Creating on iPads ~ handouts

I created a page on my website dedicated to helping teachers get started with creating on iPads. It has links to resources, files, videos, tutorials, and art galleries to help you through the process. I added some handouts today with a bit more detail to help things along. Download the pdf here.

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I recommend starting with this icebreaker activity to help you explore the painting tools, get a feel for the stylus, and trouble shoot Brushes app until it is doing what you want it to do.

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This activity uses the Brushes app. This is a nice project to help create a collaborative piece of art while learning digital tools and refreshing your figure drawing skills. You will need my template to get started. 
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You will need a couple of my files and the Brushes app again for this technique. I also have a video that will help you see what this looks like in the classroom.
This technique can be used for any sketching activity when students need to look closely.
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This graphic design technique is so easy that you'll start to wonder if anyone would pull out the laptops and try to layer in photoshop with elementary students ever again.View the video of students working. Grab hat. Grab a sample of healthy choices. 
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This project was a grand slam with my fifth graders. This  technique is spelled out in this post. I put together a sample set of images to practice with taken from a 4 second video with at 12 fps rate. So give it a try.

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My third graders LOVED learning to create an animation using a flip book technique with onion skinning which sounds complicated, but trust me, you'll catch on really quick. View my tutorial. See my students at work

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Have fun creating on iPads. Don't forget all these resources and more are on the Creating on iPads page.