Transcript Internet Inquiry

Internet Inquiry What is Art?
Mary S. Krumrei
Jan Vallar-Gillette
Walden University
Kathryn Arnold
Integrating Technology in the Curriculum Part 1- EDUC-6663-4
October 5, 2008
What is Art?
“Essential questions are at the heart of
the search for Truth”(McKenzie,1997,p.12).
Watch together on the projector!
Must a work of art be made by an artist?
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www.flickr.com
Can an object be considered art today, if it
was not considered art at the time it was
created?
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www.flickr.com
Questions
• Break into groups of two. Brainstorm
and list other questions that come to
mind about what art is.
• Which of these questions are important
to answer? Which are irrelevant?
• Choose one of the important questions
from your list to use in an internet
search.
Search
Use the following URL’s to search for answers
to your important question:
• http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/artartists/artartis
ts.html
• http://americanart.si.edu/education/cappy/mai
n.html
• http://www.everydayart.com/artdiscuss.html
Analyze
You have been provided a copy of “ Five
criteria for evaluating Web pages”. Use
this guide to help you take a critical look
at your web sites.
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html
Compose
Create a Comic Life sheet using the 00’sB
template. Drag in examples that
illustrate your findings and add text.
Treat it as a poster that conveys the
answer to your important question.
Share
• Submit your completed Comic Life
project to the class drop box. We will
present these in class on a projector.
• Decide what you will say.
• Both individuals need to have a part in
the presentation.
• MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ANSWERED
YOUR IMPORTANT QUESTION!!
References
Cornell University. Retrieved October 1, 2008,from
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html
Creative Commons. Retrieved October 1, 2008, from
http://www.flickr.com
Holm,C. (2001-2007) Everyday art. Retrieved October1, 2008,
from http://www.everydayart.com/artdiscuss.html
McKenzie, J. (2003, April). From Now On. Retrieved October 1,
2008, from www.fno.org/april03/qtech.html
References
Smithsonian American Art Museum.Retrieved
October 1, 2008, from
http://americanart.si.edu/education/cappy/main.htm
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Sweetbriar College, Department of Art History.
Retrieved October 1, 2008, from
http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/artartists/artartists.ht
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