Uniondale High School Library Media Center
Websites for Art
Professionals
What you will find below is a sampling of sites that we feel may
be of interest to teachers of Art.
At all
times, the LMC computers link to an extensive collection of web sites which
will support your practice. At all times, computers in the library and at home
link to an extensive collection of web sites that support your practice. (Go to any computer…click on the Internet
icon…go to http://www.uniondale.k12.ny.us/cybrary…click on Teacher Tips…explore
the links listed (Backflip, Teacher Resources Page, Resources for Teachers by
Department).
General
Online Resources
Blue Web’n
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
A
library of blue ribbon learning sites on the web. Sign up for their e-mail
updates.
Classroom Connect
http://www.classroomconnect.com
Get
the most out of the Internet with this resource for educators, including online
professional development at the Connected University.
.
Ed's Oasis
It's
all here. Links to a collection of
top-rated instructional sites which are organized by subject, extensive lesson
plan library, lists of resources, and more.
Kathy Schrock’s
Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Lesson
plans, web resources, discussions.
MCREL: Research for
Education and Learning
http://www.mcrel.org/connect/plus/index.html
Links
to resources teachers can use in the classroom, as well as reports, articles,
and directories that will help improve learning for all.
Meta-Lists (lists of links)
Adam
http://adam.ac.uk/
The gateway to
art, design, architecture and media on the Internet. This site allows you
to search through its resources catalog of over 2500 sites.
Ancient Art and Architecture
http://www.mcad.edu/AICT/html/ancient.html
This site allows
you to search for resources on the art and architecture of such ancient
civilizations as Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Near East.
Art History Resources on the Web
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
An excellent
site for art history research, this site is divided into categories such as
Prehistoric Art, Ancient Egypt & Near East, Ancient Greece and Rome, Art
and the Middle Ages, etc.
Art Navigator
http://www.uiah.fi/internetguide/navigator.html
Links to all
aspects of the arts, including architecture, design, theater, fashion, music,
film and television.
The Artchive
http://www.artchive.com/
This site
contains a wealth of information on art, topics included in this site vary from
artists and scans of their work, galleries, theory and criticism, art links and
more.
ArtsEdNet
http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/
An art education
site, the page includes lesson plans and curriculum ideas as well as online
galleries, web links and exhibitions.
Voice of the Shuttle
http://vos.ucsb.edu/shuttle/art.html/
This site,
containing information on art and art history, provides a number of links to
categories such as artists & works, art theory, design, journals, art
history and more.
World Wide Arts Resources
http://wwar.com/index4.html
This interactive
gateway will give you access to artists, museums, galleries, art history, arts
education, and much more. The site also allows you to search through
artist portfolios, art news and global resources.
Individual Sites
- Museums
Virtual Library Museums Page
http://www.icom.org/vlmp/
A distributed
directory of online museums, this site allows you to search through museums
around the world.
Detroit Institute of Arts
http://www.dia.org/home/home.html/
The homepage of
the Detroit Institute of Arts, this site includes links to information such as
general museum info, events, exhibitions, collection, education, and
research. Also included in this site featured events and exhibits.
Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
The official
homepage of the Louvre, this site contains information on the history of the
Louvre and its collections as well as provides a virtual tour of the museum.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/
The homepage of
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this site contains information on the
collections and exhibits housed in the museum as well as allows you to explore
and learn online about the museum.
Museo del Prado
http://www.mcu.es/prado/index_eng.html
The official homepage
of the Museo del Prado, this site contains information on the museum itself as
well as provides you with a virtual tour of its collections.
Museum of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org/
The homepage for
MOMA, this site provides you with information on current museum events as well
as information on collections in categories such as architecture & design,
drawing, film & video, painting & sculpture, photography and
more. The site also contains educational resources and information on the
history of the museum.
Individual Sites
- Image Resources
Alta Vista Multimedia Search
http://www.altavista.com/
Search for
images, MP3 files and video clips using this search engine.
Digital Librarian
http://www.digital-librarian.com/
The best of the
web, including images, chosen by a librarian - of course.
Ditto.com
http://www.ditto.com/
A website
dedicated to searching for images.
Lycos Image Gallery
http://www.lycos.com/picturethis/
Search through
this extensive collection of image to find what you need.
Interactive Activities
Financenter.com (smart,
personal finance at a click)
Personal
finance resource center with interactive calculations to help you evaluate your
borrowing and investing options.