programs such as Moodle. The Prezi also focuses on student use such as online photo and video editing sites, but also on art history, teaching others through video. This presentation also addresses professional development of teachers using such sites as Twitter, Facebook, ArtEd 2.0 Ning, and much more!