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Dan Zdilla

I Vote For Art :: Vote and shop for affordable art online - 0 views

shared by Dan Zdilla on 20 Feb 09 - Cached
  • ivoteforart is a corner of the interwebs where you can vote for your favourite artwork. And pick up something for yourself while you’re here. Thanks for visiting! You can have a browse around, or go straight to the top voted or newest artwork for sale.
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    A good site for buying prints and original art. Students appreciate seeing the real thing and not just slides
despina houck

Papel Picado/cut paper - 0 views

    • despina houck
       
      See pgs. 226 and 240 in your textbook.
  • Papel picado literally means 'punched' or 'perforated' paper. This traditional cut paper folk art is found throughout Mexico and the former colonies of Spain as well as in the folk traditions of many other countries.
  • In Mexico the art has reached a pinnacle of expression and is present at every major holiday in the form of brightly colored strings of cut tissue paper banners strung under the portals of homes and across the narrow streets of colonial villages
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  • They are also present at all national holidays such as the "Days of the Dead", the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Christmas, and Independence Day.
  • The Mexican art of paper-cutting is a marvelous synthesis of European, Asian, and Pre-Columbian artistic traditions.
  • When the Spaniards arrived in Mexico there was already a tradition of paper making that was called amatl in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs. The native peoples of Mexico produced a type of paper by mashing the pulp of the bark of fig and mulberry trees between rocks. Once dry the paper was then cut with knives made from obsidian. The paper cuts made from amatl were primarily of a ceremonial nature and included images of the numerous Aztec gods and goddesses, a practice that was discouraged by their Christian conquerors. Among the Spanish, the word amatl became amate. Today amate continues to be used in Mexico where one can occasionally find copies of codices and books as well as reproductions of the ancient deities.
  • Although the methods and tools have not changed much during the ages, papel picado continues to evolve as a living folk tradition in Mexico. Much of the papel picado available in today's folk art market comes from the village of San Salvador Huixcolotla, Puebla, which lies southeast of Mexico City. The tradition of paper-cutting is preserved in the talleres, small family workshops of two rival artisans' families, the Vivancos and the Rojas, who maintain a spirit of fierce competition and pride in the art.
  • The traditional process of making papel picado banners begins by drawing a design which becomes the patron or pattern. The pattern is then placed over multiple layers of tissue paper which rest on a thick layer of lead. The artisan then cuts through multiple layers of paper using a mallet to pound finely sharpened chisels of varying sizes and shapes through the paper and into the sheet of lead.
  • The process of transforming sheets of tissue from a design to a completed paper cut can take 30 or more hours.
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    Cut paper decortations
Julie Zimmerman

Picturing America Home Page - 0 views

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    Connecting social studies with art to interpret culture...can search or is also organized by themes (such as freedom & equality, leadership, etc)
Heather Dick

Lending an Artistic Touch to Math - 0 views

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    Some educators are using the arts and humanities to enhance their teaching of math.
Vw Prof

Shambles: Design Technology - 0 views

  •   Design Technology Add a linkTop of page Introductory Skills for GCSE http://www.teachnetuk.org.uk/projects-des-tech.htm Introductory Skills for GCSE This is a course of six lessons, establishing a basic knowledge of equipment, media, product analysis, presentation and drawing techniques for GCSE Graphics Products and Product Design. The (UK) Open Universitys OpenLearn http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/ The (UK) Open University's OpenLearn Welcome to The Open University's OpenLearn website - free and open educational resources for learners and educators around the world. You are in the LearningSpace where Open University learning materials are freely available for you to study in your own time, away from any formal teaching environment. Visit the LabSpace to share and reuse educational resources. Download some learning materials, adapt to your needs: translate, shorten, extend, add examples... and then of course, place it back for others to benefit! | Arts and History | Business and Management | Education | Health and Lifestyle | IT and Computing | Mathematics and Statistics | Modern Languages | Science and Nature | Society | Study Skills | Technology | TakeItApart http://www.takeitapart.net/ TakeItApart TakeItApart.net is all about, well, taking things apart. This site is a resource to be used by anyone who wishes to see -- for any reason -- how to take apart certain electronic devices. We will try to post a new dissection as often as time permits. We must recommend against, of course, the dismantling of electronic devices. (Doing so could damage them or void their warranties.) Virtual Machine Shop Lesson Plans http://www.jjjtrain.com/vms/library.html Virtual Machine Shop Milling Machines | Engine Lathes | Cutting Tools | CNC/CAM | Measurement | Engineering |
  • The (UK) Open Universitys OpenLearn http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/ The (UK) Open University's OpenLearn Welcome to The Open University's OpenLearn website - free and open educational resources for learners and educators around the world. You are in the LearningSpace where Open University learning materials are freely available for you to study in your own time, away from any formal teaching environment. Visit the LabSpace to share and reuse educational resources. Download some learning materials, adapt to your needs: translate, shorten, extend, add examples... and then of course, place it back for others to benefit! | Arts and History | Business and Management | Education | Health and Lifestyle | IT and Computing | Mathematics and Statistics | Modern Languages | Science and Nature | Society | Study Skills | Technology |
  • Mechanisms, strucutures 3D drawing http://www.animatedworksheets.co.uk Site dedicated to visual understanding of difficult concepts. These animated web pages will help pupils to understand the concepts of mechanisms and perspective drawing in an easy to understand format.
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  • Virtual Machine Shop Lesson Plans http://www.jjjtrain.com/vms/library.html Virtual Machine Shop Milling Machines | Engine Lathes | Cutting Tools | CNC/CAM | Measurement | Engineering |
  • Internet Mechanical Engineer http://www.eevl.ac.uk/vts/mechanical/index.htm The Internet is a rich source of information and resources for students, lecturers, researchers and professionals. This tutorial covers the key information skills for the Internet environment. Learn how to use the Internet to help with your coursework, literature searching, teaching or research. Mechanical Engineering | Design & Technology | Careers
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    This is an online listing of all sorts of references and is focused on educational links for countries in South East Asia. This is the design technology page. Updates are posted to Twitter.
Dan Zdilla

smarthistory - 0 views

shared by Dan Zdilla on 20 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Explore Smarthistory
  • This site is being developed by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for the static traditional Western art history textbook.
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    A great interactive site with incredible images that is easy to navigate.
Eric Sweitzer

Interactives - 0 views

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    This site provides teachers and learners with strategies, content, and activities that can improve student skills in math, science, language arts, and history.
Rob Decker

Educators take Web 2.0 to school | SafeKids.com - 0 views

    • Rob Decker
       
      using computer technology/phones ect in class
  • how to use cell phones within the classroom. Considering that some school districts still ban students from bringing cell phones to school,
  • of students using the Web to communicate with each other, the presenters at this event were encouraging it
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  • but practice good online citizenship by refraining from insulting the speaker and each other.
  • Just as we don’t avoid physical education because kids sometimes skin their knees or refrain from art projects because kids can get their hands dirty, we shouldn’t let the risks keep us from embracing Web 2.0 technology in school
Brianne Williamson

Storybird - Artful storytelling - 0 views

shared by Brianne Williamson on 30 Apr 12 - Cached
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Brianne Williamson

Wordle - Frequently Asked Questions - 0 views

  • The images you create with Wordle are yours to use in any way you choose. You may print T-Shirts, business cards, brochures, what have you.
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      Use for a Language Arts LiveLesson follow-up activity.
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