Integration Corner

The Integration Corner of the Cengage Technology/Learning website (http://oc.course.com/sc/tdc5/index.cfm?action=home) for our Teachers Discovering Technology (Fifth Edition) textbook is a nifty resource that appears to go unnoticed by many students. By selecting on a chapter, a student can easily access the integration corner by clicking on the link located on the left side of the page. According to Cengage’s website, the Integration Corner is “designed for teachers and other educators who are looking for innovative ways to integrate technology into their content-specific curriculum.” Each chapter offers a bunch of different activities and opportunities to broaden the teacher’s current knowledge and teaching techniques. Likewise, many of the resources provided on the Integration Corner will capture students’ interest to further their learning in and outside the classroom.

Looking under the Integration Corner of the Chapter 5 tab, I found a really creative and useful tool for today’s Art Teacher. Under the “Elementary Corner” is a link to Crayola Creativity Central (http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/search.cfm?dropdown1=4&dropdown2=5&dropdown3=105&dropdown4=0). Though this is labeled for elementary students, I feel I can get a lot of great exercises from this page for middle and high school students. The Crayola website is for all ages. It has coloring pages, craft ideas, games, and two handy pages for parents and educators. The educator’s page is where I am finding all the fun. This page has lesson plan information, galleries, and other opportunities. The lesson plans are practical. You can choose a grade level, subject, theme, and materials desired to then have a list of options simply laid out before you. These lesson are both innovative and fun for the teachers to read about and the students to engage with when the teacher brings it to the classroom. I’m a fan of the Crayola Creativity Corner. The website has a lot to offer and catches the eye with its exuberant use of text and graphics.