UWW310 Technology & the Arts

Everyone who's interested in blogging, web 2.0 and social media is cordially invited to join this group and participate in it! We'll discuss blogging, web 2.0 and social media as well as related topics.

A list of links to online resources and tools related to digital storytelling

The H2 begins with a simple idea: provide brilliant stereo recording in an easy-to-use, ultra-portable device. Now everyone can record pristine audio in an infinite variety of applications. From seminars and conferences, to electronic news gathering(ENG), interviews and podcasting, to musical performances, songwriting sessions and rehearsals, the H2 provides amazing recording quality.

The world's best-selling music notation software. Sibelius is the easy way to write, refine, hear, scan and print beautiful scores. This is incredibly helpful in the classroom for anything that relates to sheet music.

Lists the reasons and benefits behind using the Ipad and how to integrate it for use with choral music

How can the iPad and Technology enhance Music Education? (by Paul Shimmons) Fiddlewax is a harmony looper for musicians that can also be used live. It can also be an effects processor.

Rhizome is dedicated to the creation, presentation, preservation, and critique of emerging artistic practices that engage technology. They are a non-profit organization that supports artists who integrate art and technology. They have an ArtBase which is an online archive of digital art.

a little perspective on how technology can change how we create and understand art.

An article discussing how the use of technology is changing the way art is made. Collaborative art is the new big thing, now outnumbering traditional forms of creativity. Because of easily accessible technology, everyone is mimicking everyone else.

This is the worlds smallest 3D printing pen! It allows you to doodle in the air and I think it will bring a new form of sculpture and art to the world.

ArtStack is a social media platform that allows users to find, share, and discover art, architecture, design, and video. The platform is very similar to that of Pinterest in which users can follow artist they like, comment on images, and create art stacks which are similar to boards on Pinterest. This is a great platform for artists and art enthusiast who want to share there interests with others.

The Fractured Atlas Blog has a running tag called #TechToolTuesday. They highlight a new app every Tuesday that can help with everything from time management, website making, marketing, and finances that are all either free or reasonably affordable.

Create your own whiteboard video (like those by RSA and AsapSCIENCE) without having to be a great artist. VideoScribe does all the work for you. There is a free trial you can use to test out the software before you purchase a subscription.

Online courses in entrepreneurship and small business for artists and arts managers. The courses are offered through Fractured Atlas, a non-profit national arts organization that provides resources to every member of the arts industry. The courses look like great introductory refresher courses on a range of topics from marketing for career development.

Blog from Carnegie Mellon University's Research Center of the Master of Arts Management Program. Provides reviews, how-to's, and general information on software systems, MOOC's, assistive technology, and many other types of technology that would be useful for arts managers.

A perspective on how technology is lending toward more collaborative art.

"Technology and the Arts" is a podcast hosted by Brian and John, Brian is a communications professional, comic book-style artist, songwriter, and blogger. John is a designer, artist, writer, poet, technologist, consultant, open web advocate, and open source evangelist. Episode 56 has some good apps for you iPad musicians Both Brain and John are from Jersey and haven't been active since Sandy went through…

A study by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation on the usage of technology in the arts field. Wonderful information if you are ever doing a report/paper on this topic!

Artist Brian Gillis creates 3D printed face jug modeled on 19th century African American jugs. The face jug is a time capsule of sorts, containing objects in internal compartments.

Google collaborated with the Barbican to create an art/design competition in which digital artists use code to produce digital art installations.

Astra Taylor examines whether the internet is truly an equal playing field and place for emerging artists, or just a place for businesses to exploit user content for data.