Waving and Connecting

     I will communicate my findings via a PowerPoint presentation via Oncourse. The files will be open to the public at https://oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/cs34/hoosieritaly/ once final tweeks are made. This is a PowerPoint presentation that is best viewed in MS PowerPoint 2008 or higher. It includes sound and timing principles. For the purposes of this assignment, I prefer it be viewed as a show to accentuate the timing elements. As far as who may be interested in viewing this project, in my town perhaps few. However, perhaps the local library would like to link to it for students or patrons interested in the country. Another possible outside connection would be linking to/from someone else's blog about Italy!


Curriculum Connection:
     This project was a very personal communication but one that could easily be shared with others interested in Italy or translated into a curriculum experience for children or teens. For example, younger children (grades 2-3) could explore Italy by locating pictures of famous sites in Italy on the internet then accurately place those images on a large outline map of the country. Instead of each student making their own map, groups of students could research one area, such as the Vatican, and place a picture and brief description on a community map for the classroom. At the end of the lesson, the students will have collaborated on a group project and learned from one another. Of course, the lesson could be on any country, state, or even their own town at this grade level.
     For older students, such as high school juniors or seniors, a possible connection could be through the art found in Italy. I looked at the Indiana Standards for Fine Arts-Visual Arts: 8.2 Responding to Art to help me think of an idea. In this lesson, students would be asked to identify artwork in Italy of their choosing, for example paintings or sculptures. For each piece, the artists, style, and time period would need to be identified. The class would then construct several visual displays depicting location versus timeline to unveil the movement of art in the country. A discussion of the final products(s) would ensue and hopefully lead to even more questions about Italian art movement!