Computers in the Curriculum
Critical Thinking and Collaborative Learning
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da Vinci Inventions: Collaborative Creativity
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Overview
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In this lesson, students in fifth grade art class
will study Leonardo da Vinci, his artwork and his inventions. Students will
also study simple machines to help spark ideas for their own invention for
the 21st century. Students will work in partners or groups of
their choosing to research, study, and create together. Students will use
netbooks and iPads to research da Vinci’s inventions of his time and simple
machines and uses in present day. Students will then use critical thinking
skills to make a plan for a new 21st century invention. Students
will use a collaborative drawing app on the iPad to create drawings of their
invention, advertisements for the invention, and explanations for why the
invention is needed in the 21st century. They will then use these
collaborative drawings to make a slide presentation in an app or website of
their choice.
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Resources & Preparation
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Theory to Practice
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Collaboration and creativity in art class allows for
students to work together and boost self confidence. Laura Devaney (2008)
explains that, “using technology in art classes also might help take the
pressure off students – especially younger students – who enjoy art, but who
feel they aren’t talented enough to draw or paint.” Students enjoy working
collectively in class and this type of digital project allows for easy
collaboration for students, as well as, higher order thinking and ingenuity.
Heidi Hayes Jacobs (2010) is emphatic that “we need to go out of our way to
encourage learners to take risks both in artistic expression and in the realm
of creating ideas.” This lesson does both of these tasks and incorporates
technology and 21st century skills, also. Andrew Miller (2011)
seems to agree when he states, “visual
arts is an excellent discipline to build and utilize critical thinking
skills.” The activities in this lesson are both fun, creative, and thought
provoking for students and allows for a cross curriculum lesson in which
students can take pride.
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Standards
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Indiana State Standards:
ISTE NETS Standards:
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Objectives
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Upon successful completion of this
lesson, students will be able to:
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Describe inventions of Leonardo da Vinci and their contribution
to present day society.
2.
Illustrate the aspects of a new 21st century
invention using iPads with groups members.
3.
Construct a presentation of collaborative drawings of an
original 21st century invention using an iPad app of their
choosing such as SlideShark or Xavier Presentations.
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Build Inquiry
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To build interest in learning
about Leonardo da Vinci, students will watch a twenty minute video about the artist
(Getting to Know Leonardo da
Vinci). The
video focuses on a cartoon version of da Vinci discussing his contributions
to the art world in addition to his inventions.
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Instructional Delivery
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Lesson 1:
After watching the 20 minute video on da Vinci, students will spend the rest
of class exploring the following websites on their netbooks or iPads.
o How
Stuff Works: Top 10 Leonardo da Vinci Inventions (article about 10 of da
Vinci’s inventions)
o Leonardo da Vinci Inventions
(website for research and exploration of da Vinci and includes links for
further investigation)
Lesson 2:
Students will spend the day further investigating da Vinci and his inventions
and explore the following simple machines websites, as well.
o Simple
Machines Glossary (glossary of terms, photos, and descriptions of simple
machines)
o Simple
Machines Game (game for identifying simple machines in different rooms of
the house and also goes into compound machines)
Lesson 3:
To start the lesson, an example presentation and the rubric for grading will
be presented by the teacher for students. After the discussion, students will
brainstorm together and start the collaborative drawing of the new invention
inspired by a da Vinci invention. A minimum of ten slides/drawings should be
made for final presentation.
Lesson 4:
Continuation of collaborative drawings of invention and, additionally, an
advertisement and any explanations for why the invention is necessary for the
21st century. Students should also incorporate descriptions of da
Vinci’s inventions in the past and how da Vinci inspired their creativity of
a new invention.
Lesson 5:
Students will use the collaborative drawings that have been saved to iPads to
create a presentation for the invention using an app such as SlideShark
or Xavier
Presentations. Presentation can be shared with teacher via email when
completed.
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Assessment
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Students will be assessed on the activities with the following rubric:
da
Vinci Inventions Rubric on rcampus.
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Citations
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Devaney,
L. (2008). Technology makes art education a bigger draw | eSchool News. eSchool
News. Retrieved September 28, 2012, from http://www.eschoolnews.com/2008/09/19/technology-makes-art-education-a-bigger-draw/
Jacobs,
H. H. (2010). Curriculum 21 essential education for a changing world.
Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Miller,
A. (2011). Visual Art as Critical Thinking | Edutopia. K-12 Education
& Learning Innovations with Proven Strategies that Work | Edutopia.
Retrieved September 27, 2012, from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/visual-art-critical-thinking-andrew-miller
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