Art with Ms. Cain

As the semester is winding down, this will be my last post--at least for now. I may decide to begin posting again at the start of next school year as a way to share student artwork with families or for another purpose. I can see that maintaining a professional blog holds a lot of potential. So long for now!

 Although I have some major reservations about incorporating AI in the visual arts classroom, I feel that art educators can't ignore that AI seems to be the next chapter in the ongoing innovation of artmaking. I added some interesting articles to my Diigo account about the intersection of AI and art education. I also wrote a lesson plan tasking students with using three AI tools through MagicSchool . I'm excited and a bit hesitant to see how students respond!

In one of my grad classes this semester, Emerging Technologies for Educators, our professor tasked us with creating a lesson plan incorporating Minecraft. I watched a few tutorials, and asked my husband to give me a few pointers for navigating the Minecraft world. I decided to create a collaborative virtual sculpture garden where students can contribute their own concept for a public sculpture, either representational or non-representational. Students can choose from any materials to construct their work. I can't wait to see what students come up with. I found that there is so much potential within Minecraft and I look forward to exploring it more.