the smART studio @ DeWitt: May 2013

Welcome

The smART studio at DeWitt Middle School emphasizes three main tenets; creating and learning through design process thinking (studio habits of mind), thoughtful verbal and written reflection on Visual Language and it's conversation with the self and humanity, and connections between each other and the world outside our school environment.

So, find your interest and feed the curiosity! Investigate, explore, sketch, create, review, revise, inspire, be inspired and create again. The cycle of learning—the cycle of design—is more than a privilege, it's the pathway to understanding. Through the Arts we cultivate self-directed, self-motivated habits of mind that lead us through a life-long pursuit of learning and participating in society.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

8th Grade Upload Instructions.

Hello 8th graders!! You did an AWESOME job working on your stop-motion animation stories!! I can't wait to see them complete. I know they will all be fantastic—despite having to finish much of the editing without me!! You ROCK!

To finish up your project, your team must complete the upload challenge!

1. Use iMovie to EXPORT your video into a quicktime video format. (go to Share/Export/Quicktime)

2. Upload your quicktime video to my YouTube channel by emailing it to: cnnz5vkad4v3@m.youtube.com

3. Double check that the upload was completed by viewing your stop-motion animation on the YouTube channel! (search YouTube for StudioVanderMaas)

4. Celebrate your Super Coolness for having completed the assignment!! (and b/c there is only 5 or 6 weeks of middle school left :-))