Drawing Desk

Educational Technology
Syed Alishah

TEXAS TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION STANDARDS

Standard III

All teachers use task-appropriate tools to

synthesize knowledge, create and modify
solutions, and evaluate results in a way
that supports the work of individuals and
groups in problem-solving situations.

111.4. Mathematics, Grade 2

3A:Student are expected to partition objects
into equal parts and name the parts,
including halves, fourths, and
eighths, using words.

About Drawing Desk

Drawing desk is an app equipped with 4
drawing modes kids desk, doodle desk,
sketch desk, and photo desk. I am using
kids desk for my fraction activity. Kids
desk allow kids to use 3D brushes, stamps,
and various brushes to create an art work.

Components of Drawing Desk

With in the app you can
Draw using different brushes
Write
Create 3D effects
Use stamps
Edit images and photos
And share their work via Facebook, Twitter, Flicker,
and Instagram

Using Drawing Desk in the Classroom

Drawing desk is a great learning tool and can be used

for any grade level K-12.
This app incorporates art with the content area
subjects and allows students to be creative as well as
learning new concepts.

Some uses of Drawing Desk

Students can use this app to make outlines or create graphic
organizers for their Writing assignments and make their
assignment unique by using various colors, styles, and
brushes. In Science students can draw and label such as
showing a life cycle of a plant, water cycle, or the 4
Seasons. In social studies, students can create time lines,
learn to draw the flags of North American Countries, and
make a T chart of our wants and needs.

Learning Fractions Using Drawing Desk

I am using this app to create a fractions practice for

my second grade students. I used my second grader
son to draw and show some fractions such as halves,
one fourths, and three fourths.

App Trial

Lets practice basic Fractions

Steps to Create a Fractions Activity

Step one : select a color pencil of your choice and write the
fraction such as 1/2
You can select the brush and choose the size of your pencil.

Step two: Select the color pencil of your choice and

draw the shape to represent the fraction such as
dividing the shape into 2 parts and shade one part of
the picture to represent the fraction.

Step three: when done you can share your

drawing on Social media.

This is how the final product will look like.

some more uses of Drawing Desk to learn and

practice fractions