ARTT:  ARTS & TECHNOLOGY

Mark Arnold, Morristown School District

mark.arnold@morrisville.org

AGENDA:

Weaving Arts Deeper into the Fabric of Education

Resource Tour (handout)

Cultural Islands: Arts and Culture, History

Virtual Fairy Tale: Arts and Culture, Literacy

Arts: Innovating Technology & Learning

Art Park

Frank Lloyd Wright - Architecture, History, Invention

Peoples Academy

VanGogh

ARTT OPPORTUNITIES

Virtual ARTT Center

Museums + Education

The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers a rich variety of programs for elementary and secondary school educators, resources for research and study

www.metmuseum.org/explore/classroom.asp

Getty ArtsEdNet : This outstanding Web site offers state-of-the art arts information: from background knowledge for instructors using a discipline-based arts education approach, to some of the few truly excellent online activities for students, to an elegant presentation of artistic images. "Tour" this Web site and enjoy, and don't miss the Radioactive Cats lesson on asking interpretive questions.

www.getty.edu/artsednet

Interactive Arts

smART Kids helps students, particularly 7 to 12 year olds, look at art, learn art vocabulary, explore materials, and find out about historic pieces of art. Students can visit an artist's studio, create art, and are prompted to use a journal to record ideas and answer questions about art. Created by the education staff at The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago .

http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/

Art Safari : This site prompts kids to explore paintings and sculptures from the Museum of Modern Art . A series of questions guides children to write about what they see. Then, kids are encouraged create and submit their own art.

www.moma.org/momalearning/artsafari/index.html

The Conservator's Studio : Interactively explore four paintings from the Mexican Modernism exhibition through the eyes of a conservator (What's a conservator? You'll find that out too!). You'll have a new perspective on the paintings as well as how they are handled and prepared for display. Includes information about conservator's tools and a glossary.

www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/interactives/mexicanModernism/enter.asp

Artopia: http://cfmedia.scetv.org/artopia/

Art + Education

Odyssey Online is a resource to support the use of museum objects in your classroom and it was developed by the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester , and the Dallas Museum of Art. The Middle and Elementary School Site provides content about the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and 19th - 20th century sub-Saharan Africa using cool puzzles, games, and worksheets. The Teacher Resource Site provides: guidance for getting started; overview of technical considerations; ways to integrate art into social studies curriculum; and lesson plans that meet various states and national curriculum standards.

www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/index.html

 

Eyes on Art: Eyes on Art has been on the Web since 1995, but former Pacific Bell Education First Fellow Tom March has recently completed a thorough revision. Look for updated images and improved instructional strategies. The site is appropriate for primary students who are just "learning to look" as well as advanced students of the visual arts. Select from among five activities that progressively challenge students' ability to look carefully at the visual arts.

www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/index.html

Art-capades

www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/capades/

Artists + Education

A Brush with Wildlife – Create a Composition with Carl Rungius: How do you use balance, contrast, movement, and proportion to compose a powerful work of art? This marvelous website is both a tutorial with animated examples and an interactive tool. You can select a background, select subjects, position and resize them within your composition, create a final draft; then submit it for Critique. See the Teacher Guide for an explanation of the multidisciplinary approach to the creative process which draws on language arts, math concepts, social science, and natural science.

www.wildlifeart.org/Rungius/index.html

Arts Connecting People

The Grandeur of Viceregal Mexico, Treasures from the Museo Franz Mayer web site is a collaborative effort between the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and faculty and graduate students at the University of Houston, College of Education, and Instructional Technology Program. The works of art are grouped into four sections. The first introduces the many cultures that influenced colonial Mexican art. The next sections focus on art made for the church and for domestic use. The final section introduces new styles inspired by art from ancient Greece and Rome and 18th-century France and England . Resources for Teachers include a handbook, standards-based lessons, games and activities. There is also a Timeline that provides links to other sources of information. Make sure to explore the Student Cultural Exchange as well.

www.fm.coe.uh.edu/default.htm

General Electric's Imagination Cubed is a wonderful and simple tool that allows people to imagine and create collaboratively.

www.imaginationcubed.com

MUSIC & SOUND + Education:

Take a walk down The Moonlit Road if you want to read or listen to interesting folktales presented at a state-of-the-art Website. Producer Craig Dominey and his team have taken a simple concept and created a quality contribution to the Web community. Beginning with compelling stories of the American South, then adding RealAudio versions read by celebrated storytellers and appealing graphics, The Moonlit Road can be a satisfying detour for young children and lifelong learners alike.

www.themoonlitroad.com

PBS: www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic