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...

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...

Oct 9, 2012

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I Presented, and Lived to Tell the T...

I Presented, and Lived to Tell the Tale!

I recently presented at the Iowa-Nebraska Art Conference and it was all about...

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...

Sep 15, 2012

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An Easy Way to get Your Lesson Plans...

An Easy Way to get Your Lesson Plans into Your Sub’s Hands

Most teachers would agree with the following statement; sometimes it’s...

Sep 14, 2012

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Use Formatting to Create Easy to Rea...

Use Formatting to Create Easy to Read Sub Plans!

Subbing the semester after I graduated (I was a Decemeber grad) gave me a...

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 27, 2012

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Bob Ross Remixed: Must See for Art T...

Bob Ross Remixed: Must See for Art Teachers and Students Alike

You may have seen the Mr. Roger’s Remix that went viral on YouTube. This...

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...

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...

Aug 2, 2011

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Manage Your Email in 5 Simple Steps

Manage Your Email in 5 Simple Steps

Delutter Your Space: Email Management 101 I unplugged from my email for 3 days...

Jul 9, 2011

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5 Secrets for Landing a Job in Art E...

5 Secrets for Landing a Job in Art Education

One of the most commonly asked questions I get from readers involves getting a...

Mar 29, 2011

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Out of the Closet

Out of the Closet

…. The Education Closet! Have you been to the blog/website Education...

Jan 28, 2011

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How to follow 100 Art Ed Blogs and S...

How to follow 100 Art Ed Blogs and Stay Sane

I follow 100 Art Ed blogs and I have not lost my mind. How? Google Reader. The...

Jan 16, 2011

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99 (fabulous) Designs

99 (fabulous) Designs

Recently I shared with everyone my desire and quest for a new logo for my...