"Do you want images of art, and if so do you have the
knowledge and technology to download and use those
images. Or, do you prefer hard copy materials and
slides?"
I teach high school art in a small town. Museums are not
close by. I would love access to images that I could use
with lessons at the HS level. I can download and print or
even save the images to use with power point lessons.I do
not need hardcopy material/slides. We can check out
projectors to use with our computers from our school
library. Not all teachers will have this technology
access. Maybe you could have art "trunks" that can be
checked out with the information for teachers.
Many years ago, Kodak had slide series and videos that
could be checked out. One would request the slides or
videos for certain dates and they would arrive a few days
prior to the date requested. The teacher only had to pay
for the return postage. This was a great program for
educators and students - Kodak was a partner in
education. Their website also has wonderful teacher
resources: http://www.kodak.com (and Polaroid does,too:
http://www.polaroid.com/work/teachers/index.html)
"Do you want teacher packets online along with those
images?"
Yes, these could be modified, if needed, by the teacher
to meet his or her classroom needs.
"Do you need training in the use of electronic art
resources (such as AMICO, art dictionary online, etc) or
are you aware of these resources?"
I do not need training as such, but there are others that
have not found the benefits cyberspace has to offer to
the classroom. I believe there are many out there that do
need training. I did an Inservice for art teachers in
Panama City, Fl. on art and technology. Things I take for
granted - such as everyone knows how to use the Internet
- are not true. I had all levels of skills in a room of
(approx)25 art teachers. Some did not know how to turn on
a computer. Then there were others that could practically
build their own computer. But the real issue is that
there are teachers who would benefit greatly from a site
such as you propose. As you can see from the ArtsEdnet -
teachers look for information all the time and that
teachers share information on the topic inquired about.
"Any input at all from educators would be useful at this
point. And if you have a favorite site that you like a
particular part of, tell me about that also (but please
not ones that are just lists of links!!)"
I like the section on Explore the arts online with
ArtsNet Minnesota -- a joint project of the Walker Art
Center, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Frederick
R. Weisman Art Museum, and the Minnesota Museum of
American Art.
For myself and my students: I wish to investigate various
cultures and their art. I also wish to present living
artists and their work. Is this an oxymoron: Present Art
History? I seek artists that have ideas that will inspire
my students to create from their own spirit/souls i.e
Soraida, Betty Laduke, and new digital artists /imagery.
Information on many of these living artists is hard to
come by.
Let me know when the site is up!
Vivian
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