The document provides an overview of how to get started using Artsonia, an online gallery for student artwork. It outlines the benefits of Artsonia, which include providing an easy-to-use gallery, increasing parental involvement, and allowing for fundraising. It then gives step-by-step instructions for teachers to set up an account, get administrative approval, upload student artwork with attribution, and encourage parental participation through features like fan clubs and comments.
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Artsonia - Getting Started
1. Artsonia Getting Started! Getting Started! Susan Bivona Mount Prospect School New Jersey Tricia Fuglestad Dryden Elementary School Illinois
3. Agenda for Today What is Artsonia? Why participate... Everything you need to know to get started! Benefits! Advocacy! Stay for our 4:00 pm Session -- there¡¯s MORE!!!and you don¡¯t want to miss it!
5. Why Participate? Provides a well designed, easy to use gallery for your student artwork, link it from your website. Increase parental involvement in their child¡¯s education. Advocacy for your art program!!! FUNDRAISING!!!
7. Getting Started Administrators approval? A digital camera, computer, internet Permission from student¡¯s parents/guardians Setting goals - how much work to publish? Set-up your FREE Artsonia Account
9. Input STUDENT NAMES into your ROSTER Take DIGITAL PHOTOS of your student¡¯s artwork Upload the artwork Attribute each piece to the student artist What do I have to do?
13. Update Student Roster Input all your students into the roster Organize by class/grade Volunteers could help with this step Set Permission Status granted, missing, denied
14. Screen Names Artsonia will generate this for you You put in the student¡¯s FIRST & LAST NAME The result - Susan47 NO LAST NAMES are ever used Why put LAST NAMES? Other options...
17. Getting Parent Permission Year 1 - Send out Permission Forms to all your students. Year 2 & beyond - Send out Permission forms to only the incoming class. Permission Forms @ Kindergarten Registration (Spring) Permission Form is on the Artsonia Website.
18. Encourage Parents to REGISTER On the Permission Form, request parent e-mail. Can input 2 e-mail addresses Parents/Guardians will receive an e-mail requesting they register. If they register, you will be able to see it on the class roster. If they register, they will get an e-mail each time you publish a piece of artwork.
25. Fan Clubs & Comments Encourage parents and family members to become a FAN CLUB member. Encourage students to leave comments for other students and parents, family & friends to leave comments too! Comments must be approved by parents before they are posted.
28. Benefits Artsonia allows the teacher to explain the valuable lessons learned in each assignment. Fund Raising Tool - Families can purchase items featuring their child¡¯s artwork and 15% of each purchase goes back to your art program. Artsonia hosts art shows and contests - submit your entries digitally. Lesson Plan Starters.