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Visual and Performing Arts- All Areas Visual Arts Museums Art Lessons with a Tech Focus Interactive Art Games/Activities Maine Artists Film/Video Music Dance Drama
Galleries and Museums
National Gallery of Arts: Kids' Page
Art Institute of Chicago Art Access- "Art Access examines objects from various areas of The Art Institute of Chicago’s permanent collection to enrich visitors' understanding of their content, style, and historical context. Included are a variety of online resources of special interest to educators, parents, students, and young people, including lesson plans for the classroom and art projects for the home."
ArtsEdNet, The J.Paul Getty Museum Education Web site- Here you'll find lesson plans and curriculum ideas sorted by grade level, image galleries, and exhibitions. There is an online community chat room for educators, special exhibits, as well as a space for student art.
Various Arts Resources
The California Arts Project- Some interesting comments on the role technology plays in the visual and performing arts. Worth a look!
Digital Art Resource for Education (DARE)- this is a very interesting site. "
DARE is an online education resource for contemporary international visual arts being developed through the Digital Arts Education Research initiative, over three years from 1998 - 2001. The project's title - Digital Art Resource for Education (DARE) - refers to the digital format as a means of accessing and engaging with contemporary art, rather than implying the resource is specifically concerned with digital arts as a new discipline."Art/Technology- An extensive resource on art and technology from About.com. Watch for the "pop-up" ads.
ArtsEdge from the Kennedy Center- ARTSEDGE supports the place of arts education at the center of the curriculum through the creative and appropriate uses of technology. ARTSEDGE helps educators to teach in, through and about the arts.
ArtsEdge Mini-Sites- Mini-sites are multidisciplinary, self-contained explorations of arts-related themes or subjects. The sites below offer a rich mix of multimedia, primary sources, contextual information, and instructional activities, making them equally suited to school or at-home use.
Lesson Plans for the Arts and Media -A vast collection of lesson plans for the arts. Some technological applications with others that can be more eaily done via technology.
Art21- Art in the 21st Century. This is a great site that works to introduce users to the art and artists of the 21st Century. "The Online Lesson Library is a doorway to curricular resources that present contemporary art and artists for the classroom. The 27 lessons in the library can serve as guides for a course of study incorporating contemporary art and artists, or as a broader resource for exploring contemporary ideas in an educational context."
Visual and Performing Arts- Annotated web-site listings. A fantastic list of resources for a variety of applications.
Visual and Performing Arts- A great collection of web resources including links to natural resources.
Kids Own Publishing Partnership- A collection of web sites focusing on arts, education, and technology.
Digital Art Lessons- CD Design, value drawings, self portraits, and more.
Glossarist- Arts and Culture digital library
Visual Arts
Wireless Technology Lesson Plans- Great lesson plans to integrate technology and classroom content with the visual arts. Clay animations, media techniques, field trip enhancement, and poem movies are just a few of the lesson plans included at this site. A great resource for all areas.
Online Visual Literacy Project- "Visual literacy is the ability, through knowledge of the basic visual elements, to understand the meaning and components of the image." This resource page helps to explain the basic elements of visual design and conceptualization.
Teacher Handbook for Visual Arts Education- Scroll down to the high school lessons and check out "Technology as a Design Tool for Self-portraits" and "Technology as a Design Tool for Abstract Artwork".
The Art Teacher Connection- "Bettie Lake's site is designed for Visual Art teachers and art students looking for art education resources, images, internet art lessons and helpful tips on how to integrate computer technology into a visual arts curriculum; for Classroom teachers wanting to learn how to connect art activities to their content areas and theme units; and for students who are looking for expert help in the visual arts. Check the "Lessons - Art and Technology"."
Art Technology Sites- this is an extensive resource with links to museums, lesson plans, directions, and more.
Artlex Art Dictionary- "You will find definitions for more than 3,300 terms used in discussing visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references."
A LifeTime of Color- This is a great site that includes a variety of resources on many grade levels. Activities include hands-on activities, technique demos and more.
Art Projects and Lessons Utilizing Technology:
Digital Scratch Board Projects
Technology Lessons and Portfolios
Performing Arts
Dance
Sapphire Swan Dance Directory- A collection of dance resources on the web organized by style.
AMDaT-Visual motion construction. A place for ideas of integrating dance and technology.
Music
Classical Archives- A comprehensive web site that houses over 18,000 classical music files. Although a subscription site, there are many downloads, biographies, and more offered for free.
Musically Inclined- "The Ultimate Music Reference"-" It is difficult to capture the many aspects of the art and language commonly known as music. From the forms or instruments that present music, to the people or composers who create it. From the artists or musicians who perform it, to the styles and history it's known for. Musically Inclined will attempt to inform the reader of these aspects, and the subject as a whole."
Play Music.org- an interactive site that assists students in learning the sections and instruments of an orchestra.
Quia Music Games- Online activities to engage students in learning about music.
eMusicTheory.com- Interactive quizzes and resources for both student and teacher. Some concepts may be a little advanced, but a great challenge for those needing more.
The Musical Scientist- "This site teaches the physics of sound and the history of musical instruments in a "fun" way. Kids build toy instruments and prepare demonstrations that explain sound waves, sound transmission, and other principles relevant to music."
Danmans Music Library- This is an incredible collection of free online videos to help anyone learn to play a number of instruments. There is also a library of downloadable lyrics, notations, and more.
Music Tech Teacher.com- Many resources and lessons.Worth exploring. The very last link under lessons brings you to a Java keyboard.
Article- Bandwidth- Making Music Online- good tips and resources.
Boston Festival Blends Arts/Technology- Musical applications to come?
How to Use Digital MP3 Players- The basics from Best Buy
Online Instruments and Tools
Piano- Play a Piano / Synthesizer / Oscilloscope
Play the piano using your mouse or your computer's keyboard.
As you play the piano, you'll see the wave forms as well as hear them.
The piano can also play a song for you, while you watch.Java Piano- To play, click on piano keys, Drum or Demo.
To record, click Rec, click piano keys, then click Play to re-play.
It takes a little while to download the applet (about 210K bytes).
(After you hear 21 music notes, my Java Piano will appear.)
Please wait until you see the piano picture before trying to play! You can also record.Java Piano and other interactive instruments
David Ahmed's Interactive Freeware- Welcome to David Ahmed's web page where "freeware" downloads for exploring different aspects of music can be explored. Blues guitar, meditation music, and making music are three downloads to be used with students in music creation. Be sure to save in your MyApps folder when downloading.
Performance
Reader's Theater- A Reason to Read Aloud- A staff development article with ideas and resources for your own Reader's Theater.
Email suggestions and comments to karsenaultlmm@middlemaine.org