Timeline Creation Applications
www.Timetoast.comAfter viewing and trying out several timeline creation applications, I settled on using the Timetoast timeline. With it, timelines with images and texts are easily created and can be embedded into blogs or webpages.
Personally, I have always loved timelines. They give a visual way of understanding that action progression that we call time. For classes or for personal uses, I can see many possibilities. There is the traditional one of the teacher creating a timeline in order to give information to students, but better, I think, is to teach the very simple process of using the application to the students themselves and have them create timelines. In fact, different data sheets could be given to students to research and put into timelines, then students could collaborate on a theme and present it.
This video gives a quick overview of how to use Timetoast and from it you can see that it is so simple that it can be mastered in a matter of minutes.
This video was created by RadfordEducation.
Here is an example of how it could be used in art class. In a photography class, one group of students could be given the assignment of creating a timeline of the early development of photography and and present it to the class, then another group could be given the assignment of correlating that to historical events happening during the same time period.
Another use in art class would be for a student to do a personal history, using old photographs and childhood art to depict his own personal artistic development or personal history. This could be an artwork in itself.
A use that I might have is to embed timelines relevant to the period of art being discussed on a webpage for students to view if interested.
However it is used, I believe that I will find this application simple, quick to use and very often used by myself or my students.
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