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Showing posts with label historical images. Show all posts
Showing posts with label historical images. Show all posts

Friday, April 27, 2012

4-27-2012 History of Arts and Culture

Teching the CCCS
Visual and Performing Arts
Grades 6-8
History of Arts and Culture


By the end of grade 8, all students demonstrate COMPETENCY in the following content knowledge and skills for their required area of specialization in DANCE, MUSIC, THEATRE, or VISUAL ART.


RESOURCES
Technological changes have and will continue to substantially influence the development and nature of the arts.
1.2.8.A.1
Map historical innovations in dance, music, theatre, and visual   art that were caused by the creation of new technologies.
Tracing the histories of dance, music, theatre, and visual art in world cultures provides insight into the lives of people and their values.
1.2.8.A.2
Differentiate past and contemporary works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art that represent important ideas, issues, and events   that are chronicled in the histories of diverse cultures.
The arts reflect cultural morays and personal aesthetics throughout the ages.
1.2.8.A.3
Analyze the social, historical, and political impact of artists on culture and the impact of culture on the arts.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

10-5 to 10-12 News, Updates, and Cool Finds

Learning to Search, P-Table, PaperRater

Science:

  1. Visualize molecules: http://alteredqualia.com/canvasmol/#Graphite
  2. Periodic Table - http://ptable.com/
  3. New BBC Science games – http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/brands/mi_highhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/brands/sarah_jane_adventures/

Math:

  1. New BBC Math games - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/brands/bamzooki/
  2. Money: https://www.doughmain.com/odmpublic/games/irulemoney/index.php
  3. http://playspent.org/ - Great lesson but asks for donation at end.
  4. Ruler Game - http://www.rsinnovative.com/rulergame/

Language Arts:

  1. Copy and paste paper to evaluate word choice, grammar, spelling and more: http://paperrater.com/free_paper_grader
  2. Kids Web Japan - http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/
  3. Listen to what’s written or listening skills - http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/the-best-listening-sites-for-english-language-learners/
  4. World Crunch - http://www.worldcrunch.com/
  5. Compare your writing or modern writing to Shakespeare - http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011/08/how-shakespearean-are-you/
  6. New BBC English activities - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/brands/trapped/

Social Studies: historical images

  1. http://www.histografica.com/
  2. http://www.sepiatown.com/index
  3. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/keir.clarke/web/thereandthen.htm
  4. http://www.oldsf.org/#
  5. http://www.historypin.com/

Related Arts:

  1. Art - http://www.colorcube.com/play/play.htm
  2. Search free sound effects - http://www.soungle.com/index.php
  3. http://community.eflclassroom.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=lyrics
  4. Hispanic Heritage Month - http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/09/03/the-best-resources-for-hispanic-heritage-month/

Other:

  1. A Google a Day: Teach your students how to search - http://agoogleaday.com/#date=2011-09-19
  2. Learn to search - http://www.boolify.org/
  3. Kid Safe Videos - http://thekidshouldseethis.com/
  4. Grade 6 T21 - http://www.energysavvy.com/
  5. Find a great source online that needs some tweeking? Try PDF to Word - http://www.pdftoword.com/Default.aspx
  6. http://learninglab.org/life_skills/cyberbullying/ - Life Skills according to Garfield
  7. PBS Teachers: Technology Integration - http://www.pbs.org/teachers/librarymedia/tech-integration/