I would have my 8th grade students share comments about a favorite painting before they created their own painting. I could see the wiki page I created being used for each student to link to one image of a painting and writing what they liked best about it. When I have tried to I do this verbally the students often feel shy about sharing... this type of forum gives them a chance to state opinions without everyone in class looking at them. This has the same comfort level for them as texting. I will start this by providing a collection of web sites that would have visual resources of paintings from which they could pick to write about.
Here it is:
https://mkms-g8-painting.wikispaces.com/
I will certainly try to incorporate this type of a wiki this year. I think the students will like that they can respond to art through the computer. I really think this might help them express themselves more deeply than they would if they were responding in front of the class.
I agree that many students will find this a less intimidating option -- some may even get caught up in viewing and contemplating the art (much like many of the participants in this PD have gotten "sucked-in") I think it is a great classroom extension for your students.
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