Week 12: 12/2 Take away

Relationship between "making" and art classroom
Before I read the article, I have never thought about use computer as a tool to produce something in the classroom. Instead of always think use computer to help design the art lesson. I think it's a new method for both teacher and students to explore combine computer and traditional classroom to produce something. So the class must be an complex class integrate science and technology into art.

Also to produce something can be something easy and simply, just like we discussed circuit in class. It can finish in a short time also can make and produce something complex. As a teacher, we need to think about what we want students learn from the produce process. It cannot only be fun, also need them learn something from the working process.

Also from the article of Piaget's theories, he mentioned provide students with a learning environment grounded in action. Making and producing is a good new method for students create their own learning environment when they working and producing. During these process, every single student will use problem solving as a learning tool to solve problem in order to spread their knowledge and learning by themselves. Also most of students will feel interested in these working process and fully engage them in class.