May 4, 2013

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Download Your AOE Wallpaper

Download Your AOE Wallpaper

Hey – funny question. What do you have set as the desktop wallpaper of...

Apr 19, 2013

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The Coolest Website for Exploring Ca...

The Coolest Website for Exploring Cave Art

Teaching students about cave art can be engaging at so many levels. Making a...

Mar 26, 2013

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Knofolio: The New Wave of Digital Ar...

Knofolio: The New Wave of Digital Art Portfolios

When I was in High School I applied for an art scholarship at the college I...

Mar 22, 2013

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Art21: Enrichment Ideas to go Beyond...

Art21: Enrichment Ideas to go Beyond the Basics

As discussed in Part 1 of this series, Art 21 is a PBS  series that is...

Mar 15, 2013

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5 “Must See” Websites fo...

5 “Must See” Websites for the Art Room

Technology integration is definitely a buzz word right now as it should be...

Dec 20, 2012

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Destination Modern Art in Your Class...

Destination Modern Art in Your Classroom

Every once in a while, my Middle School Students get the opportunity to have...

Dec 18, 2012

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HS Art Students Animate Elementary D...

HS Art Students Animate Elementary Drawings

I received an email from Renee from My Adventures in Positive Space telling me...

Nov 27, 2012

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How to use Google Drive in the Art R...

How to use Google Drive in the Art Room

Even though our subject area is hands on, art teachers still have a lot of...

Nov 16, 2012

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The Effect of Color: A Jam-Packed Vi...

The Effect of Color: A Jam-Packed Video Resource

Can you imagine what our world would look like without color? Color is one of...

Nov 9, 2012

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Using a Facebook Fan Page to Engage ...

Using a Facebook Fan Page to Engage Parents

There are so many ways to promote our student’s art creations with...

Oct 26, 2012

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How to use Google Forms in the Art R...

How to use Google Forms in the Art Room

If you are looking for ways to make your art room digitized and organized in...

Oct 17, 2012

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Connecting the Dots through Internat...

Connecting the Dots through International Dot Day

If you have not read the book by The Dot by Peter Reynolds this is a must...

Sep 20, 2012

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Use Flickr to Create Digital Portfol...

Use Flickr to Create Digital Portfolios in Minutes

Art teachers are always looking for ways for students to share their...

Aug 21, 2012

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Tessellations Revamped for an iPad

Tessellations Revamped for an iPad

Our school last Fall became a 1:1 school with iPads, which means that all...

Aug 9, 2012

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Art Room Digitized & Organized ...

Art Room Digitized & Organized in the Cloud with “Google Drive”

Now that we’ve explored converting your lesson plan book to a digital...

Aug 8, 2012

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Going Digital: The Easy Way to Creat...

Going Digital: The Easy Way to Create Digital Lesson Plans

For years and years I used the typical spiral-bound teacher plan books.  You...

Aug 3, 2012

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The Art Teacher’s Guide to Twi...

The Art Teacher’s Guide to Twitter

Twitter is one of the best resources to connect with other art educators and...

Jul 18, 2012

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#1 Art Teacher to Follow on Pinteres...

#1 Art Teacher to Follow on Pinterest

Art teachers can’t get enough visuals, which is evidenced by the growing...

Jun 26, 2012

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The App Every Art Teacher Must Have!

The App Every Art Teacher Must Have!

The app world is a little overwhelming at times, but that one app can make the...

Jun 7, 2012

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Tech Teach: Blogs vs. Online Magazin...

Tech Teach: Blogs vs. Online Magazines

As you know, we launched AOE as the first “Online Magazine” for...

Jun 1, 2012

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Art to Remember VS. Artsonia

Art to Remember VS. Artsonia

As art educators, sometimes our budgets run short, and we turn to various...

May 6, 2012

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Just Hatched: 7 New Art Ed Blogs!

Just Hatched: 7 New Art Ed Blogs!

We’ve recently finished another round of the popular AOE Class...

Mar 10, 2012

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Introducing the AOE Community

Introducing the AOE Community

One of the most important assets you can have as an Art Teacher is a great way...

Mar 10, 2012

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When to Show a Video

When to Show a Video

Do you show a lot of videos in your art room? Videos should not replace the...