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Online games from the Getty Museum - explore works of art with educational games. 
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Encouraging kids to think in pictures and words can free up their creativity and language skills as they write.
Beth Dichter's insight:
What would happen if you encouraged students "to think in pictures" as well as words? This post explores what happened in one classroom where the teacher decided to have students write in Lifebook Journals daily. Learn more about this activity by clicking through to the post.
Mary Lou Buell's curator insight,
December 6, 2013 5:30 PM
This makes so much sense to me--we have done a little of this with the cartoon and graph assignments. Thinking I should plan more. 
Gary Harwell's curator insight,
December 8, 2013 6:09 AM
Most of our students are probably visual learners....... this explains a lot. 
Open Doors's curator insight,
January 12, 2014 5:59 PM
Helping children think in both pictures and words can help with language fluency and development of creative skills.
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Beth Dichter's insight:
Are you looking for ways to learn online this year? Check out this post which provides 13 possibilities for you to explore. A few of them are: * Get inspired by great speeches - listen to speeches from turning points in history, movies and more! * Directory of open access journals - do you need to research a topic? Check out journals that provide free access. * Publish your own graphic novel - Use Comic Master to write a graphic novel (or perhaps, have students in your class use it). * Explore maps - new and old. With GPS we may neglect maps, yet maps are an amazing tool. Learn about geograpgy, culture, history and more as you explore old maps (and new) at a variety of websites. Nine additional links await you when you click through to this post!
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The Smithsonian asks and answers questions about science, art, history and culture, exciting the learning in everyone, every day. The Smithsonian has recently launched a new website seriouslyamazing.com which “poses questions and answers to show people how it can be an exciting resource for discovery and learning.” They have created " seven quirky characthers to symbolize the questions the Smithsonian asks and answers every day: * The Wild represents the diversity of the animal kingdom Take some time to explore this site. You may discover many new resources available at the Smithonian!
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Teenagers aren't the only ones on the Internet. Preteens, which we are classifying as kids ages 9-12, are growing up with easy access to smartphones, tablets and, most importantly, the Internet.
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Search and find unique images, rights-managed and royalty-free images, historic imagery, archival photos from museums, galleries and private collectors from all over the world. Free licenses for educational use.
Simone O'Callaghan's curator insight,
May 22, 2015 11:03 AM
This follows on from discussions we have been having this week in oline teaching and learning about copyright and image usage, so a good resource for future lectures
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Welcome to your Wondermind Via Donna Browne
Ruth Virginia Barton's curator insight,
February 13, 2015 11:15 AM
Mixing art and science creates fascination and wonder for children in classrooms!
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Virually visit the Gregorian Egyptian Museum, the Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms, and the Pinacoteca...
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"Welcome to a post devoted to turning STEM to STEAM. It is exciting to cover the topic of STEAM since it is important to include the Arts. I have also included 25 resources to help make it happen!..."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Take STEM, add A for Art, and you get STEAM. As this post states, if you think of Leonardo di Vinci and his work this is a logical connection. This post discusses why adding the A for Art is important and the changes that may happen because of it, such as more innovation and creativity. The list of resources includes links for all five letters and chances are you will find a few that you may not have checked out. Below are five of the resources listed...but click through to see the rest, and all are hot linked in the post. (Most tools listed are free but a few have costs.) * Cardboard Challenge * Why Scientific Innovation Needs the Arts * PBS Learning Makers Party * Odyssey of the Mind * The Arts Institute of Chicago Have fun exploring this diverse set of STEAM resources!
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"As children, young children, everything meant playing and art. We saw the world as a playground and a canvass. It didn’t matter whether or not we could actually draw. What mattered was the thrill of creating something beautiful. We were all artists. We still are."
Beth Dichter's insight:
If you are looking for some great websites and ideas to help you integrate art into your curriculum this post may provide everything you need. The information is split into the following categories: * Math * Geometry * Science * Computer Science * Movies Across the Curriculum * Writing and Grammar * Reading * Social Studies Each suggestion includes additional information and in many cases provides links to specific website. Have fun exploring the wide range of options!
Lewis Evans's curator insight,
March 22, 2013 9:42 PM
Creativity needs to be integrated into all education - not just the arts.
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RSA Animate recently released a video called 'The Power of Outrospection'. The video intrigued me and this post has helped me pull together some of my thoughts about the links between empathy and creativity.
The post explores empathy in a variety of fields, including design, human services, and the creative fields, and the video is also embedded in the post. Take the opportunity to read the post, watch the video, and ponder how empathy allows us to be creative as we look for new solutions for whatever issues we face.
creativity@NIS's curator insight,
September 2, 2014 3:59 AM
Sam: Looks good. Commenting doesn't send a box to the top of the screen.
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Good design - what is it and how does it impact our classroom? This post explores the principles of design, providing many ideas on how we might incorporate them into our classroom, stating "Well designed classrooms and educationa plans can have a positive impact on educational outcomes." Twenty-five design principles are listed with an explantion and how you might incorporate it in your room.
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"The original Art Project counted 17 museums in nine countries and 1,000 images, almost all paintings from Western masters. Today, the Art Project includes more than 30,000 high-resolution artworks, with Street View images for 46 museums, with more on the way...The expanded Art Project embraces all sizes of institutions, specializing in art or in other types of culture..." Some of the new things you will find in the expanded Art Project include: a new tool Explore and Discover allowing you to search by period, artist, or type of artwork; Street View images of higher quality, an enhanced My Gallery and more. There is also an eduational sections available.
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Grabba Beast lets you build your own Beast from a huge, ever-growing library of body types and parts - some scary, some cute - most are ridiculous - and arrange/color them as you see fit. If you don't feel like starting yourself hit Randomizer to generate a random creature or Grabba Glance at other beasts in the Beast Gallery. Another tool that could be a great starter for writing stories.
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Before we rush headlong into a new year, it's worth pausing, ever so briefly, to consider the ground we covered in 2011.
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Allow students to play games and explore images from the Getty Museum. Four games are available at this website. They are:
* Detail Detective - There are four images on the left side, but which one comes from the picture on the right. The clock ticks as the seconds count down for you to find the correct image. Four games to play.
* Match Madness - A memory game where you have to match two items, perhaps a word and an image, or the top half and bottom half. Four ways to play.
* Switch - Compare two images and find the difference...but be aware the clock is ticking and you may find yourself out of time! Four subjects to choose from.
* Jigsaw Puzzle - Solve the jigsaw puzzle. Twelve works of art. You choose the number of pieces: 16, 25, 49, 81, or 144
* Plus 3 activities that you can do at home
You may also visit the Getty at Whyville from the site. Based on playing games these games are probably best for students in upper elementary through middle school. The site also links to the Getty Museum at Whyville, also designed for middle school students.