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I am currently taking part in a very Creative and fun global connection with Creatubbles.    I was asked to be a part of a dynamic Plano Texas team of 4 art teacher teammates using the  Creatubbles app and website to share art and learn globally.  I have always felt that being the only art teacher on a single campus is very isolating.  Blogging has opened new windows and allowed me to learn from teachers around the world.   Our school district uses Creatubbles to allow students to do the same by sharing and receiving  bubbles as the share their art using the Creatubbles website and app as a digital portfolio.  On October 12th, art teachers, students and parents will be able to connect through  Global Creativity Initiative boards . What is Creatubbles?  Think of it as a safe Pinterest like place for students to share and receive feed back for their artwork with bubbles and comments,  if you enabl...

I moved classrooms and now it fees like I am on the HGTV Tiny Houses in my Tiny art room. What a good excuse to create Student Digital Portfolio's.  Our District has decided to use the Creatubbles app. We are going to be getting the student log in information and passwords any day now. I plan to have the students grades 3, 4 and 5 use this portfolio method this year. I will try to add on 2nd grade during the second semester.   I have 6 Art Ipads and can also check out Ipads from our library on the day's we might need more. Our student's are also able to BYOD to school. I allow students to bring their own device daily.  Many are now in the habit of taking pictures of their work or taking photos of a work in progress.  The Creatubble site is amazing. Students upload their work and have to enter a Title and Artist Statement for their work. My arty friend Tracy, recommended having the students that are first finishers write this on the back of...