Making Damp Box Kits for My Students: Preparing for Online or Blended Learning this Fall

Coronavirus Quarantine: Video 46?? I have not been posting the past few months, as life has been busy… and I have been distracted with family things… like camping and hiking! All is well, no illness, and thanks to many who have reached out in concern! :) With the crazy adventures this new year presents, I will be undoubtedly making specific videos for at home working for my students. So, stay tuned for upcoming videos! In this video, I show how I am prepping for the new school year (2020-21) in case we go remote during the pandemic. I show how I have made take home kits for every student- the kit contains one damp box (file box with 1” of plaster poured in the bottom), a clay cutter from fish line and washers, two paint brushes, modified into tools on the other end with my sander, a wooden knife and fork, a sponge, ribs made from hotel key cards, a needle tool and carving tool made from a dowel with a brass brad and a metal tip made from a tape measure, two gallon ziplocks 1 for 5 lbs of clay, 1 for recycling, a rolling pin from a carpet tube, and a piece of canvas. The links for the products I purchased for these kits are following- and check out my other links in the googledoc below. Plaster is from my local wonderful ceramic supplier! Cornell Studio Supply in Dayton, Ohio https://cornellstudiosupply.com/product/pottery-plaster-50-lb/ File Bin from Target: $8.99 (I spent ⅓ of my budget on these bins…) https://www.target.com/p/sterilite-medium-letter-file-box-black/-/A-13682075 Wooden knives: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/eco-gecko-disposable-wooden-knife-heavy-weight-pack/999GWP101.html Wooden forks: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/eco-gecko-heavy-weight-disposable-wooden-fork-pack/999GWP201.html Washers: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075VBTQ6Y/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=karanspotsand-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B075VBTQ6Y&linkId=0b0d9771a68a8534a5d23611233fa8fc Dowel Rod Pack of 25: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XQI2R18/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=karanspotsand-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00XQI2R18&linkId=e136f81eccbd9b56134baf40fd699b15 Fishing line was just from a local store Check out this link to a live Googledoc I continually update with lots of my favorite tools on Amazon using my associate links! (also some non-amazon suggestions on here!) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XbYPQjjJnHrQG5xyWGMHZkEcZj5N8VnUAbFZdJRrRmU/edit?usp=sharing I am a public high school ceramics teacher at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio. (Mason is currently the largest high school in Ohio!) As a potter, I have been working in clay for over 30 years, and I have been teaching for over 28 years, the past 20 have been specifically teaching high school ceramics. I love what I do! I have my own studio in my home basement, where I work on my personal pottery for my Etsy site; https://www.etsy.com/shop/KaransPotsAndGlass I started my Youtube channel a few years ago, to make videos to help my students if they are absent and miss a demo, or if they would like to explore more advanced techniques independently. I have been amazed to reach such a wider audience than my own students! Please subscribe to my channel if you would like to receive channel updates, or would like to learn more about clay and studio processes!