April 25, 2012 LEAP Session

Today, we had eight participants in the LEAP Technology and Design class.  The students worked on paper flowers and vinyl embellishments.  Donated wallpaper samples and cardstock were used to create beautiful flowers. Participants used glossy acrylic spray to add shine to their flowers.  They then used the hot glue gun to add sequin embellishments and metal hair clips.  Some of the girls plan on wearing the flowers in their hair to accentuate their prom dresses.  Our high school's prom is this coming Friday.  In addition to creating beautiful floral works of art, the students used adhesive vinyl to decorate sports bottles and travel mugs. They created some unique, but functional, works of art. Other students used the computers to work on a chapter newsletter for our Key Club.  This was a very busy but productive LEAP session!!! Due to field trips and end of course testing, next week will be our final LEAP session for the Technology and Design class, but most participants are anxious to start this class

Using Technology and Design

This week begins our third class of Using Technology and Design.  Each Wednesday a small group of students has been meeting at Sequoyah High School to put their creative talents to work.  As part of the LEAP program, students get to take tutoring classes in math, science, and English, or they can opt to take an enrichment course such as Using Technology in Design, or Forensic Science.  Students are using the Cricut craft cutter machine, along with a computer and photo printer to create beautiful scrapbook pages. In addition to allowing students to express their creativity, the class also includes aspects of math as students use measurements to determine die cut and letter size, in addition to  page layout. The course also integrates with languate arts as students use their creative writing skills to accent their pages.  The first class was spent orienting students to the "how-tos" of using the Cricut machine and its various cartridges.  The second week, students started creating their own individual pages, some used photo-editing software to uniquely personalize their pages with family photographs.  The second week brought a much appreciated donation of over twenty wallpaper sample books.  The students are eager to match, cut, and use these donated materials in their upcoming projects.  Next week, we hope to post some pictures of projects using adhesive vinyl. 

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                                 Mrs. Thomas and the Sequoyah Scrappers