Carol Ann Stowe and Valerie Scarlata from Columbia College Chicago along with Elspeth Stowe-Grant of the University of Chicago Laboratory School demonstrated the way they've been using Squeak to teach preK-1st Graders Art. In their previous work the team has researched using Squeak as a media-authoring environment for such projects as mosaics, a Martin Luther King audio collage, and a study of Matisse. The Squeak Garden project began with children visiting the University Greenhouse to sketch plants. The children later explored other media (block prints, acrylics, etc.) to create flower art.
On the hardware side, their research utilized the Tablet PC, of which they noted the children immediately adapted to with almost no learning curve and more freeform creativity.
Their presentation can be found here: http://imamp.colum.edu/eceim/squeakfest07/blog/cccSqueakGardens.zip.
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