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We are published now! LOL

Could NOT refuse

I just bore witness

to a pregnant teen coming out of Community Links H. S.. I wonder what Karyn's position is on teen pregnancy. And, what's yours? 

Last post: last thoughts

I've been thinking a lot, lately, about art education & new technology. I can see how technology may contribute to the art-making process. The virtual accessibility to creativity may propel a student's imagination. Or a website project might may result in more, ongoing projects. 
But moreso than that, I think it is important to consider new technology as an all-inclusive platform for communication with today's youth. I know that some of us may be more analogcentric, but I ask that you consider the weight of the context in which your audiences (your students & their parents) are living in.   

copycats....J/K

this week's sites review

SFMOMA
Upon opening this blog, I was disappointed by the content on the front page. It seemed sorta random, sorta like a conversation in a hallway. Then, I read the 'about' page to find out that, that's exactly the point. Oh....OK, now I like it. I like the historical and geo-specific concept that is based on. Call me old fashioned.

IMA
The IMA blog had more concentrated parameters to work with. It was clean and airy enough for me to navigate through, without feeling overwhelmed. Photos and videos are definitely the new way to present information, and this blog does it well. Recent comments and tweets do a nice job of rounding out the archives and categories on the right side of the blog. I can appreciate the fact that a search for 'graffiti' turned up some interesting articles and resources. Good job.

Eye Level
Even though Eye Level is in blog form, the content just seemed boring to me. The pictures seemed stagnant; the illustrations, dated. Sorry Eye Level, but YOU ARE FIRED!

Inside my brain...

Kane One @ The Bread Factory from Kane One on Vimeo.

Cyberparenting

My wife and I got text messages today, when our daughter's grade average dropped below a setting that we chose. It applies to all her subjects. Yes, kinda creepy. Yes, pretty handy. We can address concerns before quarter grades are finalized. 

Street art: dislike

Stencil art plays out as a sanitized relative of graffiti. It further reproduces the stigma associated with graff. Dislike.  

Cyberparenting part II

My daughter's room was dirty. I took a picture of it and threatened to put it on facebook and tag her, if she didn't clean it right away. It worked :) 

Brittanie, you remind me of this cartoon

God knew I needed some good news right now!

Even if it's a complete hoax, I drooled at my fantasies of new possibilities!!!
How German beer broke Apple's security

Here's another example

Hardware

Kent and I will be posting examples of hardware all week long, from our iPhones. 

DId someone say COUNTDOWN?!!!

For Jean, Jennie &

you other book artists, mind mappers....

videogioco-loop experiment from MILKYEYES-donny on Vimeo.

Chicago Art Magazine

I would have something to say about this magazine, but I'm too busy crying after reading this & this.

No, seriously. This is a great resource for our city. I like all of the different kinds of categories, the changing imagery on the right column, the moving stories+images across the header...I find the article roll, at the bottom of the front page, just a tad too heavy though. I especially appreciate the criticism section. I think it's important to have a current pulse on where the value system is in art.

Art:21

Jasmine is such a cheater...we all know about Art:21 because of C&I.
FYI: Barry McGee & Magaret Kilgallen are the. best. ever.

Did I mention

that I have a radio show here at SAIC?

It's on Mondays, 1-3PM
You can listen to it at www.freeradiosaic.org
A few archives are available as well. Actually,....would that count as my podcast assignment?!! LOL J/K

You don't need a degree to be successful

You just need to copy Justin Biber's online strategies.

Learn about his Twitter business model here.

Don't get any ideas!

In college classes throughout youtube, incidents of superhero antics have been gaining popularity.

my iTunes

I found a widget available for my iTunes purchases, so I thought I'd share here :)

I'm not home. Rob me.

RedEye article about Foursquare. It seems like a waste of time, even more so that twitter.

here's my cyberredundancy

Scott Cambell
I thought Jean might like this artwork, and she introduced this term to us as well.

?Qué?

Jasmine & my AIC interactive assignment

GE augmented reality example from Miguel Aguilar on Vimeo.

GE augmented reality example

http://ge.ecomagination.com/smartgrid/#/augmented_reality You can print out the Solar Panel Marker and then play with your webcam.

CPS + Portal

CPS has revamped their website in the last 2 years. Compared to how dry it was before, this version is much more user friendly. And I don't mind the Portal. I also didn't mind designing in QuarkXpress, so go figure...

Craig's blog

When I saw his post about livebinder.com I immediately thought about how we could use this in Curriculum & Instruction. Wonder if it would make a difference when applying for a job to have a complete teacher portfolio available online...

LTAB Semi-Finals

So, I was a judge yesterday at the Steppenwolf Theater for Louder Than A Bomb. Those unfamiliar, SAIC faculty Kevin Coval co-created this initiative 10 yrs ago. How do you judge a teen who has the courage to stand on stage and pour his/her guts out in a web of words, you ask? Well I'll tell ya...It ain't that easy. I tried to not succumb to what's known in the biz as 'score creeping.' This is when the judge starts out giving conservative scores at the beginning, gets caught up in the event and gives out lavish scores towards the end. I based my rubric on relevance of content to audience, wordplay, delivery, clarity, authenticity of emotion, and that 'it' factor. I got heckled a lot. It was really enjoyable. I was waiting for something to punch me in the heart and make my eyes bleed. It didn't happen in the semi-finals, but hopefully I witness it at the finals on March 6th at 6PM Vic Theater.
With that said, I have no authority over how amazing each one of these participants is by the sheer fact that they are trying. It's a lot easier to make worse decisions than to decide to be vulnerable and explore your feelings. I am sure glad that this exists as an outlet for our youth. And, I am sure it will continue to grow in strength.

Take the time to watch this trailer. You will not be disappointed.

Ladies & gentlemen: Ron English

Oh I get it

It's like an iMac, but with all the viruses. 

I SOOO want access to this technology

I'd like to get my hands on this and explore the possibilities of art education with it.

Layer tennis anyone?

http://layertennis.com/

History of Graffiti blog

http://maguilsaic.wordpress.com/
We started a photo blog of graffiti sitings in our everyday. Take a look :)

AIC blog

I found the ARTicle most interesting out of this week's assignment. It wasn't written in a dry fashion. And I got the sense that staff have fun writing for it. I also found the Red Cube Project there and decided to make my own.

Multimedia message

Someone really loves Ann...

Multimedia message

Here's to sending a photo text! Cheers

Multimedia message

What's poppin yo!!! Here's a test from my text app

Homework from your cell phone

These instruction specifically work for these blogs. And no, you don't need to have an iPhone. You can text a post from any cell phone. You're welcome :)

Mini-me cyberped

My 9 yr old son, Kane, is creating a website about video games. It's a group project with three of his classmates, overseen by his class tech advisor.
Check it out here :)

How I jailbroke my 3G iPhone

This one's for you, Jean!

Graffiti Analysis

Hey class,
I found this fun software that runs FREE on your computer :)
FREE is good. It's called Graffiti Analysis, and it works seamlessly with the iPhone app Dust Tag.

Digital Blackbook (Graffiti Analysis 2.0): Hong Kong Opening from Evan Roth on Vimeo.

Hey classmates!

yet another email account to keep track of, yay :)
This makes 8.