The Web in Art Education

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In the last several years, a number of new technologies associated with the World Wide Web emerged. The term Web 2.0 is widely used to refer to these technologies that reflect substantial changes in the traditional model of how content for the Web is created and consumed (O'Reilly, 2005). What differentiates these technologies from previous aspects of the Web is the social interaction that is involved, the ability of users to create and disseminate content, the ability of the users to rate and "tag" content, and the free availability to anyone with Internet access (Freedman, 2006). Names of some specific technologies associated with Web 2.0 include flickr™, MySpace©, facebook©, Blogger™, Wikipedia, podcasts, steve.museum, and YouTube™, among others.

The purpose of this article is to explore several technologies associated with Web 2.0 and to propose potential applications for art education. Through specific ideas for classrooms at a variety of levels, I hope to begin an ongoing dialogue within art education about how we can use aspects of Web 2.0. As art educators, we need to consider how using Web 2.0 can help us further our goals, which aspects hold potential for our field, and which aspects may end up taking the route of media that entered the educational realm with fanfare and quickly became obsolete--such as laser disks.

In this article, I first describe and explain aspects of Web 2.0. Following this, I explore four particular technologies of Web 2.0 in depth. These four include social bookmarking, blogs, MySpace©, and podcasts. Through this discussion, I will describe each of the technologies and then offer ideas about how these technologies may be used in a variety of different art education settings inclu...

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...e a dynamic discussion of artworks for students to hear. While projecting an image for the class, a teacher could play a podcast relating to the artwork that could serve as an impetus for starting a class discussion. Through this type of guided practice, students may become more comfortable with the concept of art criticism, learn various ways to approach works of art, and develop their own critiquing skills. Eventually, students could create their own podcasts in which they model art criticism about their own artwork. These podcasts could be especially useful to have available at an art show for the school or district to enable a variety of people to understand more about the student art.

Works Cited
Buffington, Melanie L. "What is Web 2.0 and How Can it Further Art Education?." Art Education (Vol. 61, No. 3) May 2008: 36-41. SIRS Renaissance. Web. 06 March 2010.

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