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Added Value

Technology use provides added value to teaching and learning. Educational technology does not possess inherent value but rather it offers immense potential when intentionally coupled with grounded planning and solid teaching. Technology should not be used as filler for lesson plans or as down time for the teacher but rather to enhance student learning on a particular topic. This resource area explores specific options for adding value to classroom through technology but is by no means an exhaustive list.

Added Value with Technology for Visual Arts Education

Access

Educational technology can increase access to people, perspectives, resources and current information. Many times the software interface design allows learner interaction or presents information in a multi-sensory format.

Accessing Information by using technology to:

Locate up-to-date information on art exhibitions, museum hours, events in the art world
Utilize authentic resources such as photographs of artists, artists writings, archives, and artifacts
Seek a variety of cultural perspectives, ex. Japanese aesthetics
Provide direct access to artists, art museums, arts community
Access databases in the art department and school
Monitor student progress and course information on a need-to-basis

Accessing Images by using technology to:

Locate art images from around the world
Visit virtual art museums
Search by categories of art work: artists, themes, subject, medium, styles
Create online art collections
Download and print art images

Accessing Training by using technology to:

Participate in teleconferencing and online training
Access online tutorials
Learn software applications from CD-ROMs
Engage in self-paced or individual instruction
Learn in a variety of environments, ex. wireless computing and Internet connectivity enables mobile experiences

Process

Educational technology can support students’ learning-by-doing, and aid them in constructing mental models, or making meaning, by scaffolding their thinking. For example, a database can allow students to compare, contrast and categorize information through query features.

Analyzing information by using technology to:

Compare
Contrast
Categorize with concept maps

Synthesizing information by using technology to:

Summarize
Revise
Compose
Construct
Create
Synthesize

Evaluating information by using technology to:

Appraise
Compare
Conclude
Criticize
Assess
Evaluate

Communicate

With educational technology students are able to create more authentic and professional communication, in the style and format appropriate for the topic, to their peers or outside experts.

Presenting information by using technology to:

Allow interactivity in learning
Multisensory with multimedia
Select the image, motion, and sound for a customized presentation
Enables students to share their art work with a wider audience by using an online art gallery

Discussing information by using technology to:

Enable students to improve social, writing, communication and collaboration skills through online discussions
Provide opportunities for students to participate in a global discourse, allowing for development of a broader perspective
“Ask-the-expert” in a real-time communication session
Conduct asynchronous conferencing with e-mail, listservs, bulletin boards, computer conferencing, and newsgroups therefore enabling students to become members of a broader community
Immediacy of live interactions provides motivation to contribute
Facilitate collaborative learning
Provide independence of time

Classroom Use Examples for Visual Arts

Old Meets New

Grade Level: Elementary

Added Value with Technology:

Access to authentic resources and experts
Facilitates efficiency of repetition of design to create pattern
Increases exploration of many ideas
Revision process made easier and faster
Communicate with artists

Resources:

Computer lab
Video/data projector or large TV monitor
Color printers
Graphics Software like Kid Pix
Internet
Paper cutter
Japanese Origami patterned paper as examples
Solid color origami paper for bottom of box
Origami samples
E-mail optional

Introduction:

Students learn how to find information about origami on the World Wide Web. They combine the ancient art of origami with a contemporary art medium by designing patterned paper on the computer then folding it to create an origami box.

Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to identify and explain Rhythm/Pattern as a principle of art.
Students will be able to identify the ancient Japanese art of origami.
Students will understand that the Internet is a resource for learning about art.
Students will be able to communicate directly with an artist by e-mail.
Student will be able to use computers as an art medium.
Students will learn that the function of art can be useful and decorative.
Students will increase their paper folding skills.

Instruction:

Day One

Introduce origami by using information directly from web site. http://my.hsonline.net/~kidatart/htdoc/lesson16.htm
(This lesson is a variation that includes examples of the boxes.)
Discuss decorative and functional purposes of art.
Define Rhythm/Pattern as the principle of art that indicates movement by the repetition of elements.
Show students patterned paper samples, and have them describe the motif or patterns.
Demonstrate the several tools in Kid Pix that create repetition.
Students create at least two patterned designs that fill the screen with Kid Pix and save them in their networked folder (useful if time runs out before printing)
Students select the best design that fits the criteria and follow printing procedures.
Optional activities for students are to look at origami websites or e-mail an origami designer. Joseph Wu’s Origami Page http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca/

Day Two

Cut printed paper into squares to match the size of the plain paper.
Follow folding instructions on the web page or locate similar directions using the printed paper students created. Repeat with plain origami paper for the bottom of the box and fit together.
Display boxes and discuss the successes and areas for improvement.

Applicable Standards

PREPARATORY CONTENT STANDARDS IN LEARNING AREA THREE: THE ARTS

Primary Content Standard: Artistic Creativity, Performance, and Expression
Visual Arts
Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
Using knowledge of structures and functions
Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas
Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others
Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines
Lesson may be adapted for Intermediate Content Standards.

Assessment Tasks:

Checklist that includes questions for individual students:

Did I make two or more designs?
Do my designs have a pattern that repeats to fill the screen?
Did I make a print of my best design?
Are the paper folds even and well creased?

Discussion questions:

What is Rhythm/pattern in art?
What is origami?
What part of the world did origami come from?
In what ways is origami art?
How did technology help make art in this lesson?

Sample of Student Assignment:

Origami USA http://www.origami-usa.org/

Origami Mathematics http://web.merrimack.edu/~thull/OrigamiMath.html for teachers.

Math in Motion: Origami in the Classroom K-8 http://www.mathinmotion.com/

Links from this site http://www.mathinmotion.com/mimlinks.htm

Teaching Tips http://www.origami-usa.org/teaching_tips.htm

Contributed by Denise Cronin

American Artists of the 20 ^th Century

Added Value with Technology:

Access greater amounts of images and information
Multi-sensory data
Search capabilities
Organize and categorize information
Multiple forms of communication

Grade Level: High School

Resources:

Computers
Internet connection
Web browsers
Data projector (substitute with an overhead projector and transparencies)
artsconnected http://www.artsconnected.org
Artsconnected Teachers Guide http://www.artsconnected.org/teachers-guide/aceteachguid2k.pdf

Introduction:

High School students learn about 20 ^th Century American artists by using Artsconnnected to locate biographical information and examples of images that are in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Walker Art Center. Students share their collections of images and artist information electronically, with the class.

Learning Outcomes:

Students learn art history by focusing on 20 ^th century artists.
Students learn about styles, subject, themes and media in American art.
Students learn about Artsconnected as an art resource.
Students learn about museum collections by using Artsconnected.
Students gain experience in collaboration by working with a partner.
Students learn from each other by presenting in class.

Instruction:

Students work with a partner to select an artist to research from a list of 20th c. American artists.
Connect to the web site artsconnected.org
Orient students to the website, select Collections, login with a user name and password to store collection on the server.
Enter the artist name in the search box.
Link to other museums on artsconnected to search for more resources.
Students will share their collection online by clicking “publish” next to a collection title which creates a unique Web address for that collection.
Applicable Standards

MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION STANDARDS

Learning Area: Inquiry and Research

Accessing Information

History of the Arts

A student shall demonstrate understanding of an art form or theme from various historical periods or cultures and, for each work, gather information to analyze the development of a selected idea or theme; and select, describe, and interpret works of art in a historical, cultural, or historical and cultural framework; to identify changes, developments or both, of:

A. Themes or ideas

B. Social or cultural contexts

C. The form and function or each work

D. The expressive qualities of art for each historical period

History Through Culture

A student shall demonstrate understanding of historical periods, including major events, conflicts, and leaders of a historical period, through investigating the cultural expressions of the period by:

A. Interpreting ideas from artistic expressions to compare representations of a historical period to selected philosophies, events, or conflicts and people and their contributions

B. Gathering information and analyzing selected cultural expressions of a period, including major writing, publications, or both; artistic works; architecture; technology; and daily life and social customs

Assessment Tasks:

Checklist of components for the collection.
Students respond to collections by writing comments to the presenters. (Electronically if possible.)
Students write a reflective response to their work, including what they learned about art history, and send it electronically to the instructor.
Students publish their collections with added text for class and instructor to view by giving the URL for their collection.
Rubrics scored by instructor

Sample of Assignment:

http://www.artsconnected.org/pub/DeniseCronin6126.cfm

http://www.artsconnected.org/pub/AndreaPlace7973.cfm

Contributed by Denise Cronin

Lesson Plans and Activities for Art Education

Art Museums & Commercial Web Sites

American Art Clay Company, Inc. (AMACO)

URL: http://www.amaco.com/WhatsNew/index.html

Grades: K-12

Description: On this website are lesson plans for teaching ceramics. The visitor will find fourteen lessons that range in products from wall murals to relief sculptures. Connect to the home page to browse American Art Clay Company’s website.

Sponsoring Organization: American Art Clay Company, Inc. http://www.amaco.com/index.html

Artcyclopedia

URL: http://www.artcyclopediacom

Grades: 4-12

Description: Artcyclopediais a fine arts search engine. Viewers enter a search term then select Artists by Name, Artworks by Title , or Art Museums by Name/Place. Artcyclopediahas been cited as one of the best online reference sites by the American Library Association.

Sponsoring Organization: Artcyclopedia, Inc.

ArtLex art dictionary

URL: http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/Intro.html

Grades: 9-12 and teachers

Description: ArtLexis a glossary of more than 2,800 art terms with definitions, articles, illustrations, and links. This website is an essential resource for art teachers and secondary students. Go to http://www.artlex.com/ andscroll down to find ArtLex’s Copyright Policies.

Sponsoring Organization: Copyright @1996-2002 Michael Delahunt, M.F.A., delahunt@artlex.com

ArtsEdNet

URL: http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/

Grades: K-12

Description: This section of ArtsEdNet provides a variety of teaching and learning materials, including many art images. The viewer may browse by choosing Grade Level, Alphabetical Listing or Getty Scope & Sequence: A Guide for Learning and Teaching in Art. Explore to find many multicultural lessons and ideas for integrating other curriculum content.

Sponsoring Organization: The J. Paul Getty Trust http://www.getty.edu/

Art History for Kids

URL: http://members.tripod.com/~artworkinparis/index-5.html

Grades: K-12

Description: The Art History Teacher on the Net shows how to look at art through a series of art clues. The viewer becomes an Art Detective and travels to some of the major museums of the world searching for famous art works. Learn about the artist, art work, and doing art, as exercises are completed to enhance learning of art history. A new artist is presented each week.

Sponsoring Organization: Tripod, http://www.tripod.lycos.com

ArtsNetMinnesota

URL: http://www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/theme.html

Grades: K-12

Description: ArtsNetMinnesota contains more than 50 artworks from the four Minnesota Art Museums. Check out Join the Discussion to learn more about projects like MultiMedia Technologies Project and Onofrio Curriculum Project.

Sponsoring Organizations: The Blandin Foundation http://www.blandinfoundation.org/

ArtsConnectEd http://www.artsconnected.org

MCIWorld.com- http://marcopolo.worldcom.com

Crayola Creativity Central

URL: http://www.crayola.com/educators/

Audience: Teachers

Description: Crayolahas a section of their website for art teachers which includes lesson plans, art techniques, and art advocacy. Look for online information about Crayola Dream-Makers, a program that promotes visual arts learning and character development in kindergarten through sixth grade students. Of course, Crayola alsooffers greatinformation and activities for children and parents.

Sponsoring Organization: Crayola http://www.crayola.com/home/copyright.cfm

Crystal Productions

URL: www.crystalproductions.com

Audience: Teachers

Description: Crystal Productions has art resources for elementary, secondary, and college classes. Scrolling down to the bottom of the page will lead you to visual thinking strategies.

Davis

URL: http://www.davis-art.com/

Audience: Teachers

Description: Learn about Davis’sart education publications by viewing the home page and going from there. Examine materials by choosing elementary, middle, or secondary. Searchable glossaries of terms are located in Textbook Support and Information. Subscribe to Arts magazine on this web site.

Eyes on Art

URL: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/

Grades: K-12

Description: Lessons for beginning to advanced art students that reflect the California Department of Education's Visual Arts Content Standards are available on this site. Well- developed lessons in art production, art history, art criticism and aesthetics feature critical thinking strategies, examples and rubrics to encourage positive outcomes.

Sponsoring Organization: Pacific Bell http://www.kn.pacbell.com/

The Grove Dictionary of Art

URL: http://www.macmillanonline.net/art/

Audience: Teachers

Description: On this site visitors will find information about the best published resources on art: The Dictionary of Art and The Grove Library of World Art

Sponsoring Organization: MacMillan Online Publishing - http://www.macmillanonline.net/

The Louvre Museum

URL: http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm

Audience: All

Description: Here is the Louvre, one of the oldest and largest collections of art in the world. You don’t even need to speak French to enjoy the site. Take time to go on a virtual tour of some of the galleries.

Sponsoring Organization: Ministere de l’Education Nationale - http://www.education.gouv.fr/

The National Gallery of Art

URL: http://www.nga.gov/home.htm

Audience: All

Description: The National Gallery of Art houses one of the finest collections in the world The Gallery's education division http://www.nga.gov/education/teachres.htm offers a wide range of programs and resources. This section includes a complete listing of the museum's free loan educational materials, programs and resources for teachers. Explore online programs in Teaching Resources.

Sponsoring Organization: National Gallery of Art - http://www.nga.gov/home.htm

Mark Harden’s Artchive

URL: http://www.artchive.com/

Grades: All

Description: Artchive is a well-developed site for teachers and students.

Clicking on Welcome will give the viewer a summary of each of the galleries. Go to Artlinks for museums, artists and resources.

Sponsoring Organization: Mark Harden - mharden@texas.net

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

URL: http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp

Grades: K-12

Description: And of course, there’s always The Met. Teachers and students may find many of their favorite art works included in the 3,500 online images from the collection. Scroll to the bottom, click on terms and conditions for a description of legal use of images.

Explore Educational Resources at http://www.metmuseum.org/education/index.asp.

Sponsoring Organizations:

James H. Sherman of WestEnd New Media
Digex, Inc.
MGI Software Corp.
Boston Consulting Group
Gallery Systems
Proxicom, Inc.

The WebMuseum, Paris

URL: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/

Grades: K-12

Description: Nicholas Pioch, the creator of this site says, “If this is one of your first trips on the Web, you may want to start exploring a tiny subset of the collections first: try out the Medieval Art Exhibit. However, most artworks are exhibited in the Famous Paintings section. One final word: if you ever get lost, feel free to experiment with the end page navigation panel. Enjoy!”

Sponsoring Organizations: BMW Foundation
Web Museum Network- http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/net/

Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.eb.com/

Netscape Communications, Corporation http://home.netscape.com/oem/apple/index.html

Worlds of Art

URL: http://getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Worlds/index.html

Grades: 4-12

Description: Worlds of Art provides on-line lesson plans with an interdisciplinary approach. Read About Worlds of Art to gain a conceptual understanding of Worlds of Art.Scrolling to the bottom of this page will bring you to Viewpoints: Exploring how you understand Art , an online activity.

Link: Celebrating Pluralism: Multicultural Approaches to Art Learning (Articles)

http://it.wce.wwu.edu/necc97/poster4/
ArtsEdNet/WebWhacker/WW1442.html

Sponsoring Organization: The J. Paul Getty Trust http://www.getty.edu/

The Getty Center for the Arts

URL: http://www.getty.edu

Description: The Getty joins together education and enjoyment of art through study and conservation. The Education site is a rich resource for educators. Visit the J. Paul Getty Museum to see one of the world’s finest art collection.

Sponsoring Organization: The J. Paul Getty Trust

World Wide Arts Resources

URL: http://wwar.com/browse.htm

Audience: All

Description: Browse the Arts allows the viewer to explore by categories or scroll down to the bottom of the page to do an indepth art search.

Sponsoring Organization: World Wide Arts Resources, Corp. http://wwar.com/about/

The Art Museum Network

URL: http://www.amn.org/

Description: The official website of the world’s leading art museums since 1996.

Sponsoring Organizations:
The Association of Art Museum Directors http://www.aamd.org/

The Art Museum Image Consortium http://www.amico.org/

Reuters http://www.reuters.com/

ArtsConnectEd

URL: http://www.artsconnected.org

Description: ArtsConnectEd is a user-friendly website with access to the combined art collections, libraries, and archives of the Walker Art Center and The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. At the bottom of the Art Gallery locate the links to Minnesota Art Museums and Online Visual Arts Resources .

Sponsoring Organizations: The Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning http://children.state.mn.us/

The Minneapolis Institute of Art http://www.artsMIA.org/

The Walker Art Center http://www.walkerart.org/jsindex.html

MCI Worldcom- http://marcopolo.worldcom.com

ArtsEdNet

URL:http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/

Description: ArtsEdNet, developed by the Getty Center for Arts Education, is a valuable resource for arts education. The table of content lists four areas:
Lesson Plans & Curriculum Ideas , Image Galleries & Exhibitions , ArtsEdnet Talk , Search and Index

Click on Highlights to connect with tools that educators and parents can use to help children understand devices used in making art and exhibitions of art. The site map is a useful means of navigating the web site.

Sponsoring Organization: The J. P. Getty Trust http://www.getty.edu/

AskERIC

URL: http://www.askeric.org

Grades: K-12, teachers

Description: On this web site are listings for six major American art museums and connections to art museums around the world through Worldwide Arts Resources:

Sponsoring Organizations: US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/

Syracuse University http://www.syr.edu/

Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/

Art Education and ArtEdventures from Sanford

URL: http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/

Grades: K-12

Description: Find resources for the following topics: art education, art lesson, art lesson plan, elementary art, secondary art, art history, art elements, art principles, ArtEdventures, color theory, color wheel, perspective, architecture, Carmine Chameleon, Leonardo da Vinci, Colorific, Prismacolor.

Sponsoring Organizations: Sanford

http://www.sanfordcorp.com/sanford/consumer/jhtml/index.jhtml?
_requestid=64525

Educational Web Adventures http://www.eduweb.com/

CRIZMAC Art and Cultural Education Materials, Inc.

URL: http://www.crizmac.com/

Description: “In addition to publishing educational resources, one of our goals at CRIZMAC is to provide ongoing teacher education. Our Summer Seminars and expanded Speaker Series offer opportunities for teachers to grow professionally under the guidance of talented and energetic presenters.”

Educational Web Adventures: Adventures

URL: http://www.eduweb.com/adventure.html#art

Grades: K-12 and museum

Description: Click on Art & Art History to find an interesting list of art resources, with a learning level designation for each.

Sponsoring Organization: Educational Web Adventures (Eduweb) http://www.eduweb.com 

Eyes on Art

URL: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/index.html

Grades: 2-12

Description: Eyes on Art is great site for learning art & art history on a "kid level". Students create their own museum from the works available. A teacher’s guide is included.

Sponsoring Organization: SBC Pacific Bell Knowledge Network Explorer http://www.kn.pacbell.com/index.html 

Dick Blick Art Materials, Lesson Plans

URL: http://www.dickblick.com/lessonplans/lessonplans/

Grades: K-12

Description: Lesson plans for all grades are illustrated on this page. Scroll to the bottom for information for teachers and to order supplies.

Sponsoring Organization: Dick Blick Art Materials

http://www.dickblick.com

The World Wide Art Gallery

URL: http://www.theartgallery.com.au/

Grades: K-12

Description: Click on Art Education to find resources to use in the classroom. Choose from: Great Artists in History,

Great Art Museums, Image Archives, Art in Context, or Art Class.

Organization and Government Sponsored Web Sites

ArtsEdge

URL: http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/artsedge.html 

Grade Level: K-12

Description: The ArtsEdge Online Teaching Materials Area includes curriculum units , lesson plans , web links and other ideas for integrating the arts into classroom teaching across subject areas. The units and lessons are often correlated to national standards. A MarcoPolo consortium partner. Scroll down to find QUICKLINKS and Explore the Arts.

Sponsoring Organizations:

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - http://kennedy-center.org 
MCI WorldCom Foundation - http://www.wcom.com 
US Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov 
The National Endowment for the Arts - http://arts.endow.gov

American Memory, Historical Collections for the National Digital Library

URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html

Grades: 5-12

Description: American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections. From the home page select Collection Finder for Arts & Architecture and Learning Page for Lessons and Activities.

Sponsoring Organization: The Library of Congress www.loc.gov

ArtsEdge, Teaching Materials

URL: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/artsedge.html 

Grades: K-12

Description: Curricula, Lessons and Materials for Visual Arts is part of Teaching Materials, one of three main components of Arts Edge.   This site supports standards-based curriculum with an incredible index of lesson plans and activities integrating art with other subjects. You may browse the Index by alignment with standards, subject, grade level, or title. Other areas to browse are: NewsBreak and Professional Resources

Sponsoring Organizations: Arts Edge http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The MarcoPolo Partnership www.wcom.com/marcopolo

Arts, Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

URL: http://www.ed.gov/free/s-arts.html

Grades: K-12

Description: Art topics include architecture, history, music and photography.

This site offers connections to collections from the Library of Congress; the National Gallery of Art; the National Park Service; and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Museum

Sponsoring Organization: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence, U. S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/free

Arts Resource Connection

URL: http://www.pcae.k12.mn.us/art_connection/art_connection.html

Grades: K-12

Description: Resources for visual arts may be located by clicking on Visual Arts . There are links from this site to museums, galleries, and information on art history, individual artists and techniques. Connect to theLearningResource Center to reserve free curriculum materials from the extensive collection.

Sponsoring Organization: Perpich Center for Arts Education http://www.pcae.k12.mn.us/

Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning
http://cfl.state.mn.us/

AskEric Art Lesson Plans

URL: http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Arts

Grades: K-12

Description: Select from Architecture, Art History, Computers in Art, Music, Process Skills, or Visual Arts. Lesson plans may be submitted by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

Sponsoring Organization: The U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/

Classroom Assessment Techniques

URL: http://ss.uno.edu/SS/TeachDevel/Asses/AssemTech.html

Audience: Teachers

Description: Classroom Assessment is an approach designed to help teachers find out what students are learning in the classroom and how well they are learning it. Read descriptions of the many types of assessments that can be used in the classroom. The information on this site is from Classroom Assessment Techniques, A Handbook for College Teachers by Thomas A. Angelo and K. Patricia Cross, Second Edition, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers, 1993.

Link:

Select or Design Assessments That Elicit Established Outcomes

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/
methods/assment/as7sele2.htm

Leonardo DaVinci: A Man of Both Worlds

URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/3044?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0 524

Description: Visit this thought provoking site to experience the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci. Choose novice, intermediate, or advanced level.All Think Quest sites are created by students.

Sponsoring Organization: Think Quest http://www.thinkquest.org//mytq.html

Structures Around the World

URL: http://www.eploratorium.edu/structures/index.html

Grades: K-6

Description: Structures Around the World is a collaborative project involving three museums from three different countries: The Exploratorium (United States), the Explor@dome(France), and the Labratorio Imaginario Scientifico di Trieste (Italy). All the activities have been tested in elementary school classrooms.

Sponsoring Organizations: Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu/

Science Learning Network funded by Unisys http://www.sln.org/

Americans for the Arts: Clearinghouse

URL: http://camt.artswire.org/clearinghouse/education.cfm

Description: Americans for the Arts: Clearinghouse is a site for all arts educators. It lists links to arts education, arts advocacy, teacher development, assessment and evaluation, standards, special populations and many more.

Sponsoring Organizations: Arts Wire http://www.artswire.org/

Center for Arts Management and Technology http://www.artsnet.org/mam/

Carnegie Mellon University http://www.cmu.edu/

ArtsEdge

URL: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/

Grades: K-12

Description: ARTSEDGE helps educators to teach in, through and about the arts. The website is divided into three sections:
Newsbreak, Teaching Materials , Professional Resources

Sponsoring Organizations: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts http://kennedy-center.org/

National Endowment for the Arts http://www.nea.gov/

(with additional support from the U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/)

MarcoPolo Partnership http://marcopolo.worldcom.com

Arts, Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

URL: http://www.ed.gov/free/s-arts.html

Description: Explore a comprehensive list of resources for all the arts or select from four art topics: Architecture, History,  Music, Photography.

Sponsoring Organization: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html

Smithsonian Institution

URL: http://www.si.edu/

Description: The Smithsonian is composed of sixteen museums and galleries and the National Zoo and numerous research facilities in the United States and abroad. Explore the collections and education programs within each of the art museums.

Links:

Museums http://www.si.edu/museums/

Education http://www.si.edu/portal/t1-education.htm, click on Resources for Teachers

Encyclopedia Smithsonian http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm

Sponsoring Organization: U. S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/free

AskERIC

URL: http://www.askeric.org/

Grades: K-12

Description: AskERIC has a compilation of over 3000 resources on a variety of educational issues. To locate resources on arts, click on Subjectthen Arts.

Look at Lesson Plans to find ideas for curriculum planning.

Particularly useful is the listings of six American museums and a connection to art museums around the world through Worldwide Arts Resources found on Art Internet Sites

http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Reference/Museums/Art.html

Sponsoring Organizations: US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/

Syracuse University http://www.syr.edu/

Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/

Frameworks for Arts Curriculum Strategies (FACS)

URL: http://www.pcae.k12.mn.us/rac/facs.html

Description: The purpose of Minnesota Frameworks for Arts Curriculum Strategies is to provide a context in which teachers, artists, and administrators can examine and improve their curriculum and teaching practices for the arts in education.

Sponsoring Organization: Perpich Center for Arts Education

http://www.pcae.k12.mn.us

McREL – Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks

URL: http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/

Grades: K-12

Description: Teachers will find resources for the classroom by exploring Curriculum Units , Lesson Plans, Activities and Searching the Database .

Sponsoring Organization: Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning http://www.mcrel.org/

Minnesota Electronic Curriculum Repository II

URL: http://mecr.state.mn.us/  

Grades: K-12

Description: The Minnesota Electronic Curriculum Repository (MECR) is a database of assessment materials that supports the implementation of Minnesota's High Standards. Select from:

The ten learning areas
Content standards at four grade levels
Large processes and concepts
State scoring criteria
State model performance assessments
Assessment tasks
Learning activities

Sponsoring Organization: Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning http://cfl.state.mn.us/

Technology Resources And Standards For Visual Art Education

URL: http://www.keyarts.ws/techresources/Visual.html

Audience: Teachers

Description: This site is dedicated to the distribution of information about technological resources for teachers of visual art. The information is presented as a table which includes Pennsylvania Arts and Humanities Standard Areas, grade level, online resources, and comments.

Sponsoring Organization: ESEA Title V Grant,Pennsylvania Department of Education

Standards and Exemplars

URL: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/professional_resources/standards/artsedge.html

Audience: K-12 teachers

Description: Standards and Exemplars is part of the Professional Resources section of Arts Edge. Within this site viewers will find standards, model programs, assessment guidelines for designing curriculum, materials, and programs for the arts.

Sponsoring Organizations:
Arts Edge http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Art Teacher and School Web Sites

AccessArt

URL: http://www.accessart.org.uk/

Grades: K-12 and teachers

Description: AccessArtis an evolving collection of online workshops and arts educational activities. For educators, AccessArtprovides easy access to contemporary issues in visual arts education and an exchange of information and ideas. Students will find AccessArta fun, creative and dynamic learning tool and a valuable way of accessing gallery and museum education from home.

Sponsoring Organization: KidsClick! http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/

Arizona Arts Resource Center, Resources and Visual Arts Links

URL: http://artswork.asu.edu/AAERC/Resources/resourcesVisarts.html

Grades: 4-12

Description: This site is designed as a rich web-based resource for art educators. The visitor will find a wealth of lesson plans and many great links to other art websites.

Find a lesson on Navajo Pottery by clicking on this address http://artswork.asu.edu/AAERC/Learning_the_Arts/Pottery.html 

Sponsoring Organization: The Katherine K. Herberger College of Fine Arts, Arizona State University http://herbergercollege.asu.edu/

Art Lesson Plans and Resources

URL: http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edart.htm

Grades: K-12 and teachers

Description: Art Lesson Plans and Resources is part of the larger website: Lesson Plans and Resources. This is an expansive list of over 1000 links that include the National Standards, free materials for teachers, the most popular Internet sites for teachers, and also a web search. The viewer may browse lesson plans from the best arts organizations and link directly to them. Scroll past Search the Web to locate a selection of 23 classroom management resources that connect directly to the sites.

Sponsoring Organizations: Created for the College of Saint Benedict/St.John's University by Edmund J. Sass, Ed.D., esass@csbsju.edu .

Description: The last three on the list are not applicable to the classroom.

Sponsoring Organization: Created for the College of Saint Benedict/St.John's University by Edmund J. Sass, Ed.D., esass@csbsju.edu .

Art Websites and Resources for Teachers

URL: http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/art.html#art

Audience: Teachers

Description: The site features lesson plans, instructional materials, online activities,
and virtual trips to museums and countries around the world. There are links to the best
Internet resources for arts educators.

Sponsoring Organizations: Dr. Vicki F. Sharp and Dr. Richard M. Sharp , California State University, Northridge . and Sites for Teachers http://www.sitesforteachers.com/

Educational Web Adventures

URL: http://www.eduweb.com/adventure.html

Grades: K-12

Description: An interactive site that specializes in educational games, simulations, and learning modules to bring out the excitement in art, science and history.

Sponsoring Organization: Educational Web Adventures (Eduweb) Company http://www.eduweb.com/company.html

The Incredible Art Department

URL: http:// www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/

Grades: K-12

Description: Mona Lisa’s image offers the web page menu. Check out Art Site of the Week to find connections to twelve notable websites from 2001. Link to AEAI, the Art Education Association of Indiana.

Sponsoring Organization: Princeton Online- princetonol.com

VidKids Media Literacy, California Museum of Photography

URL: http://cmp1.ucr.edu/exhibitions/cmp_ed_prog.html

Grades: K-6

Description: This program teaches elementary school children how to make their own videos.

Sponsoring Organization: University of California, Riverside, California Museum of Photography http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/

Art Elements Are the Building Blocks

URL: http://www.cyberschool.k12.or.us/~wallace/artline/art_
elements_are_the_building_bl.htm

Description: This web site is a resource for students and teachers to learn about the elements and principles of design. Visitors will read the definitions and view examples from the world of art.

Sponsoring Organization: CyberSchool http://www.cyberschool.k12.or.us/

Art History Resources on the Web

URL: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

Description: Vast listings of art history resources are organized by time period, cultures, continents, countries, movements and styles of art.

Sponsor: Maintained by Chris Witcombe

Professor, Art History, Sweet Briar College, Virginia 24595 USA witcombe@sbc.edu

Art Nouveau and Art Deco

URL: http://www4.district125.k12.il.us/faculty/jackerma/nouvdecowq.html

Grades: 9-12

Description: In this WebQuest, students will learn about two popular styles of design at the beginning of the 20 ^th century. Using information gathered in this search, students create a piece of jewelry. This is a complete lesson plan for high school students.

Internet Resources for Visual Arts

URL: http://www.ucfv.bc.ca/library/arthis.htm#Internet

Description: Organized by categories, this site offers a wealth of online resources: General, Reference, Museums and Galleries, Images, Film and Photography, and Electronic Journals. The home page A Guide to Research in the UCFV Library VISUAL ARTS at http://www.ucfv.bc.ca/library/arthis.htm

Sponsoring Organization: University College of the Fraser Valley Library, Abbotsford, British Columbia, CANADA

MEGALINKS ART

URL: http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/csjh/artlinks.htm

Grades: K-12

Description: As the title states, you will link to many interesting and exciting web sites by exploring Artists and Art Museums, Online Activities and Instructions , Great Resources and Cool Places.

Sponsoring Organization: Cave Spring Junior High * Roanoke, VA * www.rcs.k12.va.us/csjh

Western Libraries, Visual Arts

URL: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/resources/visualarts.shtml

Grades: 9-12

Description: Select a category to discover rich lists of resources:

Encyclopedias/Dictionaries, Reference Sources, Books,

Find Articles, Websites, Specialized Resources, and

Writing & Style Guides.

Link: WSSLinks: Women & Art Sites

http://college.library.wisc.edu/~carrie/wss/womenart.htm

Sponsoring Organization: Western Libraries, The University of Ontario

Resources for Nations and Cultures

Portals to the World

URL: http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

Description: Portals to the Worldcontain links that are arranged by country. Click on the country of choice, select Culture, and from there select Visual Arts.

Sponsoring Organization: Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov