Terri Gardner’s Web Picks

 

Part I-Art Related

1.www.tamu.edu/mocl/picasso- This is the most comprehensive site on Pablo Picasso that I have ever seen. Seven thousand of Picasso’s works are catalogued. His life is documented by the year with hyperlinks to other works and historical events. There are also links to the world’s museums. This is a valuable research site for student and teacher.


2.Make Pictures Like Picasso!

www.mrpicassohead.com-This is an interactive web site. Participants can create portraits using lines and shapes that are based on Picasso’s abstract style. There is enough versatility that each drawing will look very individualistic. It’s a fun way to learn an artist’s style.


3. www.hsv.k12.al.us/navigation.html-This site has sixteen lesson plans focusing on architecture and the elementary art student. I would make the objectives more in line with Missouri standards but I liked some of the plans and ideas. The site is from the Huntsville, Mississippi school district. The lesson plans can be reached by clicking on the directory. From there go to the art department and the click on Jenny Dixon’s name.


4. www.delmars.com- This link will get to a very organized site of Frank Lloyd Wright’s different stylistic phases. The name of the actual site is Frank Lloyd Wright on the Web. It is the last topic in the listings. This would be a good site for planning an activity based on this architect. Both teacher and student will find this site useful for research. It is well linked to other sites devoted to Frank Lloyd Wright.


5. http://www.thinkquest.org- Totally Tessellated. This is a site within the Thinkquest site. It is found through the Library link. You can find it by typing it’s name in the Library’s Search section. This is an in-dept site about tessellations. It is a gold metal site created by students. The Thinkquest site itself is full of information and an incredible example of student designed sites.


6. www.impressionism.org-This is an excellent site for teaching Impressionism to the 1-8 level. There is a PDF teacher’s manual and overheads for instructional purposes. Also found is a self guided PowerPoint exploring Impressionism. This site was created by the Atlanta, Seattle, and Denver Art Museums.


7. http://members.aol.com/TWard64340/Index.htm- site is written for a variety of cultural artistic topics. The author ties the National Visual Art Standards to the projects. There is even what I would consider a small Web Quest-or at least going on the web through links to find answers about Van Gogh. Links are also provided for each lesson.


8. http://www.artteacherconnection.com- site is very comprehensive. It is geared towards art teachers who want to integrate computer technology into their curriculum. There are five different categories. These categories are: art instruction, students on the web, art and technology, information sites, and integrating themes and contents.


9. http://vandyck.anu.edu.au/work/teach/context/www.utah.edu/umfa/lessons.html -This is a museum site (Utah) that has lesson plans for art teachers on-line. Some of the categories are Modern Art, Ancient Egyptian art, and Medieval Manuscripts. Each plan is extensive with backup historical background information and glossaries. These sites were made in the late nineties but are very good.


10. http://www.globaled.org/chinaproject/teachingmaterials/chineseart/chinese_art.php -This site is geared towards teaching Chinese Art to Upper Level Students. There is also a section that promotes using the Internet as a research tool. Its main focus is painting (with an excellent link to Chinese calligraphers) and pottery. There are handouts and activity plans that teachers can print out and use with the lessons.

Part II-Fun Picks


1. This site contains photos from the most unlikely places, through an optical microscope. The images are remarkable. The images are taken from everything from amino acids, school supplies, precious stones. This site, although educational, is absolute eye candy.


2. http://www18.big.or.jp/~mnaka/home.index.html This site is from the Japan Tessellated Design Association. There are two types of tessellations on this site. The first group is animated and is just looked at and appreciated. The second group has puzzles that the participant can try to figure out. This is just a very fun site.


3. 1000 Pages on Fiber Art

http://www.allfiberarts.com-This site has about one thousand pages devoted to the fiber arts. If a person needs any information in any area this site probably has it or a link to find what is needed.


4.Those Shetland Sheep!

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/ssbg/ -This is the British Shetland Sheep site. I just discovered it last week. It has a link to our NASSA (the North American Shetland Sheep Association) and other world breeders. There are good pictures of the different fleece colors and markings. The NASSA site is also good for getting information on the Shetland.


5.Hieroglyphics

http://www.quizland.com/hiero.htm- is something fun to do with the kids. I just translator show what it would look like in hieroglyphics. The students really seem to like it.