- Definition
These are modern tools like computers, cameras, and software that artists use to make new kinds of art, such as digital pictures, animated videos, or interactive displays.
Creating a stop-motion animation with a phone's camera is using a current media technology for art.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: Current media technologies are like a modern art kit that includes a camera, a computer, and special apps instead of just paint and paper.
Ask your child: How is making a short video different from drawing a picture?
Common mix-up: Kids might think these technologies are just for games or social media, not 'real art.' Artists use these exact same tools to create expressive works of art.
Examples
- Editing a photo on a tablet to change the colours and mood is another example.
- Designing an interactive story online where the reader makes choices is a form of web-based art.
- Combining video clips, sound, and text to make a short film on a computer.
current media technologies is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
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