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Educational Resources from a teacher of 30 plus years in a wide variety of subject areas and age groups

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Educational Resources from a teacher of 30 plus years in a wide variety of subject areas and age groups
Creating an Art title page in Microsoft Word - Middle School Visual Arts
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Creating an Art title page in Microsoft Word - Middle School Visual Arts

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Instructions for creating an Art title page using WordArt, the drawing tools and shape fills in Microsoft Word. This resource will assist middle school art teachers in fulfilling the mandatory programming requirements in Visual Arts to do with the use of Computing Technologies in Visual Arts (Australian Curriculum). It can be presented as a hand out for self-paced learning or kept by the teacher as a resource for guided instruction.
Introduction to Bryce 3D - Exhibition Demonstration of Process
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Introduction to Bryce 3D - Exhibition Demonstration of Process

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This video was created to compliment a gallery exhibition of works by the author created using Bryce 3D. It briefly explains how this software can be used to create virtual worlds. Detailed video and paper based tutorials on the use of the software for visual arts and multimedia classes are available for purchase from this author's shop at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/kellyocs.
Making Powerpoint Truly Interactive
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Making Powerpoint Truly Interactive

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Frustrated with the purely linear format of standard Powerpoint presentations? Want to create some truly interactive multimedia? This simple guide shows you how to turn off the automatic navigation defaults in Powerpoint and give the power of where and when to go back to the end user where it belongs. Use this information to create your own interactive picture books for younger students that allow the child to click on a object to play a sound (example: a picture of a pig oinks when clicked on) or to go to any page in the book at any time. Or get your middle school students to create their own interactive picture books, yearbooks or digital portfolios. (Just some of the already tried and tested possibilities) Have fun! And please do a review.
Portraits - Visual Arts Unit of Work for Middle School
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Portraits - Visual Arts Unit of Work for Middle School

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This 5 page unit of work is divided into three sections, Photography, Drawing Media and Computing Technologies, with the focus on portraiture. Students should take an estimated 10 to 15 hours to complete all the activities (including the homework task). It is suitable for distribution to students as a complete unit for self paced learning or in sections as a resource for more formal guided learning. There are activities that require students to work in pairs and others that require access to the internet for research. Some additional access to photo-manipulation software such as photoshop is also required. (suggestions of free software for this purpose are made in the instructions) Please complete a review of this resource if you find it useful.
Super Heroes and Villains - Comic Drawing and Creative Writing Activity
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Super Heroes and Villains - Comic Drawing and Creative Writing Activity

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Four pages of templates for creating and writing about Super Heroes and Villains. Each page has a watermark figure (1 each female hero and villain and male hero and villain) that students can drawn over and colour to create their own comic book character. There is also a section for the student to name and describe their character (hints given) and to write a short story with that character in it. Suitable for upper primary and middle school classes as an exercise in character development for story writing in English or an Art lesson that engages students in writing as an aid to visualization of ideas. Please complete a review if you find this resource useful.
20 costume/fashion templates -male
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20 costume/fashion templates -male

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20 pages of A3 templates for male costume or fashion design. This collection of correctly proportioned and posed, high quality figure renderings (one to a page) can be printed and drawn over to create costume designs for senior Drama, or fashion designs for Textiles Technologies. (Australian Curriculum). Please contact me via email on kellyocs@gmail.com if you require custom figures and/or poses. Put the words 'fashion template' in the subject line.
Bryce 3D - Lesson 5 - Lights and Incorporating 2D Images
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Bryce 3D - Lesson 5 - Lights and Incorporating 2D Images

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This resource is the fifth lesson in the Bryce 3D series and looks at the creation and editing of lights and the incorporation of 2D images as objects and as materials. See also by this author. Designed for use with junior high school art and technology, and HSC Multimedia students, the print ready instructions are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction. Although created using the free version 5 of the software the instructions are compatible with later versions.
3D Landscape Creation Using Bryce 3D
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3D Landscape Creation Using Bryce 3D

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Bryce 3D is sometimes free and always inexpensive, considering its versatility, 3D landscape creation software. The five lessons in this bundle constitute a complete beginner's course in the use of the software. Designed for use with junior high school art and technology, and HSC Multimedia students, the print ready instructions are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction. Although created using the free version 5 of the software the instructions are compatible with later versions.
Bryce 3D - Lesson 1 - An Introduction to 3D Landscape Creation
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Bryce 3D - Lesson 1 - An Introduction to 3D Landscape Creation

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Bryce 3D is sometimes free and always inexpensive, considering its versatility, 3D landscape creation software. This resource introduces students to the software and its use through practical exploration. See also by this author. Designed for use with junior high school art and technology, and HSC Multimedia students, the print ready instructions are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction. Although created using the free version 5 of the software the instructions are compatible with later versions.
Bryce 3D - Lesson 4 - Trees and Sky and Fog
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Bryce 3D - Lesson 4 - Trees and Sky and Fog

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This resource is the fourth lesson in the Bryce 3D series and looks at the creation and editing of tree forms and atmospheric elements . See also by this author. Designed for use with junior high school art and technology, and HSC Multimedia students, the print ready instructions are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction. Although created using the free version 5 of the software the instructions are compatible with later versions.
Bryce 3D - Lesson 3 - Terrains and Creating 3D Text
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Bryce 3D - Lesson 3 - Terrains and Creating 3D Text

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This resource is the third lesson in the Bryce 3D series and looks at the process of creating and editing terrains, including creating 3D text using the terrain editor. See also by this author. Designed for use with junior high school art and technology, and HSC Multimedia students, the print ready instructions are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction. Although created using the free version 5 of the software the instructions are compatible with later versions.
Bryce 3D - Lesson 2 - Moving and Resizing Objects and Rendering
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Bryce 3D - Lesson 2 - Moving and Resizing Objects and Rendering

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This resource is the second lesson in the Bryce 3D series and looks at the processes of moving and resizing objects in a 3D environment and rendering a still image. See also by this author. Designed for use with junior high school art and technology, and HSC Multimedia students, the print ready instructions are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction. Although created using the free version 5 of the software the instructions are compatible with later versions.
Drawing Automobiles - Using the drawing tools in Microsoft Word  -  middle school art.
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Drawing Automobiles - Using the drawing tools in Microsoft Word - middle school art.

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Are you an ‘old school’ art teacher who needs a cheap and easy way to get your middle school art students started in computer graphics? Try this simple tutorial out for yourself or use it as a worksheet. See also ‘Drawing in Microsoft Word - The Basics’ by the same author. The actual drawing, in Microsoft Word,created as a demonstration is included in this package.
Making Art in Microsoft Word
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Making Art in Microsoft Word

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3 simple and fun tasks to get your students creating art on computers without the need of additional expensive software. These activities utilise the drawing tools in Microsoft Word and are designed with students in middle school in mind. If you are an 'old school' art teacher who needs to incorporate IT in your teaching program these simple exercises are a great way to start.
Multimedia Starter Pack
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Multimedia Starter Pack

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A collection of work units and resources for Industrial Technology - Multimedia Technologies. (NSW BOSTES HSC Course) This bundle contains enough resources to take your students through most of the Preliminary year of this course.
Simple Photo Layering Effects - Worksheet and Practical Task
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Simple Photo Layering Effects - Worksheet and Practical Task

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A complete lesson on using layering and effects in Powerpoint to create a textured face (see preview). This includes an introductory cloze passage and detailed instructions on using the software. A teacher copy of the worksheet with the completed cloze passage is also provided. Suitable for stage 4 and 5 Visual Arts and Photography and Digital Media classes. Australian Curriculum.
Taking Bad Photographs - Practical Exercise
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Taking Bad Photographs - Practical Exercise

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This practical worksheet for basic level photography, asks students to consider what makes a bad photograph by taking their own deliberate examples according to a checklist. They are then required to make a presentation showing their results. Suitable for stage 4 and 5 Visual Arts or Photography and Digital Media classes. Australian Curriculum.