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1.) One way that Paint could be used in an elementary classroom, is to help the students and their teacher build a level of trust that will help in the student’s academic, and social goals.
2.) Another way is using it to create holiday cards for parents, and other family members. This will create an enjoyable experience for students, and will also help them become more comfortable with technology.
3.) Students can use Paint as a recreational tool( for fun). Besides having fun, students will learn how to use a computer program; this might spark a life-long interest in computers.

3 ways to use paint in the classroom:
1) Students can create a picture of their favorite activity they have done over the summer
2) They can create a picture of their favorite pet to share with the class
3) They can practice drawing and making letters

1. You can use paint when assigning book reports. They would utilize the paint program to create a picture as their report cover page of an event that took place in the story.
2. During a holiday like Valentine’s Day you can have the students make mail boxes. Then, they would create a Valentine card on paint for each student and put it in their mailbox. It is a fun way to learn technology, and you are eliminating students being left out.
3. You can also use paint as a reward. If the students earn time, rather than having them play a game, they can go on the computer and create something on paint. This is fun and educational.

1. Students could use paint to add dynamic to their projects, adding pictures to their stories or pictures to science fair projects.
2. Students could use paint to explain concepts taught in class like color mixing.
3. Students could use paint to draw out what they see under a microscope.

1. Have the students use them in conjunction with taking notes so that it goes into the long-term memory.
2. Use to practice Spanish (in middle school), especially while using the symbols that are not in the English language.
3. Practice evaluating each others art by printing and having the other students give compliments and constructive criticism.

Three ways to use paint as a tool in the classroom are
1)Use paint to draw chemical bonds for chemistry in the 7th and 8th grade levels.
2)Use paint to draw a map of the state the students’ grandparents or aunts and uncles live in for 4th through 6th grade levels.
3)Give the students an assignment in paint of following a set of specific instructions. If the instructions are followed exactly, there will be a common end result. Do not let the students know the end result until the end. This exercise will show the importance of following instructions. The difficulty of the end result can vary with the age group.

1) Paint is a potential resource for children to work on their dexterity skills and for a teacher to observe a student’s aptitude. Proficiency builds as an individual develops expertise, ingenuity, creativity and dexterity. There can be noticeable differences between the students with a greater ability from those having more difficulty maneuvering tools- using eye to hand/ brain to hand coordination. An incisive teacher could notice a possible special needs student: such as a gifted child or a child struggling with a motor skill disability.

2) Paint is a great way for a child to express: emotions, how they are feeling; interest, what they like to do or study at school as well as at home; and artist talent, this can be an innate natural talent or one that a student discovers through studying and creating an art journal to diagram various subjects’ contents.

3) Paint can be used in a lesson with a set time and purpose; however, it is a great tool for the students that finish a lesson before other classmates and have extra time between lessons. It is always great to encourage reading, as a tool to prevent wandering around or talking, but creating art is a nice break from the usual classroom routine. Students can use paint for show and tell: the student’s personal images can be used to express a vacation, a dream, a family gathering, something that happened at school or simply to display an artist creation that they are proud of. Using paint is a fun way to include technology, as part of a lesson, but practicing the inclusion of technology between lessons is a good idea, too.

-A teacher could use paint on the computer to have the students express themselves artistically, and have a better understanding of the children.
-It’s a good way to have the kids get familiar with technology. They could use the paint and learn how and what other forms of media work with paint.
-One lesson a teacher could do with paint is have the kids make a picture of their favorite movie.

For older students I think Paint would be great for practicing glyphs or pictograms of non-Western languages.
Also, by having older students curve lines and morph shapes, some geometric theorems and postulates could be shown more clearly than words can convey.
Younger students could use Paint to create a flag to represent their group, work station, or class room.

I like the idea of using the paint program as a way to build confidence as well as form the students artistic ability. Paint helps students illustrate their interests, encourages creativity and promotes free-form thinking.

This would be geared toward 2nd or 3rd grade
1) I have the student use Paint to do a self-portrait, at the beginning to the school year and then again at the end of the school year. I would use this to evaluate their progress and self confidence the student has.
2) Using the same concept as stated above, however, this could also help asses the student ability and growth in computer knowledge.
3) I would have students use Paint as a form of a book report. I would have student use paint to tell the story. This would help the student build with their imagination and give them more confidence.

1)Using Paint for Language Arts: write a one paragraph summary of a dream you have had, then draw a mosaic using Paint.

2)Using Paint for Music: draw rythems on Paint using quarter notes, eight notes, and quarter rests. Students will then have to clap the written rythem.

3)Using Paint for Math: Students can use Paint to draw math problems and concepts.