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Posted on 2/09/10

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are you putting everyone's up there or only ones who have
turned in a permission slip?

i sent out permission slips to the whole school at the
beginning of the year and was really surprised how many i got
back. for each of my classes, i used the light pro to do a
brief explanation of what the site was, how it worked, and
emphasized that it was a great way to share artwork with
family members who lived far away, a great way to build an
online portfolio, etc., etc., but that there was absolutely
no cost to them at all unless they chose to buy something. i
really tried to sell it, explaining the fan club and the
guestbook. and it paid off, apparently, because of all the
permission slips i received.

that said, i received fewer permission slips back from 5th
grade than any other grade. maybe 3-7 per class on average.
where in 1st grade, for example, i have almost 100% in every
class. i get renewed interest from some kids when i
photograph artsonia kids' work in class (before they take it
home) and have gotten further permission slips that way, too.
i'm guessing that maybe the 5th graders don't see artsonia
to be as cool as some of the younger kids. frankly, that's
okay with me. if they don't want to participate, i'm not
going to pressure them. less work for me! (which i don't
mind doing, btw!)

On 2/08/10, NewGal wrote:
> I have been excited about getting my students artwork up on
> Artsonia. For the past month I have been working hard
> photographing work and uploading. I decided to introduce it
> to one class- one of my top classes of students interested
> in art and usually pretty well behaved. They are 5th grade.
>
> Their reaction was shocking. I thought they would be
> excited. They were completely indifferent. A couple even
> raised their hands and said "I don't want my artwork online
> so that everyone can see it. Can I go and delete my
> profile?" WOW. It was completely the opposite reaction of
> what I had expected. I was hoping Artsonia would boost
> pride in their artwork. Get them excited about all of the
> possibilities through the site- it really is a cool site.
>
> Now, there could be many deep-rooted problems here. I work
> in a poor area and am wondering if maybe their families
> would not be willing to purchase any of the products
> online? Or maybe that at the 5th grade age, they are more
> self-conscious of themselves and their art abilities- which
> is why they would not want it to be publicly displayed?
>
> I am going to see what happens when I introduce is to
> different age groups. But has anyone who has done Artsonia
> experienced this kind of reaction from students?!

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