The information in these slides was presented on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 during ISTE's 2019 EdTech Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Stephanie Bass, K12 Contributor for The Source for Learning, Inc. Learn how students can use Spheros and coding in art class to explore Jackson Pollock and his style of painting in combination with math concepts to modernize his style of art with bots. Grades K through six can complete the activity with minor adjustments to the lesson.

1. SPHEROS IN ART
Stephanie Bass

2. PLAN WITH LIBRARIAN & ART TEACHER
• Collaborate with Art teacher and
Librarian on how this lesson will fit into
STEM in the library and how it applies
to art.
• Train librarian on how to use Sphero
app and code Spheros to make shapes.
• K-2 will draw their shapes.
• 3-6 will code their shapes during
Library STEM time.

3. CO-TEACH
• The TRT (me) cotaught with the librarian for
the first day to demonstrate best practices
for teaching students how to code using
Sphero app.
• Students were broken into groups and
were tasked with figuring out how to code
the Sphero to make a square, triangle and
circle.
• TIPS:
• Keep speed below 100.
• Consider Canvas size

4. PAINTING TIME!
• The art teacher used 2x4s as barriers to
keep Spheros on the table/canvas.
Another suggestion was pool noodles.
• The art teacher opened with a lesson
on Jackson Pollock and his style of
painting.
• TRT cotaught with Art teacher and
librarian during first days of Sphero
painting.

5. Coteaching
MasterpieceThe washing machine!

6. LONG EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY
• Using the same code, students took
long exposure photographs.
• K-2 drew their shapes.
• 3-6 used their code.
• They layered the shapes, just like they
did with the painting.
• TIPS:
• Two iPads needed
• Free and paid long exposure apps (we
used Slow Shutter Cam $)

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