Tool #7

For my flat classroom project, I will work with Lee Darter, an art teacher in Woodbridge, VA on a postcard art exchange. Students from Edgewood will design three seasonal-inspired postcards throughout the year using various art mediums such as print-making, digital collage and watercolor. The VA teacher will have her students do the same. The students will personalize their postcards, address them to a student at the other school, add a message of friendship and include a question. On a prearranged date in the fall, we will mail the postcards to each other.

When we receive the VA postcards, I will display them on a bulletin board for everyone to enjoy. We will then create a new set of postcards and repeat the process of pen-palling on a prearranged date in the winter. Questions can be replied to, new questions raised, and friendship notes can be included.

After the 3rd round of original art postcards have been sent out in the spring, we will use the iPads to share FaceTime with the other students. It should be fun to see the faces behind the artwork. We can also use the time to discuss the similarities and differences of the seasons in Virginia and Texas.

To accomplish this project, I would need my computer and iPad to nail out the specifics with Lee Darter in Virginia. Various art materials such as scratch foam, paints, block ink, and markers would be needed to make the postcards. The digital art would require a set of computers, so I would need to check out a class set of laptops. We would need postage stamps. In May, I would need the iPads for the students to visit with each other via FaceTime. I am really looking forward to this and can't wait to get started!