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Sunday, October 18, 2009

BP15_2009103_The Incredible Art Department

With a name like this, one does not know what to expect. I thought of the Hulk, (lol) but have come to use this resource for many things. Princeton University continues to update and enlarge this site that I have used for years. My favorite aspect of the site is that is is kept updated and always has new things. It has become my go-to place for the latest art gadgets. Like the Getty, it is well-funded and thus reliable.

The screen shot makes it clear just how many different aspects of teaching art are facilitated by this site, since each word surrounding Mona Lisa is a link. From blogs to suppliers; from lessons to games and activities; from links to association resources for advocacy, this site has it all. When I am in need of some lesson resources, it is always my first stop, and often the only one. For inspiration or even for sub plans, this is site is the best one I know. Check it out for yourself.

3 comments:

beckie lamborn said...

The Incredible Art Department, look at all the activities Mona Lisa is juggling!! I will have to check this site out!

October 18, 2009 1:55 PM

cmtobias55 said...

I checked this site out and it is filled with lessons for every age group.
Just about everything and any thing anyone wants to know about art can be found on that sits. It is a wonderful resource.

October 18, 2009 9:30 PM

Danni Brayer said...

I have been to this site before, but some time ago. At that time, I was unimpressed with it; it was clunky to get around on and not well organized. However, I took the time to peruse it once again. I found a new navigation along with a new arrangement of information. I was excited to find the addition of a variety of videos available for viewing and an improved arrangement of artist lists. Thank you for bring this site back to my attention and recommending that I visit it once again. I now have another online resource for my art classes.

October 24, 2009 5:54 PM

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During my class at Full Sail University, I have viewed several slide shows that have been uploaded to SlideShare (http://www.slideshare.net/ ) by professionals for communication and review. Prior to being exposed to SlideShare I did not know such a ‘venue’ existed.

With the classes that I teach, I have struggled with posting some of my lectures created in Microsoft PowerPoint due to file size. My largest file size was 64 MB, yet our school’s online class management software could never handle that size of an image heavy slide presentation. SlideShare will let a user upload 100MB per file in various file formats. Because of the issue with our online class management software, I had to start limiting the imagery in my PowerPoints and I had to limit the amount of slides I could cover in a day’s time or it became to confusing for students to know what PowerPoint to review for homework at night. However, with SlideShare I will be able to upload my PowerPoints to it, get the link and attach that link to the school’s online class management page. No more five and six PowerPoint per unit in my classroom. I can upload it all at once and it will be done.

The added benefit I have discovered with SlideShare is that it has other professionals adding to it daily. It has this plethora of information available at the fingertips of my students for continued learning and further exploration.

Finally, I did a team presentation a few weeks ago with a fellow art teacher. If I had taken the time to explore SlideShare further prior to it, I could have placed the completed Keynote presentation on it for all attendees to access upon returning to their school, but instead I made a PDF and placed a link to it on a web site. I now know more Web 2.0 tools to utilizes and tools which I can refer colleagues.