Arts+and+Humanities

=Arts and Humanities:=
 * PA Standards Aligned System-materials and resources to teach Arts and Humanities
 * National Art Educators Association-get connected with other art educators
 * Arts Educator Wiki-a collaborative wiki ob the Arts
 * Art Education 2.0 Ning-get connected with other art educators
 * Art and Music Learning Games-games that teach all about Art and Music
 * Teacher's Domain-an online repository of free Art media resources for teachers run by the WGBH Educational Foundation

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Art
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 * ======Colour Lovers-is a creative community where people from around the world create ======
 * ======and share colors, palettes, and patterns ======
 * Picassohead-create your own art in the style of Picasso
 * Drawspace-online drawing lessons and tutorials
 * Shape Collage-create a collage in any shape
 * ArtsEdge- from the Kennedy Center, resources for teaching the Arts
 * Crayola for Education-resources to get younger students to create their own art
 * GIMP-a free program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
 * Artist's Toolkit - animated demonstrations and examples of the elements and principles of design.
 * Dick Blick Lesson Plans - resources for art lesson plans.

Music
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 * Instruments of the Orchestra-let your students meet the instruments in an orchestra and then see if they can create their own music
 * Monkey Machine-an online interactive drum machine
 * Virtual Keyboard- a keyboard you can play right on your computer
 * The New York Philharmonic-it is into sections that address areas of musical learning. But the coolest by far is the // Game Room // which is chock full of games.
 * BBC Orchestras & Singers-online guide for teaching your kids about what an orchestra is all aboutMusic K-8 - Play Boomwhackers- virtually play a melody using diatonic or chromatic Boomwhackers.
 * Theta Music Trainer-helps to train the ear to listen to elements like pitch, rhythm, intervals, chords, and melody

Historical and Cultural Contexts

 * Google Art Project-let Google take you to experience art at the most famous museums across the globe
 * Art History Resources on the Web-a collection of Art History resources
 * New York Public Library-provides free and open access to over 700,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, and photographs
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Artcyclopedia- an encyclopedia of art work and artists
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; padding-right: 10px;">Smithsonian -a link to all the Smithsonian Museums have to offer
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Smart History-an interactive timeline of art styles, artists, and themes
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">National Gallery of Art- teaching resources for the Arts
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Heilbrunn Timeline from the Metropolitan Museum-an interactive Art timeline
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Interdependence Day/Hexagon Project - resources for teachng interconnectedness through art.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Powerful Projects - A list of amazing art related projects with a purpose.

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Critical Response

 * The Teaching Palette-a blog about strategies for teaching art
 * Artistic-i- use this visual and interactive tool to teach about value, hue color intensity, and line

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Aesthetic Response

 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">psychopaint -turn your pictures into watercolors, or create an original piece of artwork. Learn about brush stroke, brush size, colors, and layering.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Artsonia Kids Art Museum-a place for students to share their work