Technology Resources And Standards For the Arts In Education

 

Miscellaneous Resources

The following is a collection of interesting resources which are not mapped to the standards or grade level. However they may be quite useful.

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General

Arts and Humanities Page

http://www.northallegheny.org/academics/art/multimedia/multproj.htm

http://www.northallegheny.org/academics/art/artedreso.htm

 

http://www.

artsandmusicpa.com

("Made In Pennsylvania" A directory of Pennsylvania Art and Crafts Festivals, Individual Artists, Crafters, Arts Organizations, Instructors and Galleries. Also included are Pa. Music, Theatre, Performing Arts and Dance Resources, Special People and Places in Pa, Performing Arts Organizations, musical instruments, Instructors, restoration experts, local bands/musicians, Writers, Poets, The Theatre and Dance.)

Sites that offer objective reviews of educational software.

1. http://www.

galstar.com/~bowen/ESR.html

2. http://www.

uno.edu/~edci/soft_rev.htm

3. http://www.

kcmsd.k12.mo.us

/curr/software.html

4. http://correio.cc.fc.ul.pt/

~ulfpcost/avsofteduc/superkids

_educational_software_r.htm

5. http://www.

csun.edu/~gah8920/

SoftwareReviews/reviews.htm

6. http://www.

1stopdiscountsoftware.com/rd/

children-s_educational_software_

review.html

7. http://www.

aea1.k12.ia.us/

techandmedia/

softwarereviews.html

8. http://parenting

-child-family.com/

a-child-education/software_

reviews.htm

9.http://www.

his.com

/~pshapiro/soft.

reviews.html

 

TAPPED IN™

http://www.tappedin.org

TAPPED IN™ is the online workplace of an international community ofeducation professionals. K-12 teachers and librarians, professionaldevelopment staff, teacher education faculty and students, andresearchers engage in professional development programs and informal collaborative activities with colleagues.

 

Resources for Assessment

sourcesforassessment.htm

A collection of links to resources for information, tools and techniques about assessment

Dance

Troika Ranch - The Company

http://www.sdhs.org/res-european.html

The Society of Dance History Scholars- includes links sorted by period and genre as well as a list of links to folk dance sites.Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

http://www.artslynx.org/dance/danchron.htm

This month in Dance History.  Events of note in dance history sorted by date. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/diessay0.html

Western Social Dance - This website tracks the history of social dance.  Includes digital versions of Dance Instruction manuals from various time periods- an excellent site for primary source documents. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

 

http://art.net/~dtz/

Dance & Technology zone.  This site includes great links to technology used in performance as well as contemporary dance companies on the cutting edge.  Don't miss the link to Troika Ranch, where you can view streaming video of their performances which combine computer technology with dance. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

 

Music

.College Music Society Links

http://www.music.org/InfoServ/Links/MusicLinksHome.html

Links to professional organizations and other on-line resources/

ABC Index

http://www.anne-bell.sneezy.org/

An index of links to a wide range of useful topics.

Contributed by Anne Bell

February 18, 2001

Music History Links

http://www.moravianmusic.org/index.htm

 

http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/stage.html

http://www.ncgcc.com/ahti/2.htm

http://digital.library.pitt.edu/hswp/browse/subject_fileF.html

http://www.press.uillinois.edu/series/mal.html

http://members.aol.com/kitchiegal/smokepage.html

http://www.ericnuzum.com/banned/eighties.html

http://korea50.army.mil/history/factsheets/music.html

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~elew/support/

http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/csr/cadch.htm

http://www.acls.org/ed-sonnk.htm

http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subj/music.html

http://www.amis.org/links.htm

http://www.sscm.harvard.edu/sscm/jscm/v6no1.html

http://www.sfems.org/

http://www.indiana.edu/~ethmusic/

http://American-Music.org/

http://smt.ucsb.edu/smt-list/smthome.html

http://www.academicinfo.net/musiclibrary.html

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/achtml/sketTitles1.html

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/flwpahtml/

http://www.jmwc.org/jmwc_webres.html

http://fasola.org/bibliography/sbib.html

http://www.swbts.edu/libraries/tunebook.htm (shaped notes)

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dmmc/Music/Cripe/index.html (Thomas Jeffersons' Music)

http://away.com/xnet/category_trip_page.tcl?category_id=1687

http://members.tripod.com/harmonymuseum/history.html

Contributed January 15, 2001

http://www.contemplator.com/america/

 

 

Popular music in American History.  A chronological listing of music from America's history with downloadable midi versions of each.  A great resource to compare and contrast the eras! Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic

The Historic American Sheet Music site.  A sheet music database from the rare book collection at Duke University, including an extensive collection of original title pages of 19th and early 20th century music.

Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

http://datadragon.com/day/

This day in Music History- changes daily.  Events of note in music history sorted by date.  The site notes the day you visit and lists events accordingly.  Includes musical theatre. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

IInstitutional Van Koevering http://www.ivkmusic.com - Easy to use reliablable and expandable technology tools for music educators.

Musical Instruments

.Mars Music

Theater

..........

The ActorSource

http://www.actorsource.com/

The ActorSource Homepage is a page that can be used by anyone from the beginning actor to the seasoned veteran. This page contains information on how to get started from step one, all the way to the top. Contributed byKen Bolinsky

CAST Lighting Limited

http://www.

wysicad.com/

Commercial software application site contributed by Mike Sell.

.SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

http://www.samuelfrench.com/

Play Publishers and Author's Representatives Founded in 1830 Samuel French pioneered the concept of providing published scripts to theatrical producing groups throughout the world. Samuel French seeks out the world's best plays and makes them available to the widest range of producing groups. Sources of Samuel French's plays range from Broadway and England's West End to publication of unsolicited scripts submitted by unpublished authors. Samuel French's Catalogue lists not only plays but monologues, audition material, classroom guides, classic works and the latest plays from the professional Theatre. Contributed by Ken Bolinsky

Stage Lighting the CD-ROM by Danor

http://www.

danor.com/

A company's catalog and written primarily in Hebrew. Tough to figure out how to make this one work for students (at least those not able to read Hebrew). Contributed by Ken Bolinsky.

Power Production Software

http://www.

powerproduction.com/

This is a commercial site advertising various kinds of costume, script, and production software. Contributed by Mike Sell

.Teaching with Electronic Technology

http://www.

wam.umd.edu/~mlhall/

teaching.html

The Handbook of German Dress

http://www.

costumegallery.com

/fif.htm

This website is cute, but unless someone really needs costume ideas for a performance of Der Meistersinger, this is fairly limited in relevance. Contributed by Mike Sell

A SITE DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF SPECTACLE ON THE RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE STAGE

http://www1.

appstate.edu/

orgs/spectacle/

Contributed by Ken Bolinsky

Feb. 25, 2001

Resources for the Middle Ages and Renaissance

http://artsci.

washington.ed

u/drama/medieval.html

Theatre History

Contributed by Ken Bolinsky

Feb. 25, 2001

Theatre Resources

http://www.

furman.edu/~bryson/

dramadept/resources.html

A collection of theatre web links

in a wide, diverse range

of categories

Contributed by Ken Bolinsky

Feb. 25, 2001

http://vl-theatre.com/list14.shtml

The WWW Virtual Library collection of links to theatre images online. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

http://www.neiu.edu/~rghiggin/ephem/Ephemera.html

The Theatre Ephemera site- which includes original pictures, drawings of theatres, playbills, paintings and photographs of actors in role from the 1800's. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

Digital Librarian for the Performing Arts.

http://www.digital-librarian.com/

performing.html

This is a wonderful collection of links for Visual Arts, Dance, Theatre and Music. Most major sites listed and some unusual ones as well. A great resource for Internet research. High School aged students can use alone,Middle School with help. This is is a wonderful resource for classroom teachers of all ages.

Contributed by Cory Wilkerson

Oct.2, 2000

Kabuki for Everyone

http://www.fix.co.jp/

kabuki/kabuki.html

Award winning Japanese kabuki theatre site - includes video clips, morphing photos and an excellent history of kabuki. Middle school and high school students will enjoy this site.

Contributed by Cory Wilkerson

Oct.2, 2000

McCoy's Guide to Theatre and Performance Studies

http://www.stetson.

edu/departments/csata/thr

_guid.html

An excellent annotated listing of theatre arts sites on the Web. Includes great tips on research methods using the Internet. A wonderful tool for teachers, or as a research site for High School and upper Grades.

Contributed by Cory Wilkerson

Oct.2, 2000

http://www.geocities.com

/Broadway/Alley/3765/

Menu.html

Matt Buchanan, Children's Theatre Educator and former PA Theatre Arts Teacher runs an excellent homepage at this site. Don't miss the excellent Middle School Theatre Curriculum linked to National Theatre Arts Standards. Aimed at teachers of Middle School and Elementary School aged children.

Contributed by Cory Wilkerson

Oct.2, 2000

http://www.byu

.edu/tma/arts-ed/

Another private webpage, this one has a set of theatre arts lesson plans keyed to standards, as well as info on State standards across the country and teacher certification requirements in the arts by state. Elementary, Middlle School and High School.

Contributed by Cory Wilkerson

Oct.2, 2000

http://www.

wam.umd.edu/~mlhall/

teaching.html

Michael Hall, a UK Theatre Arts Teacher maintains this website filled with excellent links and articles about the use of technology to teach. Don't miss his hints and advice "Teaching with Electronic Technology"- a must see article on the use of computers in the theatre arts classroom. High School.

Contributed by Cory Wilkerson

Oct.2, 2000

Theatre Education Links

http://etassoc.

org/edulinks.htm

A small but well put together set of links for theatre arts on the web. This site is geared for as a teacher reference, with entries for all ages.

Contributed by Cory Wilkerson

Oct.2, 2000

Theatre History Sites on the web

http://www.win.net/~kudzu/

history.html

A comprehensive collection of annotated links for theatre history research. Well put together, easy to use and attractive, this site is a definite must see if you are doing any theatre history research or dramaturgy. Great for use by High School or College Level students. A wonderful research tool for teachers of upper grades.

Contributed by Cory Wilkerson

Oct.2, 2000

The Digital Performance Archive.

http://socks.ntu.ac.uk/dpa_site/main.html

  This site is creating an online searchable database of virtual performance and related events from 1990 - 2000 aimed at serving research needs for drama, performance, the social sciences and art and design.Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

http://www.broadwaytheatrearchive.com

A wonderful archive of theatre including steaming video from Broadway productions 1950's and later. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

 

Arts Education:

 

 

A list of famous Pennsylvanians in the arts, science and humanities, including a search engine linked to the page that will look up biographies, pictures and additional resources for that person. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

The virtual library listing of over 600 museums across the nation which have websites- many feature virtual tours. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

Standards ARTSEDGE: The National Arts and Education Information Network

Getty ArtsEdNet Home Page (Getty ArtsEdNet)

Music Education Online

PA Governor's Institutes and Academies for Educators - 2000

Arts and Humanities Page

Governors Institute for the Arts

Academy of Cyber Experiences

http://209.84.224.5:11890/lessonplan/index.htm

FourArts Network

Sounds and Such

Bob Shiner's Classroom Homepage

The Teacher Resource Page

http://www.bubl.ac.uk/link/ Catalogue of 12,000 selected Internet

resources in all content areas

http://www.allmusic.com/index.html (Thousands of reviewed and rated CD's and movies)

BrainPOP [ http://www.brainpop.com/ ] uses original,animated, online movies to provide information on health, science, and technology.

http://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/search.ihtml The Playfinder A good resource for finding plays, but with no direct application in the classroom. Contributed by Ken Bolinsky

 

On Line Art Works:

(contributed by Jim Reinhard)

Rhizome

http://www.

rhizome.org

A curated space for online art. (This site links to some work that may be offensive) .

Walker Art Gallery

/http://www.walkerart.org

/gallery9/beyond

interface/index.html

The Dia Center

http://www.

diacenter.org/rooftop

/webproj/index.html

Since its inception, Dia has defined itself as a vehicle for the realization of extraordinary artists' projects that might not otherwise be supported by more conventional institutions. To this end it has always sought to facilitate direct and unmediated experiences between the audience and the artwork. Beginning in early 1995, Dia initiated this series of artists' projects for the web by commissioning significant projects from artists who are interested in exploring the aesthetic and conceptual potentials of this medium.

Museum of Modern Art

http://www.

moma.org/docs/

onlineprojects

/index.htm

This page presents diverse subsites that were created or co-produced for MoMA.org. These projects explore some of the properties and possibilities of the Web, such as interactivity, motion and sound.

The Wexner Center for the Arts

http://www.

wexarts.org/

home.shtml

Arts center at Ohio State University.

The Fold

http://www.

wexarts.org

/thefold/contents

.html

online projects.

The STUDIO for Creative Inquiry

http://www.

cmu.edu:80/

studio/index.html

was founded in 1989 to support experimental and cross-disciplinary work in the arts.

Troika Ranch

http://www.

troikaranch.org/

troikahome.html

is a dance Theatre company devoted to the integration of four disciplines: dance, music, Theatre and interactive technology.

BrainOpera MIT Media Lab

http://brainop.

media.mit.edu/

An online collaborative operatic multimedia event.

Brilla la Luz a la Gente del Sol (Shine a Light Upon the People of the Sun)

http://www.

northallegheny.org/

academics/Art/

genteweb/gentehome.htm

Interactive multimedia work involving a community of artists, faculty and students.

 

 

Art and New Media Online Publications:

Leonardo Electronic Almanac

http://mitpress.

mit.edu/journal-

home.tcl?issn=10714391

(LEA) is Leonardo/ISAST and MIT Press' electronic journal dedicated to providing a forum for those who are interested in the realm where art, science and technology converge.

YLEM's Art on the Edge

http://www.

ylem.org/

YLEM is a non-profit international artists' organization based in San Francisco which explores "the intersection of arts and sciences" focusing on new art media. Includes selected articles from the YLEM Newsletter, artist information, web-based artists works, news, shows and events and links.

Monthly Newsletter

http://www.

library.cmu.edu

/bySubject/Art/

ejournals.html"

A collaborative network of people, projects and things dedicated to access and exploration of new technologies for artists."

Educational Theory/Assessment/Integration

Constructivist Theory and Education

http://www.gem.org.uk/hein.html

info.uibk.ac.at/c/c6/c603/cd_paed/abstract/konstr.html

http://www.sosig.ac.uk/roads/subject-listing/World/theoeduc.html

http://www.und.ac.za/users/murrell/classrm/edtheory.html

unr.edu/homepage/crowther/ejse/geelan.html

http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/garston/49

http://www.und.ac.za/users/murrell/classrm/theoryed.html

http://www.connectedfamily.com/

This collection of links pertains to educational theory

 

Contributed Feb. 25, 2001

http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/profdev/summerbookclubs/grade46/index.htm

Scholastic Incorporated teacher resource page tutorial on creating rubrics for language arts. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

http://www.ctl.sri.com/pals/guide/scoringdetail.html

The PALS website (Performance Assessment Links in Science) gives a good discussion of rubrics with examples. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lpdefine.html

The Miami Museum of Science hosts this excellent discussion of forms of assessment including performance based assessment, authentic task assessment, portfolio assessment and journal assessment- with links to actual examples of each. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/integrate/packet/int5.html

An easy to use plan of attack for creating instructional units from the Integrated Curriculum Homepage. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives00-2/lesson/0029.shtml

The African American Experience- A Research Quilt.  An example of an arts integrated lesson which combines quilt making with primary source research and African American themes. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

Visual Arts

http://www.eastman.org

The International Museum of Photography and Film website includes wonderful archives of images from the early 1800's as well as an exhibit of the work of Ansel Adams and photographers of the Vietnam War era. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

http://www.rosenbach.org/happenings/gwash_pr.html

"Bang!" Contemporary Artists Collide with the Collections.  This link from the Rosenbach museum combines contemporary installations and performance art by Philadelphians with collections of 18th century antiques and paintings.  As the site says- it "draws connections between the arts of the past and the present."  Exciting and fun- it is sure to inspire. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

http://www.balchinstitute.org

The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies - images of immigration and caricature from our past, historic images from Philadelphia's Chinatown, an African Immigrants Directory, and ethnic image collections from comics,  advertising, toys and games.  Also includes a link to Contemporay Ethnic Women Artists. Contributed by Cory Wilkerson July 2, 2001

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