Teaching Digital Citizenship in the Art Room through the Michigan Visual Arts State Content Standards and Benchmarks:
Kindergarten:
Standard 2: Apply Skills and Knowledge to Create in the Arts. ART.VA.II.K.6 Experiment with Different Technologies
First Grade:
Standard 2: Apply Skills and Knowledge to Create in the Arts. ART.VA.II.1.6 Explore the Computer as Another Tool for Creating Art.
Second Grade:
Standard 2: Apply Skills and Knowledge to Create in the Arts. ART.VA.II.2.6 Demonstrate how Artwork can be Created using Computers and Electronic Media as a Tool for Creative Expression.
Third Grade:
Standard 2: Apply Skills and Knowledge to Create in the Arts. ART.VA.II.3.6 Design Artwork Using Computers and Electronic Media to Create Original Works of Art.
Fourth Grade:
Standard 1: Use Skills and Knowledge to Perform in the Arts. ART.VA.I.4.1 Use Technologies to Communicate Ideas and Experiences.
Standard 2: Apply Skills and Knowledge to Create in the Arts. ART.VA.II.4.6 Incorporate the Uses of Different Technologies to Show Artistic Expression Through an Original Artwork.
Standard 5: Recognize, Analyze, and Describe Connections Among the Arts; Between the Arts and Other Disciplines; Between the Arts and Everyday Life. ART.VA.V.4.1 Analyze Various Uses of Art Globally, in Media, in Business, Technology, and Industry. ART.VA.V.4.3 Identify Connections Between Technology and the Arts.
Fifth Grade:
Standard 2: Apply Skills and Knowledge to Create in the Arts. Art.VA.II.5.6 Explore and Understand the Impact of Digital Media and Technology in the Creation of Artwork.
Standard 3: Analyze, Describe, and Evaluate Works of Art. ART.VA.III.5.3 Understand and Respect that there are Different Responses to Specific Artworks in a Global Community.