“The Arts Connect” Conference Continues: Part XXV – Cori Modisette and Beth Dunfee-Pierce
October 26, 2009Workshop: Art Museum World Tour – by Phil Hammett
Virtual Art Museum Tour workshop blog:
Bethany Dunfee Pierce
Those who attended the Virtual Art Museum Tour were exposed to a dazzling panoply of possibilities for using the internet in Art class. Bethany and Cori provided us with a packet of resources, which served as a guideline. We started the workshop with the observation of an actual exhibit of art posters, which we analyzed as to their potential for integrating with other disciplines, writing these on 3×5 cards. It was
great to read others comments to get different perspectives on the pieces.
This mimics an activity that would be done with students in an actual museum (minus the integration piece), which could easily be adapted to an online museum tour. A lesson plan for this activity was provided in the packet. This would be fun to try with an online blog, where students could react to works of art and to their fellow students comments, making it interactive.
In the packet were some amazing sites- some museums, and some reviews of museums with links, like this little gem http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/museums/ that I wasn’t able to check out until later: [ / This is a great springboard to touring many different museums around the world. Merely scratching the
surface of the myriad opportunities, we didn’t actually try a museum tour, but went way beyond this by exploring some of the amazing visual activities on the web.
Cori Modisette
Stuff like the “Switcheroo Zoo”, where you can create virtual animals by combining any number of characteristics from various animals (I always wondered what a spiderman would really look like). Also ‘breezed through’ were ways to distort photo portraits, create comics or digital portfolios, and many sites that make integration with math, science and history look like fun! Some tasty “integratable” appetizers include the following: http://www.artnatomia.net/ with the anatomy of facial expressions, and how to make kaliedocycles (math integration) at http://www.kaleidocycles.de/. If you haven’t checked out “women in art” you’ve got to experience this wonderful time warp through art history at http://www.vimeo.com/1456037.
To wrap up the workshop, we all wrote down one of our favorite lessons that involved technology, so that these could be shared. All in all, it was a great experience in collaboration, and an eye-opening window into just how many resources are out there in cyberspace! The only limits are having enough time to explore….
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Thank you to Phil for a great write-up with excellent notes for future exploration.
Unable to attend, I now have no excuse to check out some of the great ideas that Cori and Bethany have shared with us.
I have met Bethany through other professional work and conference opportunities and know how dedicated she is to the craft of “teaching”.
I now look forward to meeting and working with Cori and Phil!
It is great to have the links to the wonderful resources Cori and Beth have shared on the blog. Thanks to all of you!
This sounds wonderful. Is there any way to get a copy of the packet you passed out? I was unable to attend but would really like to have the resources. Thank you.
Thanks for your comment! I will be sure that the presenters see your comment Mary Beth so they can respond to your request.
Phil, thank you for such a wonderfully written review! I am glad the workshop was useful and well received!
Suzanne, thank you so much for the kind words! How thoughtful you are.
Mary Beth– and anyone else who is interested: Send me an email at bethany_dunfee_pierce@fc.sad57.k12.me.us to get more info!