A. Pintura: Art Detective - 0 views
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mrspdvs on 22 Jan 11When you get to the third page, there are two links that I find unnecessary. Ultimately, one can become slightly confused as they end up in similar places. The two links seem purposeless. When one arrives at the page of artist names, navigation gets a little more confusing when making decisions about how to get back or proceed. Also, there is a lot of unnecessary negative space on each page. Can you think of other ways this could have been improved?
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A. Pintura was actually one of my favorites back in 2002. This site creates a simple way to get students involved in solving a mystery while drawing conclusions and learning about art styles. Students can make inferences using the information provided even with little prior knowledge. When I used it with elementary children, I was able to hold their attention as I talked them through steps in the computer lab. Unfortunately, this activity has not been updated since then and still needs improvement. It has unnecessary links making navigation slightly confusing. The site lacks variety as there is only one mystery to solve and it could have addressed other art vocabulary.