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  Teachers can use technology in the classroom to demonstrate art techniques and processes, to enhance classroom management, and to help students learn software and hardware tools to create their own art. Technology can be seamlessly integrated into your classroom to enhance your teaching experience and your student's learning experience.
  
  

Technologies for Displaying Techniques

• You can use a variety of technologies to enable your students to see the details of an artistic technique or process. You can set up a web cam to focus on your hands as you show students the technique you wish them to master. Use your LCD projector to enlarge the process so that all students can see it and follow along. Whiteboards also provide a way to display detailed work that you are doing on your computer or workspace. You will also want to use LCD projectors and display software like Keynoter or Powerpoint to teach art history or show examples of artwork to students.
  
  

Technology for Classroom Management

• Take advantage of the many technologies that can enhance the management of your art classroom. A movable computer workstation or laptop allows you to take attendance and assign grades as you move around the classroom to review student's work. Online Learning Management programs like Blackboard or WebCt offer teachers the opportunity to communicate with students outside of the classroom and to post assignments, grades and student feedback in an accessible online format.
  
  

Technology for Making Art

• Student artists need to master digital as well as traditional media in order to create their own art. Students can use digital cameras to take photographs, color printers and scanners to create digital images, and software packages like Photoshop to edit and create digital images.