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- Join hundreds of other schools from all over the world and
display your students’ artwork in Artsonia, the largest
student art museum on the Internet!
Artsonia
is an exciting art and technology project for students and
teachers of all grade levels. They offer many project ideas
catering to different age levels and learning goals, including
collaborative projects with other schools worldwide and
cross-curriculum projects integrating school subjects like
Language Arts, Geography, and History.
K-12 teachers, can participate in this project for FREE!
Signup for one or more of our exciting art and technology
projects, or showcase your own art projects.
Read what other teachers are saying about these projects:
"My students were amazed to see artwork from kids their own
age in far-away countries!" - Graziella Seveso, Scuola Media
G.Pascoli, Italy
"I particularly liked that parents became involved and aware
of the use of the web in the classroom!" - Kristin McCoyd, John
Mills Elementary School, USA
- The
Cyber SketchbookAlthough there is an emphasis on computer
generated graphics and animation the site has resources for the
traditional study of drawing, painting, and sculpture. The site
gives information on preparation, procedures and required
materials, in the lesson plans but it also include advice on
Internet extensions and interdisciplinary application.There are
also bulletin board and chat room functions and a small
collection of fun activities.
- Music History
Hall of FameThis site contains two web quests that can be
used as is or you could adapt the ideas for your own situation.
The first, challenges students to conduct research in order that
they can nominate two people, from two different periods of
classical music history, for induction into a Hall of Fame. In
the second, Instrumental Information, students have to learn
about the instruments of the symphony orchestra in order to
complete a hypothetical task. In both quests, links to web sites
are provided for students to begin their research. There is also
a small collection of links to music games on the web.
-
K-12 Resources for Music Educators is hosted by the Mankato,
Minnesota Public School system and is suitable for Music students
in grades K-12. This site contains a variety of resources for
music teachers. The format is divided into the following web site
areas: Band, Orchestra, Vocal/Choral, Classroom Music, and all
Music Educators. The amount of information is clearly listed, and
easily accessed through the links.
- The Masks
Theme Page has lots of other practical resources for teachers
of Art, Art History, Arts & Crafts, Drama, and
Multiculturalism. There are quite a number of lesson plans as
well as recipes/instructions for making masks. The Mask Theme
Page is hosted by CLN.
- Art
HistoryThe Australian National University server offers
access to 16,000 images (not available elsewhere) - i.e. some
1.6Gb of data - all concerned in some way with the history of art
and architecture mainly from the Mediterranean Basin.
- Richard
Hunt is a contemporary Kwakiutl artist from BC. You'll find a
history of the art of a "transformation mask. The button
"Discussion/Activities" leads to suggestions for studying the
work in the classroom in a multidisciplinary approach.
- The
Music Education Launch Site is a site designed primarily for
music educators. One of its resources is a searchable/browsable
database of internet music resources organized into nine main
categories including Curriculum, Instruments, Lesson Plans,
Professional Development, and more. Lesson Plans can be accessed
by the following categories: elementary grades, middle school
grades, high school grades, band or orchestra, voice or chorus,
or cross-curricular lesson plans. Beginning music teachers can
receive personalized advice and answers to questions from more
experienced veterans in the site's Music Ed Mentors program.
- The Basic
Art Lessons SiteTopics include: Pencil, Black Pen Drawing
Lessons, Adding Coloured Marker, Collage, Mixing Paint, and Art
History. Each lesson contains a very clean format that lists the
materials, the steps (along with appropriate graphics), as well
as resources. It is an excellent starting point to develop more
knowledge and confidence in the "non-Art Teacher".
- The Pieces and
Creases Origami site is the winner of the Think Quest Junior
contest for 1999. It contains the following categories: A History
of Origami, Uses and Benefits, Terms, Symbols and Tips, Origami
and Peace, Poems about Origami, Fun Activities, and Resources.
This site would be useful for any fine arts students or teachers
wanting something a little different to develop that 3D
concept.
- Cln
puppetry theme page This wonderful theme page contains many
sites that are easily adapted to different curriculum areas. Some
of the topics include: Developing Excellence in Puppet
Manipulation, Blue Boy (a rod and mouth puppet), Chinese
Puppetry, Muppets, and many more. A teacher's page gives ideas
integrating this interesting topic into other subjects. If you
need ideas for impletmenting this very old art form into their
classroom activities this is a must see page
- The
Picture Language siteThis site is useful if your students are
trying various cartoon techniques in their drawing classes. A fun
activity might be to have your students to try making up their
own words, and having other students try to "read" the messages.
Interesting discussions are sure to result!
-
U'Mista Cultural Centre Potlatch Collection Here you will
find Images of more than 100 masks from Kwak'wala speaking
aboriginal groups in the North West coast and BC interior.
- Digital Traditions Folksong
Full Text Search With over 8000 songs in the Database you're
sure to find what you're looking for. In an effort to both
provide you with Folk and Blues Music resources as well as raise
money for the Mudcat, they have added The Mudcat Record Shop.
Find recordings and items not available elsewhere or find more
common items at even lower prices than the Giant Corporations,
all while supporting and enhancing the Mudcat Cafe and Digital
Tradition, both registered non-profit organizations.
- Glenbow Museum is
western Canada's foremost centre of history and art. Under one
roof, Glenbow houses a museum of western heritage, international
cultural collections, an outstanding art gallery, and an
unparalleled library and archives of western Canadian
history.
-
EarlyChildhood.comThis site hosts a collection of arts and
crafts ideas. You can use their search engine or browse through
its 13 categories (e.g., colorations, handmade gifts, nature
crafts, wearable art, ..) - each of which leads to its own subset
of craft suggestions that come complete with illustrations,
recipes where appropriate, and instructions. There's a collection
of 25 projects in their Seasonal Arts and Crafts category.
There's a large archive (26 categories) of pedagogical articles,
a 'sharing board' (themed conferences), and a collection of
related links.
- The Department
of Art History & Visual Studiesat the Australian National
University, offers access to around 80,000 images - i.e. some
23Gb of data - all concerned in some way with the history of art
and architecture, and the great majority unavailable elsewhere on
the Web
-
Potter's Pagededicated to all interested in the ancient art
of making clay pots with links to sites that share this
interest.
- National Gallery of
Canada The National Gallery of Canada's educational goal is
to foster the confidence to recognize, explore, and enjoy art as
a fundamental means of human expression. The Education Division
develops, implements and evaluates a large range of programs and
educational materials designed for the general public and for
specific audiences such as schools, universities, people with
specials needs, seniors, and families.
-
Directory of Canadian MuseumsThis site has links to and is
the information gateway to museums, galleries, and heritage in
Canada and around the
world This is a service of the Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County
- On-line
Reference Desk A service of the Edward P. Taylor Research
Library of the Art Gallery of Ontario. You can ask a question
about an artist or work of art by e-mail
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