The Project / El Proyecto

Inspired by Helene Meldahl’s mirror selfies, the Mirror My Inner Self-ie Project redefines the Selfie as a way to integrate technology in Self-Portrait Art. Mirror My Inner Self-ie has the purpose of:

• • creating awareness in children about the consequences of uploading Selfies to Social Media (by addressing the concept of digital footprints)

  • boosting students’ self-esteem by focusing on their personal positive traits that make them authentic and unique

  • students learning how to express themselves through art and technology

  • students learning how to write an artist statement

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Inspirado en los selfies de espejo de Helene Meldahl, el proyecto Mirror My Inner Self-ie busca redefinir el concepto de Selfie como una forma de integrar la tecnología en un autorretrato artístico. Mirror My Inner Self-ie tiene el propósito de:

• • crear conciencia en alumnos de las consecuencias de subir sus selfies a medios sociales (aprendiendo acerca del concepto de huellas digitales)

  • fortalecer la autoestima del alumno al enfocarse en sus cualidades positivas que lo hacen una persona única y auténtica

  • que los alumnos aprendan a expresarse a través del arte y tecnología

  • que aprendan a redactar su declaración de artista

Process of Project:

• 1. Students learned about digital footprints, artist statements and self-portraits, in Technology and Art classes.

  2. Students planned their inner selfie through a sketch and writing as to how they want to appear to others. What is it about them that makes them unique?

  3. Students used a mirror and a transparency to draw their face reflection by tracing with a permanent marker the outlines of their face.

  4. They decorated their transparency to match their plan (sketch) using water soluble wax pastels and permanent markers.

  5. Students needed to take a selfie by placing their transparency on their faces, aligning it with their actual face, with an iDevice.

  6. Students transferred the selfie to a computer to digitally manipulate it using PicMonkey to achieve desired effects to match their plan.

  7. The manipulated version of their selfie was uploaded to a Google Drawing. Students wrote their artist statement in the Description box of the image.

  8. Link to their Google Drawing and additional information was submitted through a Google Form in order to be shared in this Google Site.

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Proceso del proyecto:

• 1. Los alumnos aprendieron los conceptos de huellas digitales, declaración de artista y autorretrato en sus clases de Tecnología y Arte.

  2. Los alumnos planearon su selfie con un boceto y escrito de lo cómo quisieran presentarse ante los demás. ¿Qué es lo que los hace únicos?

  3. Utilizaron un espejo y un acetato para trazar el reflejo de su cara con un marcador permanente, delineando el contorno de su cara y facetas.

  4. Usando pasteles de óleo colorearon y decoraron el acetato de acuerdo a su boceto.

  5. Los alumnos se tomaron una selfie colocando el acetato frente a su cara, con un iDevice.

  6. Transfirieron la selfie a una computadora para manipularla digitalmente en PicMonkey, logrando efectos deseados conforme a su boceto e idea.

  7. Subieron la versión manipulada de su selfie como un Google Drawing. Teclearon su declaración de artista en la descripción de la imagen.

  8. La liga a su Google Drawing e información adicional fueron enviadas en una Google Form para poder ser compartidas en este sitio.

All identities of students who are under age 18 will be protected by using a code to name their image.

Todas las identidades de alumnos menores de 18 años será protegida utilizando un código para nombrar su imagen.