A.) I chose both Britney and Jill because I sit next to them and I am interested in their views and ideas. Then I selected a person that I did not know that much about.

B.) I decided to focus on the activity that I had the most fun with which was the self-portrait. I wanted to see what different people chose as their inspirations. I find it helpful to view other artists’ works before I start my own projects.

C.) I would definitely use a blog as a communication tool if I were working with high school or even middle school students. I think it may be too difficult for elementary though. You could use a blog to hold classroom discussions on articles and artists. It is also a great way to have the class come together as a whole when they can not meet, for example on weekends. Since students now seem to be more computer literate than ever, I think it is necessary to bring this type of learning to the classroom. This will keep you as a teacher up to date and help the students gain knowledge.

Here are my comments on my classmates blogs:

http://hagerbj01.blogspot.com/2010/03/self-portrait-inspiration-part-2.html?showComment=1271374831575_AIe9_BHdwqhdQfHzkONDcf4VWg0JyKqFk2Jv5hBdhg_0Gm8M6rUzptzH3U-6cfOhEdH2sWdL1JJ0fpAy5RGtOvpYHXKmVvRuvhr_xEEHELvlw7Ug-3fnwdrQvzHVO0P7Dgmp03O5kX0ACtYmyRRdCZBVNUknn80-GVJbRftE_nBVRQfYnsVQri_iWJM1cVOTcl7MSvDBnDigfCloR0u4B_G6b17bW7mIgnv0Xy-dplvkyy7GfO23G4U#c7779811929603395353

http://meheml29aed398.blogspot.com/2010/03/self-portrait-inspiration-and-technical.html?showComment=1271371974506#c8287653397367336800

http://seifjm59-arteducation398.blogspot.com/2010/03/b9-selfportrait.html?showComment=1271374699685_AIe9_BGFpu6eR4cJz8BtcXBQ363E8YAMP_BcYnwWDv5dTALV-9bdMRDt5DJB0t6nVpsqqOBrSDznCiJRMXRAXJ1So6z0LWSclQTgA7w5YtAyqiAXTCJFNZogrzfBl2jQ6xW1ti-fRH0t_7U6j3EXmuYLmaP7kPi8m1kqN-JRk_0v3U0IU-NCff5Zl85pKH8Ea9qmSAzT0EnDs7eZizltExzAAZH49ByGxlhuUgDI0_UyW_5mmDZfQuE#c3217045437620032638