[X-Newbies] Apples in Art

[Birgit Rhoads]

Apple gives you iLife with new computers:  iPhoto; iMovie; iDVD plus  
Garageband which would not exactly apply to art.  When I import new  
photos from my camera, they go into iPhoto.  Double click on what I  
want to manipulate goes into Adobe Photoshop.  These programs alone  
cannot be matched by Windows.  iMovie and iDVD are awesome free  
applications.  I use them and PC people are in awe.  I know that PC's  
also have these programs but they are not as good or intuitive. Of  
course there are many other art applications  Also, students could  
use the internet without fear of virus's or worms infecting the  
computers.  For website design, instead of awful FrontPage, students  
can use Dreamweaver for Mac or even the free Apache program and  
TextEdit that comes with the software.

I have just started with iWork and love it.  It could apply to art  
for brochures and flyers.  Just some of my thoughts.  Good luck


Birgit Rhoads
Hudson Oh
wdlnd at adelphia.net
http://www.woodlandpwc.com

On May 6, 2005, at 10:51 AM, W Lane wrote:

> Please reply OFF list.
>
> In the interest of further expanding the foothold of OS X in the  
> education market here in Calgary I am looking for ideas. Here's the  
> scoop:
> My wife will this fall be transferring to a brand new high school  
> as the Art teacher. She and her administration are trying  
> desperately to get Macs into the school. At present the board is  
> all PC.
> Her principal has asked her to put together the following -  
> Wiplease put together educational strengths that would be enhanced  
> using Macs in your curriculum.  Not a why Mac is better than PC  
> scenario.  In short, how a Mac would serve or enhance learning  
> within your Art program.  What benefits to student learning would  
> there be?'
> So, without bashing MS and/or PC's, I'm looking for ideas of how to  
> integrate Macs into the senior high art curriculum. No matter how  
> off the wall, wild and/or crazy, send along your ideas. We want to  
> overwhelm the 'powers that be' with information. Links to url's  
> appreciated.
>
> -- 
> William Lane
> Calgary, Canada
> via Mac OSX - Mail
>
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