Reflection on Resource Collection

Technology is not used often in my art education classes.  Art is mostly studio based, focusing on technical skills.  Of course I have researched art lessons before online, but I have never considered finding a website to assist my students in a lesson.

I discovered that art history and theory could easily be incorporated using technology. As I researched websites that could possibly help my students in the classroom, or even myself as an educator, it showed me a new way to teach art.

The websites I found were mostly related to art history, yet elements of art vocabulary, theory, and studio activities were available in others. As I mentioned before, I found that teaching art history and theory through internet resources seemed to be better for my art classroom.  For example, Smart History offers great information for high school students studying art history, styles, and themes.  Another site I discovered, Harcourt School Publishers - Art Express, offered great studio lessons for grads 1st through 5th.

In my future art classroom, I would incorporate findings from online research of the resource sites I discovered.  I would incorporate findings through my teaching, and have my students use and reference sites in class. The kid friendly art museum and history sites would be great tools for worksheets, or art history presentations. I will most definitely incorporate my resource collection in my art classroom, and continue to add to the collection.