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The 10 Best iPad Apps for the Elementary Art RoomMagazine /
The 10 Best iPad Apps for the Elementary Art Room
2 years ago Wynita Harmon
1. AviaryThis photo editing app is free and allows your students to enhance and edit photographs. It has a variety of features such as “Transform,” “Crop,” “Effects,” “Enhance,” and “Vignette.” It is my favorite app to use in my classroom, and my students love it, too!
2. KaleidaCamKaleidaCam is a free, simple-to-use app that creates beautiful results. It turns your iPad into a kaleidoscope, allowing students to create amazing images and explore symmetry at the same time. Students love to take photos of their work or even set up their own still lifes!
3. BlendamazeFor only 99¢, you can download Blendamaze to your iPad to reinforce color mixing without the mess. The app challenges students to mix colors for marbles they can use in a digital maze and is a great way to review or extend student learning.
4. Faces iMakeFaces iMake will allow for hours of endless creativity. Students can choose a variety of bases that serve as a head. From there they can add random objects from categories such as “Nature,” “Food,” “Toys,” “Music,” “Tools,” and more to the base to make an abstract face. A new feature, “Ideas,” allows students to pick pre-designed backgrounds to inspire them to create. This app is a favorite among my students and costs $2.99.
5. Pop Art CameraIf you are interested in teaching your students about Pop Art, this app is great to use. It allows students to take photographs and turn them into Pop Art. It can create one image or four different images in one frame. Best of all, this app will not cost you a penny!
6. Green Screen by Do InkIf you’d like to try green screen technology with your students, be sure to check out the Green screen by Do Ink app. Exploring the app and watching tutorials can help you get started. You’ll need the app itself, which is $2.99, and a way to create a green backdrop. Check out the article 7 Easy Ways to Create a GreenScreen for Your Classroom for lots of cost-effective ideas.
7. ColorscapeThis free app allows students to create their own custom coloring sheets. Students can snap a shot of themselves, friends, or items in the classroom and color it digitally on the iPad. If you have the resources and time, printing them out could be fun, too.
8. Doodle ArtAllow your students to create their own drawings using DoodleArt. This free app gives students endless possibilities. It includes a variety of colors, lines, and shapes with which to create. In addition, photographs of student art can be uploaded to this app to give students a chance to edit their work digitally.
9. Let’s Create PotteryWhether you have real clay in your classroom or not, Let’sCreate Pottery, allows your students to create beautiful clay pottery with the swipe of a finger and the push of a button. The simulated pottery wheel spins the clay into a variety of designs. My students have a blast with this app and love to see the outcome of their clay piece after it is “fired.”
10. CreatubblesCreatubbles is a great app to use as a digital portfolio and allows your students to see art from other students around the world. Students can view art and give the work “bubbles” to compliment the artist similar to “likes” on Facebook. Depending on your district and your comfort level, you may want to get parent approval in order for students to use it, since they can connect with other people. Students can upload their own art, title their work, and write an artist statement! Check out this video from the creators to get started.
The 10 Best iPad Apps for the Elementary Art Room
2 years ago Wynita Harmon
1. AviaryThis photo editing app is free and allows your students to enhance and edit photographs. It has a variety of features such as “Transform,” “Crop,” “Effects,” “Enhance,” and “Vignette.” It is my favorite app to use in my classroom, and my students love it, too!
2. KaleidaCamKaleidaCam is a free, simple-to-use app that creates beautiful results. It turns your iPad into a kaleidoscope, allowing students to create amazing images and explore symmetry at the same time. Students love to take photos of their work or even set up their own still lifes!
3. BlendamazeFor only 99¢, you can download Blendamaze to your iPad to reinforce color mixing without the mess. The app challenges students to mix colors for marbles they can use in a digital maze and is a great way to review or extend student learning.
4. Faces iMakeFaces iMake will allow for hours of endless creativity. Students can choose a variety of bases that serve as a head. From there they can add random objects from categories such as “Nature,” “Food,” “Toys,” “Music,” “Tools,” and more to the base to make an abstract face. A new feature, “Ideas,” allows students to pick pre-designed backgrounds to inspire them to create. This app is a favorite among my students and costs $2.99.
5. Pop Art CameraIf you are interested in teaching your students about Pop Art, this app is great to use. It allows students to take photographs and turn them into Pop Art. It can create one image or four different images in one frame. Best of all, this app will not cost you a penny!
6. Green Screen by Do InkIf you’d like to try green screen technology with your students, be sure to check out the Green screen by Do Ink app. Exploring the app and watching tutorials can help you get started. You’ll need the app itself, which is $2.99, and a way to create a green backdrop. Check out the article 7 Easy Ways to Create a GreenScreen for Your Classroom for lots of cost-effective ideas.
7. ColorscapeThis free app allows students to create their own custom coloring sheets. Students can snap a shot of themselves, friends, or items in the classroom and color it digitally on the iPad. If you have the resources and time, printing them out could be fun, too.
8. Doodle ArtAllow your students to create their own drawings using DoodleArt. This free app gives students endless possibilities. It includes a variety of colors, lines, and shapes with which to create. In addition, photographs of student art can be uploaded to this app to give students a chance to edit their work digitally.
9. Let’s Create PotteryWhether you have real clay in your classroom or not, Let’sCreate Pottery, allows your students to create beautiful clay pottery with the swipe of a finger and the push of a button. The simulated pottery wheel spins the clay into a variety of designs. My students have a blast with this app and love to see the outcome of their clay piece after it is “fired.”
10. CreatubblesCreatubbles is a great app to use as a digital portfolio and allows your students to see art from other students around the world. Students can view art and give the work “bubbles” to compliment the artist similar to “likes” on Facebook. Depending on your district and your comfort level, you may want to get parent approval in order for students to use it, since they can connect with other people. Students can upload their own art, title their work, and write an artist statement! Check out this video from the creators to get started.
