VIRTUAL MUSEUM

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VIRTUAL MUSEUM

• Woodburn School for the Fine and Communicative
  Arts

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Purpose of Real Time museum

• Document
• Display
• Educate

Display
Document Learning
Educate Parents
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Real Time
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What is a virtual museum?

• . The idea of a virtual arts integration night
  was born.

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What is a virtual museum?

• Electronic artifacts including

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Why have a virtual museum?

• To document and publish student work for a broad
  audience virtually.
• Students Parents Community

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What was the process?

• Workshops for teachers
• Refresher on how to document the process

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Every Child Must Be Represented
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What must be included?

• Title page
• Objectives page
• Photographs of the process
• Photographs or scans showing samples of student
  products
• Reflections by students (i.e. artist statements)

• Also May Include
• Video taped highlights
• Interviews of students about the process
• Music

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Examples

• Kindergarten Journey to Grandmas House
• First Grade Imaginary Journeys
• Second Grade Mali Tableau
• Third Grade Magazine Covers
• Fourth Grade Magnetism Readers
  Theater/Integration Tableau
• Fifth Grade Poetry based on Student Photography
• Sixth Grade Image Maker

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First Grade Imaginary Journey Through the
Clouds
While learning about the different types of
clouds, students went on an imaginary journey to
feel the difference between the clouds.
Step 1 Imaginary Journey
Step 3 Individual Recall of Types of Clouds
Step 2 Group Retell
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Third GradeHistory/Science Magazine Covers

• The children found pictures of patriotic symbols
  or famous Americans on the web. They were then
  instructed to write three facts and one question
  about their picture.

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Image Making Integrating Language Arts and
Photography
Photostory documenting a year long arts
integration project of sixth grade students
working with a professional photographer to
examine and document different perspectives and
changes in their school and community environment
using photography, literature, and writing.
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What are our next steps?

• Blogs