DATA Blog Mentioned in ArtEd Online

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The DATA Blog was spotted in the May/June 2009 issue of ArtEd Online, a column by Craig Roland, associate professor of art education at the University of Florida.  The article, Building Your PersonalLearning Network, Part 2 , is part of Craig's monthly series for art educators in School Arts Magazine, a national art education magazine committed to promoting excellence, advocacy, and professional support for educators in the visual arts.
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Spring Reviewed

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Visit to Landau Elementary School

On May 29th DATA teacher Matt Cauthron and graduating students Leah Oakes and Jessica Smith were invited to speak to fifth grade students at Landau Elementary.  The presentation focused on student work from the Digital Imaging program and the importance of doing well in middle school.  Student speakers were given the opportunity to share their work and experiences in DATA as well as exercise their public speaking skills.

NATAS Award Winners

Congratulations to the following students for receiving scholarships from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Pacific Southwest Chapter

• Sonia Alicia Velazquez- $1,305 (David Garcia Scholarship)
• Cindy Gastelum- $1,000
• Nailah Johnson- $825
• Laszlo Kovesdi- $725

State Superintendent Jack O'Connel Visits DATA
On May 28th, 2009, State Superintendent of Public Education for California, Jack O' Connell, visited The Digital Arts Technology Academy and CCHS as part of a digital textbook initiative.  Superintendent O' Connell toured classrooms, met teachers, and spoke to local media while on campus. 

Visit the O'Connell Gallery here!

S O L D !

Digital Imaging students, Gardenia Ramirez (12th grade) and Katie England (11th grade) sold their first works of art to private collectors immediately following the FACAS exhibition at the Palm Springs Art Museum.  Katie, whose image, Project: Peace, was purchased by a Washington state resident for the amount of $75.00.  Gardenia's piece, Lost in the Desert, was purchased for $200.00 by
a Los Angles photography collector as #1 in a limited edition of 25.   
See Digital Fine Arts Creativity.

DATA Students On Air at KPSP Local 2

Journalism students produced and aired their own 30 minute segment on KPSP CBS2 

Watch the segment on the KPSP Local2.com!

Spring Trip to Balboa Island

On May 14th, 2009, DATA teachers and 100 students spent the day touring art and culture at Balboa Park in San Diego, Ca.  Tours included...

• San Diego Air and Space Museum's The Da Vinci Experience 
• Fleet Science Center's Tinkering exhibit 
• San Diego Museum of Natural History's Body Worlds and Our Brain exhibit 
• Museum of Photographic Arts exhibits of     
• Lou Stoumen: The Naked Truth  
• Edward Steichen: The Early Years  
• Picturing the Process: Exploring the Art and Science of Photography

Visit the Balboa Gallery here!

DATA Graduates 2009

Congratulations to the 2009 graduating class of the Digital Arts Technology Academy!

Visit the 2009 Grads Gallery here!

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La Quinta Arts Foundation Award Winners

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Congratulations to the following DATA students who were awarded renewable Visual Arts Scholarships from the La Quinta Arts Foundation!

Jaime Villanueva $500.oo
"I plan on using this award to help get me started with books and tuition at College of the Desert."

Gardenia Ramirez $1000.00
"This will be a great assistance to me while studying fine art at Cal State Fullerton."

Jessica Smith $1,250.oo
"This scholarship will assist me to further my education in the field of digital arts."

Leah Oakes $1,250.oo
"Receiving this award will enable me to purchase equipment necessary to study photography at Cal State Northridege."
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Digital Arts Education Enriches DATA

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The Digital Arts Education, a private social network on Ning, has become a vital Web 2.0 tool for the Digital Arts Technology Academy at Cathedral City High School. Designed as a place for students to display their work and respond critically to other student projects, the DAE Ning has grown beyond its original idea to include a variety of educational items that support Academy students as well as host educational members from around the U.S. and other countries, local CPA community partners, and DATA Alumni. By the end of its first year, this social network has built a community of nearly 200 members, over 1,500 student digital imaging and photography pieces, and nearly 100 video-based pieces.

Educational items
Blogs, discussions, groups, student-created media, photo-casts from field trips, alumni websites, an events calender, links to other DATA sites, and video streams from TED, Science Fridays, and Time Warp. Particularly interesting is the ability to cross-feed slides shows with other schools as as means of demonstrating the creativity of DATA students in digital art.

Educational members
-DATA and PSUSD staff
-Educators from California, New Jersey, South Carolina, Florida, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Argentina, and Canada
-Apple Education Development

Community partners
Coachella Valley Economic Partnership, Coachella Valley Green, CBS 2 Studios, The Desert Sun, Palm Springs Unified School District, and James Workman Middle School

DATA Alumni
The Art Institute, College of the Desert, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, and UC Irvine
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