T3 series: Advanced Perspective Drawing

'student centered instruction, teacher centered value'

What is the T3 series Advanced Perspective Drawing?

Over 5 hours of student centered instruction for grades 8-12 delivered via CD-ROM media allowing each student to control playback and work at their own pace. Students learn to use the Windows 7 paint program as a design tool and how to use perspective drawing techniques.

Design Solutions computer based units of instruction provide teachers and students with the tools they need for successful student learning and achievement. With the 21st century emphasis on educational technology, these units provide much needed support for teachers and students. This particular unit will help students gain a deeper understanding of perspective drawing than the previous "Perspective Design" unit. Students use the new "Windows 7 Paint application and Windows media player to complete these tutorials. This is the fourth release in the Design Solutions Teachers Teaching Technology Series. The Teacher version includes 3 parts: First, a suggested curriculum framework (UbD) that is aligned with national educational standards for mathematics, visual arts, and computer technology. These standards form the basis for suggested understandings and essential questions. Second, the instructional portion provides over five hours of direct instruction formatted to be played on any computer using Windows Media Player ™, allowing students to proceed through each tutorial at their own pace. This provides a unique way to address differentiated instruction and multiple intelligences. Third, included is a performance based assessment rubric. Teachers and students may use the provided rubrics for formative peer assessments, for summative self assessment, and for teacher final assessment. Six criteria are referenced based on the most up to date standards. This series is recommended for the teacher who wants a simple way to integrate technology with standards based instruction into their existing program but may need some help getting started. (Recommended for Grades 8-12)

Advanced Perspective Drawing Table of Contents:

Using the new "paste from" and the new "assets folder."
Drawing a train using 1 point perspective.
Drawing a hallway using 1 point perspective.
Drawing an illustration based on an image.

Curriculum

This compact disc contains a suggested curriculum framework (UbD format) based upon multiple curriculum content standards. The standards used are national standards for Mathematics, Visual Arts, and Computer Technology. The curriculum framework document provides recommended standards linked to suggested overarching understandings and essential questions to help foster inquiry and student achievement. These are then followed by suggested knowledge and skills.

Instruction (see TOC above)

At the heart of this unit is the audio-visual instructional tutorial as sampled above. These instructional video tutorials are formatted for playback on your computer using Windows Media Player ™ allowing students to control playback and work through the direct instruction at their own pace. The student uses the Windows 7 Paint™ program included on the computer running Windows 7 to successfully complete one or more Perspective design types. (Operating System required Windows 7™ Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate

Assessment

Prior to beginning work students should know what is expected of them and how they are being assessed. Therefore in the teacher version we have included printable performance assessment rubrics. Upon completion, students may be assessed according to the six categories supplied in the enclosed rubric; canvas setup and file saving, critical thinking, operations and concepts, digital citizenship, communication and collaboration, creativity and innovation. Students may use the rubric for peer review and self-assessment. The teacher may use the same rubric as part of a final assessment.