Scanography can used in many ways in the art classroom to engage children beyond the scope of what art class is typically defined as. It gives students who normally may not be interested in art (because they don’t think of themselves as naturally ‘talented’ at drawing or painting) a chance to be included. Children who are not given affirmation at a young age about their artistic skills can be bored by art class and have given up on this subject. This is where the merits of scanners, the fact that they work very fast and that children tend to have short attention spans, comes in handy. The potential of making multiple works of art in a minimal amount of time can keep children occupied and wanting them to continue creating and editing their work. They can also build off their scenography projects to produce a similar work with traditional art materials such as oil paint, colored pencils, watercolors, breaking the prior fear of these materials.
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