Fine Arts

Green Screen for Storytelling

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AR & VR Tools, English, Fine Arts, K-3, multimedia creation, Not Subject Specific, Paid, Resource | Tagged with app, apps, augmented reality, digital storytelling, engagement, makerspace, Presentation, Teacher Use

Create your own narrative using green screen technologies. Using a Green Screen (sheet of fabric or paper or even a chalkboard) and a video editing application, you can filter out the background of any image or video so that you can overlay your central image on any background – real or imagined! Green Screen by […]

Postcards Canada Green Screen Project

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A collaboration between the Post Cards Canada project and the Scarfe Digital Sandbox allowed participants in the BEd program in 2016-2017 to virtually place themselves inside a landscape, a work of art or any creative commons image using ‘GreenScreen technologies’ in order to create unique projects. This unique digital-technology infused art project was developed as a collaboration […]

Interactive WhiteBoards – Be Smart Savvy!

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, Blog Posts, Fine Arts, K-3, Paid, Physical and Health | Tagged with ADST, interactive whiteboards, IWBs, Language Arts, math, multimedia, sandbox session, scarfe sandbox, Teacher Use

Interactive WhiteBoards, like the SmartBoard, have become commonplace in many schools over the past decade. IWB’s afford access to a variety of learning styles and can support inclusion according to Universal Design for Learning theory (Pellerin, 2013). They promise the ability to increase student engagement by providing a focal point for instruction, interactivity, gaming and […]

Canva : creating free infographics

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, Fine Arts, Not Subject Specific, Resource | Tagged with app, create, design, Free, image search, infographic, Presentation, Teacher Use

Canva is a web-based and IOS application that you can use to create attractive infographics such as logos, blog banners and invitations. It allows users to use its drag-and-drop feature with professional layouts to design their own creative graphics. With their Free version, you can use templates and invite people to collaborate and share their […]

Take a Break and Make!

Posted in 4-7, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, Blog Posts, Fine Arts, K-3, Not Subject Specific | Tagged with ADST, constructivism, hands-on, make, makerspace, making, multimedia, sandbox session, science

Visit one of our ‘pop up’ mini-makerspaces in the Scarfe Digital Sandbox – Scarfe 155 (Tuesday 12:45 – 2 beginning September 29th & the last Wednesday of each month 12 – 1pm). Explore ways to bring hands-on learning to your classroom through activities that spark imagination through playful exploration and invention. This activity is particularly […]