Jeff Rodriguez
Online Resources and Evaluations.
This website is the online counterpart of Communication Arts
Magazine. Communication Arts magazine is the leading trade journal for visual
communications. It is targeted to professionals and students in the industry.
It showcases the top work in graphic design, advertising, illustration,
photography and interactive web design and is updated monthly. (the magazine is
a monthly magazine) In the context of education, it would show art students the
different career avenues that can be taken. It also contains articles about the
industries and information on schooling at the College and University level.
http://www.wetcanvas.com
Wetcanvas is an extremely large online
artist community founded by B. Scott Burkett. Free membership on a website that
offers all the help an artist from any skill level could use and more. Content
areas for all types of art offer helpful information, tips, lessons, workshops,
critiques and more. The site changes daily as members constantly post
information, work, and articles. There is even a reference image library where
high-resolution photos are uploaded by members, categorized, and offered up to
members for use in whichever way they see fit. Students can also participate in
the forum areas to discuss art or have any questions answered. (There are many
professional artists who are members and they are more than happy to help) They
could also be assigned to participate in any of the activities that are
available on the site.
This is an all around useful site for researching information
founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. This is
targeted to all internet users as it is one of the most popular search sites.
The word ÒGoogleÓ is often used as a verb by many in place of the word
Òsearch.Ó Occasionally the title/logo is altered slightly to reflect on a
particular season, holiday, or special current event. Art students can utilize
the image search to download any images to use as references or to be used in
art projects.
http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/html/onlineetch.htm
This is a modern online version of the popular toy, etch-a-sketch. The site is put up by The Ohio Toy Company. It has no real educational value, but is good as an outlet for creativity. It is targeted to young children and contains other activities, games, and pictures that the kids could download and color. Could also assign homework, as most students have internet access at home.
Enter the Museum of Modern Art website, (www.moma.org) click on the ÒeducationÓ link and youÕll find this website called Redstudio thatÕs geared for teenagers. It was developed by MOMA in collaboration with high school to explore issues and questions raised by teens about modern art. Articles, interactive activities, ecards, and forums where teens can read and share opinions make this website fun to visit. For the curriculum you could encourage the students to contribute conversation to the forums about art with other teenagers.
http://www.metmuseum.org
The Metropolitan Museum of Art website
is a nicely designed site that features good photos of current and upcoming
exhibitions of the well-known New York City museam. This beautifully designed
site inspires students to get off their butts and find their way into the city
to visit in person. The site is for all art lovers and potential visiters as it
also contains a good amount of information that is helpful to those planning a
trip. What is nice about the site is the Timeline of Art History (must see) and
the educational resources. One of the educational resources is the Watsonline.
This is the online catalogue for the museumÕs libraries. This can be accessed
right on the site. For the teachers there are also many programs, activities,
workshops, printed and electronic information developed by the Education
Department that will allow them to integrate art into their curriculum. The
site is update regularly according to their exhibition and event schedule.
This site, Colormatters, is published by color professor J.L. Morton and the Colormatters Organization. J.L. Morton, is a professor, author, and color consultant to big companies. (Nokia Mobile Phones, Eastman Kodak, Dow Chemical) This site is dedicated to the exploration of color and how it affects us in all aspect of our lives, not just art. ItÕs nicely designed, user friendly and for all ages. This site informs about how color is used in different careers and the impact it has on everything from our vision and moods to psychology, design, and science. ItÕs an excellent and informative site—a gold mine for lessons that have to do with color.
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/
This page is called The Art Room and is published by Dr. Craig Roland and the University of Florida. It is geared to the younger art students, teachers and parents who want to help in providing art educational experiences for their children. This site has good teaching resources, lots of good ideas and material that could be useful for the curriculum. Also has a good amount of historical information. It was last updated in 2004.
http://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/Compose.htm
The title of this web page is Composition and Design Principles. The author is Marvin Bartel of Goshen College and the page is linked off of the college website. This page is targeted towards graphic design students. It was last updated in 2004. This site talks about and analyzes what makes good composition and visual effects. A must see for design students. For a graphic design teacher would be useful to direct students to the site or to print out certain parts of the site to use as hand-outs.
This is a site devoted to the awareness and celebration of
the creative aspect of the mind. Creative in not only the imaginative sense,
but the problem solving aspect. The founder is Janet L. Read. It contains
scientific facts about creativity and our brain, exercises that can increase
creativity, inspiration, and many activities and puzzles. The site is meant to
provide a daily dose of ÒInspiration, humor, and creative problem-solving.Ó
There are many activities and lots of information that could be pulled and used
as hand-outs in an art class setting.
Radicalman is a site for anyone looking to improve their drawing skills. Drawing can be very intimidating even for artists who work in different mediums. However, being able to convey an idea or concept in sketch form is something all artists need to know how to do. This site shares simple easy to follow tips and instructions for drawing the basics: hands, eyes, common objects and natural backgrounds or scenes. The site is created and maintained by Mike Newman who is the Radicalman. The drawing style being taught is very basic and cartooney, so I believe the target audience are beginners to the art of drawing. Keeping a sketchbook will be a part of my curriculum and I think this site will be a big help to many.
BrainPop is a beautifully designed website that is sure to
be a winner with students because of the graphics. It also is designed with the
national standards in mind and is targeted towards the student. The site covers
6 main subjects: Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Health and Technology.
25% of school districts subscribe. BrainPOP has partnerships with McGraw-Hill,
National Geographic, RoadRunner, Apple, Yahoo! and Schwab Learning.