Continuing my adventure in finding web 2.0 tools to use in my class, I have come across carbonmade.com. This site allows for students to create their own digital portfolio online. I was thinking of my topic of appreciation in my action research and what a great tool for students to use as they are building appreciation for their own artwork.
Carbonmade.com gives an artist the experience of an online social experience. Each student of mine is able to sign up for a free account and begin to build a portfolio of images and artwork they have created. Along with the portfolio students can comment and blog about other artwork that they have seen on line or through this site. Using the site is made simple for anyone to use, only requirement is that you have a steady Internet connection for downloading. The tools are easy to learn and offer a variety of portfolio options from movies to photography. Setting up an account and monitoring it is also easy students and myself can set the web page for specific viewing and sharing methods.
In a world of crazy photography and sexting, one can never be too careful. This is a big concern and obviously would have to be monitored and permission from families to use. Allowing any image to enter the Internet is always risky, but should not be feared. Benefits would be that students could show their work to everyone anywhere. Some students just have no way to get their work home in a timely manner. Believe me I have tried to get them to take home their work. I have had piles and piles of work left over, maybe this way they will build more appreciation of the work they do and see.
References
Gorum, Dave; Nelson, Jason and Fry, Spencer. (2009). Carbonmade LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2009. From http://www.carbonmade.com.
Mel, I really like the idea of art students being able to build a portfolio of images. This is really important due to the fact that the student can collect his/her work over time. The student can also offer a variety of art depending on the career field he/she would like to enter. Also, like with writing kept over a period of time, the student can see improvements in his/her work. I like this concept.
ReplyDeleteMy AR is about making a digital portfolio and this site seems interesting to me but I have only seen digital artworks at the site. Is this only for digital art pieces?
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ReplyDeleteYou can post any image in this platform for artwork.